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Peres criticizes Norway on Hamas

Israeli President Shimon Peres has criticized the Norwegian government's refusal to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, claiming that the country has "suddenly changed...

Norway welcomes bin Laden death

Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre has hailed the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden as "a pleasing breakthrough in the fight against...

Government ends Syria deportations

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (Utlendingsdirektoratet, UDI) has stopped deportations of failed asylum seekers to Syria in light of the civil turmoil and violence...

Syrian asylum seekers still sent back

Unsuccessful Syrian applicants for asylum in Norway are still being sent back to their homeland despite the recent government violence against the civilian population...

Politicians condemn Syrian brutality

Norway has condemned the Syrian government's attacks against pro-democracy demonstrators in recent weeks, and is believed to be joining the USA in considering sanctions...

Journalist finally released in Libya

UPDATED: Ammar Al-Hamdan, a Norwegian cameraman who works for worldwide news service Al-Jazeera, has been released in Libya, with the help of the Palestinian...

Several still trapped in Ivory Coast

13 Norwegians remain in the Ivory Coast as the conflict there intensifies, with Norwegian foreign ministry officials working to bring them home. All 13 are...

Foreign Minister to relax with a taco

It was a good week for Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Not only did he finally get to help settle a long-standing border...

Ambassadors’ pay sparks complaints

Several of Norway's ambassadors have received double-digit pay raises that defy state demands for moderation. Newspaper Aftenposten reports that six ambassadors now even earn...

Bolivia, Morocco angry with Norway

Bolivian officials are furious after a young Norwegian woman, armed with a newly issued Norwegian passport in a new name, fled drug charges and...
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