Tag: defense

NATO’s boss was ‘back home’ again

It was his older sister Camilla's 60th birthday on Monday but NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg was formally back in Norway on an official visit....

Opposition questions defense spending

The leader of the foreign relations and defense committee in the Norwegian Parliament, Anniken Huitfeldt of the Labour Party, claimed she was "very surprised"...

Critics blast jump in weapon exports

Norway is the home of the Nobel Peace Prize but it's also a significant weapons producer, and their exports shot up last year. Now...

US opens doors to Solberg & Søreide

Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide, fresh from her first official trip to the Middle East, was heading for Washington DC on Tuesday where...

Probe demanded into arms exports

Norway's chapter of the humanitarian organization Save the Children (Redd Barna) called again on Wednesday for a probe of arms and ammunition exports to...

NATO boss ‘surprised’ by extended term

Jens Stoltenberg, the former Norwegian prime minister who became secretary general of NATO in 2014, said he was "surprised" but also "honoured" that his...

Russians guided around F35 base

Norway's newly expanded Ørland Air Force Base has been kept mostly off limits for Norwegian photo-journalists and many others, but Russian officers were given...

New fighter jets flew in ‘jul’ formation

Norwegians all over the country got a rare glimpse of their new F35 fighter jets on Tuesday when two of them, along with 12...

Nuclear fears spur call for iodine pills

Norwegian authorities issued an unusual warning on Tuesday. They claim the risk of nuclear accidents has risen, and they're asking communities and pharmacies all...

Peace Prize put a squeeze on Norway

Nobel Peace Prize Day in Oslo dawned with clear and sunny skies on Sunday, but not everyone was celebrating. The Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision...
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