Tag: politics

Royal welcome for new fighter jets

Norway's three new F35 fighters jets took off for the first time from their new home at the Ørland air base on the West...

War of wills flares over SSB’s future

A remarkable power struggle broke out Friday over the leadership of state statistics bureau SSB, which has descended into chaos because of a looming...

Most young Afghan refugees run away

As Norwegian politicians continue to negotiate over forced returns of young rejected refugees, new figures show that most of them disappear before deportations are...

SSB boss resigns after bureau battles

The embattled boss of Norway's state statistics bureau SSB, Christine Meyer, has called it quits after being called on the carpet this week by...

Listhaug: ‘Don’t halt Afghan returns’

UPDATED: Norway's Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug warned the Norwegian Parliament in the strongest of terms on Wednesday against halting returns of refugees from Afghanistan...

Oslo uses flowers against terrorists

City work crews in Oslo were busy during the night, setting up more heavy flower- and planter boxes along the main boulevard running through...

Fur farmers face more restrictions

After repeated cases of animal abuse at Norwegian fur farms, state officials are now imposing more restrictions and tougher regulations. Animal rights activists wish...

Chinese get to build new bridge

Norway's state highway department, Statens vegvesen, has decided that a Chinese construction that submitted the lowest bid to build a bridge in Trøndelag will...

First electric bus ready to roll

Oslo's first all-electric bus is now being readied for some test runs between Mortensrud on the east side of the Norwegian capital and Vika...

New fighter jets finally landed

After years of political debate, production and then some refueling challenges, the first three of Norway's new F35 fighter jets landed safely on Friday...
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