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Immigration ‘can make Norway great’

EXPATRIATE MUSINGS: As Norway continues to grapple with its newfound diversity, and settle thousands of refugees, a visiting American thinks that "what made America great,...

Refugee rescue ship back in Norway

The offshore vessel Siem Pilot has spent the past two years patrolling the waters of the Mediterranean and rescuing thousands of desperate refugees from drowning....

More Norwegians favour immigration

As Norwegians gear up to celebrate their national day on the 17th of May, a new survey shows that a majority of them now...

Half of all refugees in Norway have jobs

Just over half of the refugees in Norway aged 25-54 have jobs, reports state statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway). That compares to around 80 percent...

Norway accused of sending young refugees to France

The French humanitarian aid organization Utopia claims that Norway is indirectly sending its young asylum seekers from Afghanistan on to France, because of Norwegian...

Ministry mum on diplomats’ asylum

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry was mostly staying silent Thursday morning after news broke this week that four Turkish military officers and a veteran diplomat at...

Progress Party proud of sharp decline in asylum seekers

Norway's conservative Progress Party, which long has argued in favour of restrictive immigration, was proud of the "solid documentation" released this week showing that...

Court backs revocation of 17-year resident’s citizenship

The Oslo City Court (Oslo Tingrett) sided on Monday with state immigration authorities who claim that a bioengineer at Oslo University Hospital Ullevål lied about his...

Asylum center leader charged with sexual assault

A leader of several asylum centers in Norway has been charged and jailed on suspicion of having sexually assaulted more than a dozen children under the age...

Politicians react to family’s loss of citizenship

Ten descendants of a couple who came to Norway as refugees 27 years ago all face losing their Norwegian citizenship and passports because immigration authorities now...

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