Tag: Islam

Foreign and defense ministers traveled to Iraq

Norway's incessantly globe-trotting foreign minister, Børge Brende, turned up in Iraq on Monday along with Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide, where they met with...

‘Limitless’ threats keep police armed

Norway remains under serious threat of terrorist attack by "militant Islamists," police intelligence unit PST has declared. That prompted Justice Minister Anders Anundsen to...

Bhatti back in custody again

Arfan Bhatti, the gang member-turned-Islamic extremist, was back in custody this week after being arrested and charged with assault. A court in Oslo ordered...

Center Party politician faced expulsion

A small-town politician for the rural-oriented Center Party was told this week that he'd be expelled if he didn't resign voluntarily, after a social media group...

Islamist acquitted of encouraging terror

Ubaydullah Hussain, the self-styled spokesman for a group of Islamic extremists in Norway, was acquitted by an appeals court in Oslo on Monday of...

Krekar jailed for another two months

Radical Islamic cleric Mulla Krekar has been ordered held in custody for another two months, on charges that he once again has been making threats. Krekar...

Young terror suspect held in isolation

An 18-year-old Norwegian who grew up in Oslo has been ordered to remain in custody for at least the next four weeks, while police continue...

Terror arrest sparks a media uproar

UPDATED: The arrest of an 18-year-old Norwegian allegedly on his way to join the brutal terror organization IS early Monday also prompted police to show...

More Norwegians convert to Islam

Youthful rebellion and, paradoxically, a perceived need for stronger rules in Norway's liberal society are believed to be behind a recent rise in the number of Norwegians...

Taliban in Norway for ‘informal talks’

Norwegian foreign ministry officials have confirmed that representatives of the militant Islamic extremist group Taliban are in Norway this week for what they called "informal...
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