
As Europe’s migrant crisis deepens, Norway is considering passing a new law to stop its citizens fighting for Islamic State. Anders Anundsen, Norwegian Minister of Justice, said current laws were too lenient and that more must be done to punish
by Nick Hallett22 Dec 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

Norway is offering classes to newly-arrived migrants telling them that “to force someone into sex is not permitted in Norway, even when you are married to that person.” The five-hour programme involves group discussions on sex and rape and has
by Nick Hallett21 Dec 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

Norway’s Prime Minister has appointed a politician from the anti-mass migration Progress Party as the country’s first ever immigration minister. In a reshuffle of her cabinet this week, Prime Minister Erna Solberg appointed Sylvi Listhaug to the new post in
by Nick Hallett18 Dec 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

Hundreds of migrants entering Norway have images of severed heads and executions on their phones, police have admitted. Norway has seen an “explosion” of migrants crossing into the country in recent months, meaning that police are finding it increasingly difficult
by Nick Hallett15 Dec 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

Parents at a Norwegian school were left astounded when the school asked permission for their children to take part in a Christmas ritual in which children dance around a tree singing carols. Some questioned just how much further schools will
by Donna Rachel Edmunds10 Dec 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

An Iraqi national who is believed to have smuggled jihadists into Europe has been arrested as part of a wider anti-terror sweep after being heard planning further terror attacks. Majid Muhamad, a 45-year-old kebab shop owner, was arrested in the Italian city of
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Dec 2015, 2:09 PM PST0

Nearly one thousand migrants who have not found Europe to be quite as nice as they hoped have applied for government funding to go home again through a voluntary repatriation scheme. The Norwegian government offers voluntary repatriation to unwanted migrants
by Oliver Lane7 Dec 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

The Norwegian government has dropped requirements for religious buildings housing migrants to remove crosses after a national backlash. The requirement by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) had been directed at Churches hoping to house asylum seekers, to ensure the buildings
by Oliver Lane1 Dec 2015, 10:32 AM PST0

Norway last week changed their asylum rules so refugees who had previously resided in safe-state Russia would be sent back, but they aren’t wanted there either — leaving a large number of migrants stuck at the frozen Russia Norway Border crossing
by Oliver Lane1 Dec 2015, 1:10 AM PST0

Norway has taken out a front-page advertisement in a major Afghan newspaper warning would-be migrants that potential asylum seekers “will be returned by force”, while the Belgian asylum secretary has written directly to migrants asking them not to come. The headline
by Oliver Lane27 Nov 2015, 4:40 AM PST0

Contents: Migrants blocked at Macedonian border sew their mouths shut; Ukraine suspends all commercial trade with occupied Crimea; Ukraine and Russia in tit-for-tat escalating sanctions; Steel and other commodity prices continue to plummet
by John J. Xenakis24 Nov 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

Two thirds of Norwegians oppose their country taking in more asylum seekers, a poll has found. The results represent a near reversal of public opinion on the issue in just five months. The Norwegian government is already working to dissuade
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Nov 2015, 8:29 AM PST0

A large Scandinavian hotel chain is to banish pork from breakfast at the behest of the group owner’s wife — a globally active climate change campaigner. With over 150 hotels and resorts across Norway and Sweden, Nordic Choice Hotels is
by Oliver Lane21 Nov 2015, 12:50 AM PST0

In coordinated raids involving simultaneous arrests in several European countries, counter terrorism forces arrested 13 alleged jihadists at the crack of dawn Thursday, on charges of conspiracy for purposes of international terrorism. In a press conference Thursday morning at the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.12 Nov 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

The Norwegian government has launched a new Facebook campaign called “Stricter Asylum regulations in Norway” aimed at providing “factual” information for migrants regarding changing asylum laws. Human rights organisations have accused the page of fostering racism. “This Facebook page is
by Liam Deacon9 Nov 2015, 9:13 AM PST0

A senior Norwegian politician has raised the hackles of pro-migrant voices in her country by saying that Jesus would support her government’s tough migrant policy. Sylvi Listhaug (pictured above), the Norwegian Minister for Agriculture and Food, said that Jesus would support relieving
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Nov 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

Terrorists from the Abu Sayyaf Philippines-based jihadi group, an affiliate of the Islamic State, have demanded over $60 million dollars for three Western hostages who were kidnapped at the country’s resort island of Samal.
by Jordan Schachtel4 Nov 2015, 8:54 PM PST0

Norway’s bishops have given the go-ahead to gay church weddings after a poll described by campaigners as an “historic breakthrough”. The vote will need to be ratified by the church synod next spring, but paves the way for the first gay weddings to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Oct 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Norwegian media on Friday blasted a Justin Bieber concert in Oslo as a “fiasco” after the Canadian pop star walked off the stage after just one song, leaving his teenage fans stunned and in tears. The 21-year-old put an abrupt
by AFP30 Oct 2015, 5:13 AM PST0

Texans are generally thought of as a special breed, strong and independent,and unpredictable. Texans are also associated with cowboys. Norwegians use the word “Texas!” to describe “wild” and “crazy.” “Der var helt texas!,” or That was so totally Texas, is a phrase often used by citizens of Norway.
by Lana Shadwick25 Oct 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

Radical Islamists have been caught infiltrating migrant reception centres in Norway and trying to recruit new arrivals to their cause, the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has warned. The extremists have been so visible that some migrants have asked whether or not
by Simon Kent23 Oct 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

OSLO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Norway may have to spend an extra 40 to 50 billion crowns ($4.9 billion-$6.2 billion) over the next five years to cope with a rising number of people seeking asylum, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (pictured above)
by Reuters13 Oct 2015, 4:46 AM PST0

The Norwegian embassy in Israel has condemned a comic strip in the Dagbladet newspaper that compared Israel to Nazi Germany and North Korea as a “nation of murderers.”
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 9:12 AM PST0

Anders Behring Breivik, who went on a killing spree at a left-wing political youth training camp in 2011 has told media he intends to kill himself in prison, because the government has restricted his ability to take a degree while incarcerated.
by Oliver Lane1 Oct 2015, 12:27 AM PST0

When European elites speak of their fears surrounding the migrant crisis, it isn’t demographic change or rising crime they mention – but the political right wing which offers an alternative. Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, European Commission vice president Frans
by Oliver Lane25 Sep 2015, 3:09 PM PST0