Tag: refugees

Solberg calls in political troops

UPDATED: After a friendly dinner at her residence Monday night, Prime Minister Erna Solberg gathered the leaders of the parties supporting her minority government...

Norway ready for spying of its own

The Norwegian defense department's brand new surveillance vessel, dubbed in local media as the country's "spy ship," is taking over intelligence-gathering duties this year...

Justice minister asked to rule on ‘Soldiers of Odin’

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen has been asked to determine whether the patrols of an organization calling itself "Soldiers of Odin" are legal or defy...

Jan Egeland coordinating Syrian aid

Veteran Norwegian diplomat Jan Egeland, a former UN special envoy who most recently has been heading the Norwegian Refugee Council, has been tapped to...

Donor conference raised USD 6 billion for Syria

The tallies are in, showing that the Norwegian-initiated international donor conference for Syria last week resulted in pledges of nearly USD 6 billion (NOK 52...

Aid in the billions heading for Syria

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Foreign Minister Børge Brende have been busy this week raising more money for aid to Syria, and vowed that...

‘House of Commons’ to be rehabilitated

An old, run-down wooden house built the same year as Norway's Parliament, in 1866, has been standing for months in front of the national assembly...

Asylum seekers launch hunger strike

UPDATED: Around 70 asylum seekers who fear they're about to be sent out of Norway have launched a hunger strike after being returned to an...

Extra funding allocated for foreign aid

Calling 2015 "a dramatic year," Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende said Tuesday that another NOK 180 million (USD 21 million) of state funds would...

Most asylum seekers want to stay

Fully 80 percent of asylum seekers arriving in Norway want to stay, and see a permanent future for themselves in the country. While refugee...
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