The City Council in Oslo will provide health care to people without a residence permit
The City Council in Oslo believes the state should take greater responsibility of health care for people who do not have legal residence in Norway….
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No new refugees to be settled in Groruddalen and Søndre Nordstrand in Oslo
Oslo City Council has decided that no new refugees will be settled in Groruddalen and Søndre Nordstrand this year. The municipality of Oslo will settle…
Jagland: The women should be brought home
“It is a threat to the national security if Norway does not pick up women who have quit IS,” says Thorbjørn Jagland. – “I have…
Man sentenced to prison for bomb threats against multiple airports
A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to ten months in prison for calling bomb threats against multiple airports, people and public institutions. Four of the…
Kallmyr shortens international trip
Justice Minister Jøran Kallmyr (Frp) returns home a day earlier from a visit to Rwanda because of the government crisis. Kallmyr is to travel to…
Solberg visits Norwegian NATO ship
KNM Otto Sverdrup will be the flagship of NATO’s standing maritime force for the next six months. On Friday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Høyre/Conservative Party)…
Terrorist woman arrested at Gardermoen
The Police Security Service (PST) has arrested a 29-year-old terrorist woman who arrived at Gardermoen late Friday night. The woman is charged with participation in…
Bergen turns 950 years – the celebration starts on Saturday
This year, the Bergenserne celebrates that 950 years ago Olav Kyrre founded Bjørgvin. On Saturday, the festival will begin which will last throughout the year….
Over 10,000 Norwegians will stay in the UK after Brexit
The number of Norwegians who applied to continue living in the UK after leaving the EU was up to 10,700 at the end of last…
Americans withdraw from Northern Norway winter exercise
The US has decided to withdraw over 3,000 soldiers from the Cold Response 2020 exercise in Northern Norway in March, reports ‘Forward’. The explanation is…
Prinsdal murder: The wanted man is arrested in Hungary
Police have arrested the man who was wanted, and charged with the murder in Prinsdal. The 20-year-old was taken on the border between Hungary and…
All daycare centers and schools in Oslo are given iodine tablets
In January, all daycare centers and schools in Oslo receive iodine tablets as part of the nuclear preparedness. Anita Jeyananthan, the Health Ministry in Oslo…
Kallmyr says PST will arrest IS-targeted woman on arrival
The PST confirms to Justice Minister Jøran Kallmyr (Frp) that the woman the government is bringing back from Syria with her two children will be…
Mild January so far
Temperatures have been above normal across the country in the first half of January. “At our measuring stations in all counties, the temperature has been…
Change in regulations so that PST can monitor travelers in and out of Norway
The government proposes to amend the Immigration Act to ensure that the PST (Norwegian Police Security Service) is authorized to monitor travelers, in order to…
Fewer foreigners were sent out of Norway last year
The police deported a total of 4,157 persons without legal residency in Norway in 2019. The number of forced returns was the lowest since 2009….
Mother and child are brought home from Syria on humanitarian grounds
Norwegian authorities will pick up a suspected sick child with the child’s mother and the boy’s sister from Al-Hol camp in Syria. “This is being…
Armed police at five schools after threats
Police were sent armed to five schools Tuesday morning following threats. Police eventually found that the threats were not real. The threats that were made…
Halil Kara (21) was shot and killed in Prinsdal, Oslo
Police are still hunting for the man who shot and killed the 21 year old Halil Kara in Prinsdal. Investigators are prepared for lengthy and…
France asks Norway to send troops to Africa
Minister of Defense Frank Bakke-Jensen confirms that Norway has been asked to join a multinational force in Mali. Norway and several other European countries have…