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Government gains on refugee stand
NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been a sudden surge of voter support for Norway's two government coalition parties during the past week, just as both fend off...
Looming birth halts party boss’ speech
The Christian Democrats are the latest of Norway's political parties set to gather for their annual national meeting, but their leader won't be holding its important...
Refugee debate rages on, more aid promised
Norway's government promised another billion kroner (USD 131 million) on Thursday in aid to Syrian refugee camps, while it continued to face a majority in...
Solberg rallied her party troops
Prime Minister Erna Solberg, whose leadership has been directly challenged this week on several key issues, went on the offensive Friday as she opened her Conservative...
Brende defends aid to refugees
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende has struck back at critics who claim Norway has been too slow to respond to the boat refugee crisis in...
Government agrees to send ship to Mediterranean
The Norwegian government, after months of criticism for being slow to respond to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, confirmed Monday it will send...
New refugee tragedy pressures coalition
Pressure grew on the Norwegian government coalition Sunday to finally send vessels to aid refugee rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, after news broke that as many...
Norway urged to aid boat refugees
Norway, known as a leading maritime nation, is facing rising calls to offer more help in tackling the thousands of boat refugees who try to cross...
Political support for more Syrians
The Norwegian Labour Party signaled on Thursday that there's now a majority in Parliament for Norway to accept as many as 10,000 more refugees from Syria who can...
Norwegian ships often save refugees
The Norwegian Shipowners Association has been sounding the alarm in recent weeks, worried that some of its members are facing far too much responsibility...
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