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Jihadists and terrorists may lose their citizenship

The Norwegian government announced over the weekend that it's considering revoking citizenship to those who take part in terrorism, or warfare outside of Norway...

NHH opposes any merger with UiB

The University of Bergen (UiB) seems far more positive towards a potential merger with the Bergen-based Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) than NHH does. News of...

Oil players gather to tackle change

Around 60,000 people tied to or challenging the oil industry were once again meeting in Stavanger, Norway's west coast oil capital, for the Offshore...

PST boss seeks more surveillance

UPDATED; Benedicte Bjørnland, chief of Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste), is calling for new and controversial means of surveillance that "send chills down...

Packed prisons turn away convicts

Nearly 1,200 convicted criminals are waiting to serve their time at Norwegian prisons, because of a shortage of cell space in prisons that also need...

Støre fuels new oil uncertainty

NEWS ANALYSIS: New Labour Party boss Jonas Gahr Støre has suddenly emerged as the new ray of hope for the environmental movement and a...

Striking teachers positive to new talks

The leader of thousands of striking Norwegian teachers, Ragnhild Lied, said she was "positive" to the prospect of a new meeting with the teachers'...

Loopholes loom for salmon industry

The Norwegian government has promised to help the country's huge salmon industry find new buyers for its fish, in the wake of a Russian...

Filmmakers chase support and profit

Norway is releasing a record number of new state-supported film projects this autumn, but the industry often fails to reel in profits. A new...

Stoltenberg family lays Nini to rest

She was the sister of a Norwegian prime minister and the daughter of one of the country's former defense ministers and foreign ministers. Nini Stoltenberg...
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