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Frigate berthed for its spare parts

One of the Norwegian navy's five new, expensive frigates has been permanently berthed at the Haakonsvern naval base in Bergen where it serves mostly...

Solberg won’t rule out attack on Syria

Erna Solberg, who may become Norway's next prime minister after Monday's parliamentary election, seems to be keeping the door open for an attack on...

Thousands to take part in anti-terror exercise

Around 2,000 soldiers, military vehicles and heavily armed police and military patrols will be seen around Oslo this week as Norway's civil defense and...

Syria crisis hits election campaign

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide cancelled all his scheduled election campaign appearances on Wednesday in order to concentrate on the ongoing crisis in Syria....

Troubled veterans end up on the street

A new survey shows that nearly a hundred Norwegian veterans of international military operations, especially in Lebanon and the Balkans, have wound up homeless...

King has honoured surveillance chiefs

Norway's King Harald V went along with the recommendations of Norwegian military intelligence officials and has bestowed in recent years one of the country's...

Royal yacht crew members fined for drunkenness

Two of the sailors who serve as crew members on board King Harald's royal yacht "Norge" reportedly got into trouble when they had some shore...

Navy chases pirates again

A Norwegian frigate is back on duty off the east coast of Africa, joining international forces in an ongoing patrol against pirates in and...

Controversial royal visit to weapons producer proceeded as planned

Crown Prince Haakon went ahead with his planned visit to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas this week amidst criticism back home in...

NATO boss on whirlwind visit

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and members of the North Atlantic Council were making the rounds of Norwegian military installations, Arctic research centers,...
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