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Bridges urged over the Oslo Fjord

Norway's state highway department is recommending that politicians opt for a new bridge over the Oslo Fjord instead of building a new tunnel under...

Embattled Erna keen to hang on

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been 200 years since Norway received its first prime minister, albeit as part of its unhappy union with Sweden at the time. While...

Gaza doctor now barred from Israel

Israeli authorities now say they haven't barred Dr Mads Gilbert from Gaza but from Israel itself. The Norwegian physician has treated injured Palestinians in...

Støre stirs support from the sidelines

As Norway's conservative government clings to power amidst diving public opinion polls, Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has enjoyed a new surge of support....

Government accused of being ‘greedy’

Knut Arild Hareide, head of the small Christian Democrats party, still wasn't satisfied with the minority government's latest state budget compromises on Monday. Hareide, desperately...

Norway fights UAE terror designation

UPDATED: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suddenly designated one of Norway's largest muslim organizations, Det Islamske Forbundet, as a terror organization. The group...

Doctor vows to return to Gaza

Norway's foreign ministry and Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert, who has treated wounded Gaza residents for more than 30 years, are both calling Israel's sudden refusal...

Memorial unveiled to North Sea Divers

The men who braved the chilly depths of the North Sea to help launch Norway's oil industry received more official gratitude and a memorial...

Budget battlers call for a ‘time out’

Top Norwegian politicians have called a ceasefire in the battle over the minority government's proposed state budget for 2015. The government has five days...

Norway sends out new ebola team

The Norwegian health directorate had no problem assembling a new team of  health care professionals willing to travel to West Africa to treat patients suffering...
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