Tag: Syria
Call goes out for a crisis session
The leader of one of the Norwegian government's two support parties is calling for an extraordinary session of Parliament to tackle the refugee crisis....
Asylum centers hit the bursting point
Nearly all of Norway's transit centers for newly arrived refugees seeking asylum are now full, after the number of asylum seekers arriving in Norway...
Majority welcomes refugees to Norway
A new survey shows that an absolute majority of Norwegians support plans to take in at least 8,000 refugees from Syria, and many think a...
Refugee crisis rolls into Norway
Hundreds of refugees, mostly from Syria, have made their way through Europe after hazardous travel and are now overwhelming police in Oslo who are in...
Refugee crisis stirs debate and emotion
Just weeks after Norwegian government minister Vidar Helgesen experienced the misery of refugees landing on a Greek island first hand, a Norwegian vessel was berthing...
Norway sends more aid to refugee camps, now in Greece
As refugees continue to stream into Southern Europe, and make their way north to countries including Norway, the Norwegian government made another effort this...
Terror defendant makes multiple admissions in court
A 24-year-old man from the small town of Greåker in southern Norway has admitted in court this week that he posed with weapons, had...
More than 750 saved by Norwegian ship
The vessel sent by the Norwegian government to help rescue refugees adrift on the Mediterranean rescued more than 750 people during its first mission on...
Terror suspect calls charges ‘absurd’
A tearful 24-year-old terror suspect from Østfold County in southeastern Norway declared himself not guilty as his trial began in Oslo Monday morning. He's reportedly...
PST aims to charge Oslo woman for terror
Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstheneste) is reportedly poised to charge a now-20-year-old Norwegian woman under the country's anti-terror law, contending that she is planning...
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