Tag: politics

Lawsuit to halt oil exploration begins

Several former government ministers are among the plaintiffs when  a major lawsuit against the state gets underway in Oslo on Tuesday. The historic court...

Government reacts to Koran school abuse

Reports that several Somalian-Norwegian children have been sent by their families to strict Koran schools back in Somalia, where they suffered physical abuse, have...

SSB chief agrees to severance package

Christine Meyer, embattled boss at the chaos-ridden state statistics bureau SSB, has finally agreed to quit after an extraordinary and highly public power struggle...

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...
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