Tag: politics

Speeding politicians lose their licenses

Norwegian politicians are busy folks but that's no excuse when they get pulled over by police for speeding. Police in both Telemark and the...

Islamic Council loses its largest member

Norway's largest Muslim organization has declared that it's withdrawing its membership in the country's Islamic council (Islamsk Råd Norge, IRN). The five largest members...

‘Not a good day for Muslims’ in Norway

UPDATED: A Muslim member of the Norwegian parliament, Abid Raja, was among public figures reacting negatively on Tuesday to news that Norway's Islamic Council (Islamsk...

More drama at the Norwegian Opera

Norway's Opera House in Oslo has become a national landmark, but sour notes are sounding once again inside the state-funded building that houses both...

Top sports official forced to resign

Years of conflicts in his job as secretary general of Norway's national athletics federation (Norges Idrettsforbund, NIF) finally caught up with Inge Andersen on Monday....

Police failed to respond to calls for help

A family living at Melbu in Vesterålen, just north of Lofoten, was terrified during the night last weekend when an unknown man suddenly began...

DNB pulls out of Dakota Pipeline

Norway's biggest bank, DNB, has responded to public protests and political criticism over its involvement in the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project in...

Secrecy hinders defense of security

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian government's insistence on withholding a highly critical State Auditor General's report on the status of national security has made it difficult if not...

‘Security so poor’ it ‘had to be hidden’

UPDATED: Newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) has gained access to a State Auditor General's report on national security that was intended to be made public,...

Ministry mum on diplomats’ asylum

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry was mostly staying silent Thursday morning after news broke this week that four Turkish military officers and a veteran diplomat at...
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