Aleppo Kebab to open in Akureyri
Spring comes with a new addition to the culinary flora of Akureyri, a town of 18000 in northern Iceland. Some of the Syrian refugees settling in Akure...
Volunteers teaching Syrian families Icelandic
Refugees from Syria have been able to attend Icelandic lessons given by members of public in the town of Akureyri for the past month, the proje...
Syrian Refugees to Iceland – A Documentary
Árni Gunnarsson, formerly fronting the Icelandic refugee-committee (Flóttamannaráð), founded in 1995, has followed some of the refugee´s voyage with a...
Norway Scores Highest in UN’s Human Development Index
The UN has recently released its annual Human Development Report, which contains an assessment of basic human development in 188 countries, called the...
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...
Iceland to support refugees and asylum seekers
The government of Iceland has decided to recommend to Parliament that 2 billion ISK (14 million EUR) will be provided for support to refugees and asyl...
Sweden sends 25 million kronor for Syrian efforts
The Swedish government has pledged some SEK 25 million (EUR 3 million) for humanitarian aid efforts in war-torn Syria.
Denmark to join Syrian pressure group
Denmark’s foreign minister has confirmed plans to join countries forming a coalition outside of the United Nations in an attempt to put more pressure ...