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Prices cut on high-end real estate

Sagging demand for large, expensive homes in Oslo, including at least one ambassador's residence, has led to price cuts of as much as 30...

New US envoy faces more opposition

The man nominated to be the new US ambassador to Norway still faces dissent within the US Senate, even though his nomination was approved...

US Embassy resorts to damage control

The US Embassy in Oslo has publicly ignored embarrassing remarks about Norway made by its incoming ambassador,  George James Tsunis. Behind the scenes, though,...

Frp seeks apology for ambassador’s flub

Norway's Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), weary of being mistakenly viewed as an extreme right-wing party, is demanding an apology from US President Barack Obama...

New ambassador stumbles at the start

As Norwegian media put it, the wealthy Greek-American businessman who's been nominated to be the next US ambassador to Norway "tråkket i salaten" (trampled through the...

Bomb scare at embassy residence

Oslo police cordoned off the area around the residence of the Egyptian ambassador late Friday afternoon, after a mysterious bag was tossed onto the...

Youthful unrest at the foreign ministry

Young diplomats at Norway's foreign ministry think they're forced to wait far too long to finally become ambassadors abroad. More than 100 of them...

Embassy caught in custody drama

Brazil's embassy in Oslo has landed in the middle of a conflict between the Brazilian mother of a three-year-old child and child welfare authorities...

Tax auditors chase embassy workers

Norwegian tax authorities are trying to crack down on what they fear is widespread tax evasion among locally based employees of foreign embassies in...

New US ambassador due in Oslo

The US Embassy in Oslo has been without an ambassador since US President Barack Obama nominated a new envoy to replace Barry White, who...
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