Norwegian companies offer support to Syrian refugees
Several Norwegian businesses are doing their part for the 11 million Syrian refugees by donating a day’s sales revenue to aid organizations, as well a...
Rich families try to nab Xmas aid
Charities donating goods to poor Danish families this Christmas say they have rejected thousands of bogus applications from well-off households.
Danes to join new Gaza flotilla
Danish activists have announced that they will join a new flotilla of boats to the Palestinian Gaza Strip, just over a year after nine civilians were ...
Norway signs deforestation deal with Indonesia
Norway has signed a climate deal worth USD 1 billion with Indonesia which will see Jakarta agree to a two-year ban on new permits to fell the country’...
Israel returns writer’s bag…full of women’s clothes
A Swedish novelist could be excused for getting his knickers in a twist after he received his confiscated bag back from the Israeli government, only t...
Sweden demands Israeli explanation for aid convoy attack
The Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, has demanded an explanation from the Israeli ambassador over the controversial attack on the Gaza-bound ‘Fre...
Ethical aid web portal launched by Swedish think-tank
A new web portal which allows peacekeepers and aid workers to check their contracting firms’ background has been launched by a Swedish think-tank.
Finnish led meeting in Somalia the target of suicide attack
Seven Finnish citizens had a narrow escape, as they only just avoided a suicide attack in Somaliland last week.