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PST rejects mobile surveillance report

Norway's police intelligence agency PST has dismissed reports in newspaper Aftenposten late last year that the paper had found false base stations used for mobile telephone surveillance in Oslo....

More embassies subject to spying

More false mobile telephone base stations, capable of monitoring mobile phone communication, were likely in operation around Oslo late last autumn, reports newspaper Aftenposten,...

Norway found guilty of discrimination

Norway prides itself on being among the world's most egalitarian countries, but a United States federal court has found it guilty of gender discrimination. Now...

‘Norway needs own security minister’

A string of surveillance scandals in Norway, especially the recent reports of suspected illegal monitoring of mobile telephones in the country's power center in Oslo,...

US ambassador bid is now ‘over’

George J Tsunis says he won't be coming to Oslo to be the new US ambassador to Norway after all. Tsunis, the American businessman and...

New Israeli envoy met with hatred

Raphael Schutz, Israel's new ambassador to Norway, has received a mixed welcome to Oslo, to put it mildly. In the week since the Israeli...

Ex-embassy guard jailed in tax case

The first of 18 tax evasion cases filed against local Norwegian employees of the US Embassy in Oslo has resulted in a 36-day jail term. A former security guard...

Thousands set to run in the Oslo Marathon

Around 25,000 people including at least one ambassador are set to take part in this weekend's Oslo Marathon. Not everyone will be running the...

Three Swiss tourists killed in bus crash

UPDATED: A tour bus carrying 16 Swiss retirees on holiday in the Nordic countries ran off the road and crashed into the side of...

Countries update Norway travel advice

Several countries including the US, UK, Australia and France sent out travel advice to citizens on Friday, urging them to be extra alert during...

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