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Government marked its first 100 days

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been 100 days since members of Norway's new conservative government triumphantly walked out of the Royal Palace after their first official...

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...

Rich and powerful head for Davos

Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Foreign Minister Børge Brende and former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg were among the many Norwegians heading for...

Interest still high in offshore oil fields

The Norwegian government was "pleased" and Norwegian oil company Statoil jubilant after the state oil and energy ministry offered stakes in 65 new production...

Stoltenberg grilled over Mongstad

NEWS ANALYSIS: Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg failed to deliver on his vision of full-scale carbon capture at Statoil's controversial Mongstad plant on Norway's...

Norway’s ‘first man’ enjoys the role

While Norway's new prime minister, Erna Solberg, was busy chatting with her British counterpart David Cameron in London last week, and attending to other...

Norway offers more aid to Syria

The Norwegian government has decided to donate another NOK 460 million in humanitarian aid to Syria, an amount that Foreign Minister Børge Brende says...

Arnstad ‘flattered’ by party support

Former government minister Marit Arnstad has resisted earlier calls to take over as leader of Norway's deeply troubled Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp), but now...

Party leader gives up her post

Liv Signe Navarsete, the embattled leader of the severely troubled Center Party, has finally decided to call it quits. She now admits that she...
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