Tag: WikiLeaks
Caught up in WikiLeaks impact
Norwegian government officials seem to be taking the contents of US Embassy documents leaked by WikiLeaks in stride, while some experts think the leaks...
Norway involved in China-Tibet talks
Norwegian officials have in all secrecy been contributing economically to funding meetings between Chinese authorities in Beijing and representatives for Dalai Lama's Tibetan government...
New Palestinian embassy not popular with the Israelis
Palestinian plans to upgrade their representative office in Oslo to a full-fledged embassy may become a reality late next year, but not without protests...
Ex-ambassador mum on WikiLeaks
Benson Whitney, the former US Ambassador to Norway, won't comment on the ridicule and derogatory reports he wrote home to Washington about Norway. While...
Government ‘passive’ on Krekar
Mullah Krekar, arguably Norway's least popular refugee, likely won't be sent out of the country any time soon. Documents made available by WikiLeaks indicate...
Bureaucrats sought Americans’ help
Several top Norwegian bureaucrats have revealed internal workings of the Norwegian government to diplomats at the US Embassy in Oslo, according to documents made...
New US Embassy was put on hold
Construction of a new US Embassy complex at Huseby on Oslo's north side has been controversial and the subject of various lawsuits. Now it...
White House finally extends invitation
In the midst of seemingly endless embarrassing revelations about the low opinion some US officials have had of Norwegian politics and politicians, comes a...
Støre and US ambassador have a chat
US Ambassador Barry White put in a call to Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, after a new round of confidential US documents released...
Anti-terrorism efforts ‘inadequate’
Norwegian police are failing to confront extremists and lack the resources necessary to mount more effective anti-terrorism efforts, according to critics at the US...
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