Tag: politics

Oil workers rally for more support

Norway's Oil Museum in Stavanger was chosen as the site on Wednesday for a major politial demonstration mounted by nine labour organizations and their...

Parliament sets Telenor inquiry

The Norwegian Parliament's supervisory committee plans to grill three current and former government trade ministers and no less than 14 people who have served in top...

Fears rise over lack of border control

The influx of thousands of asylum seekers into Norway in recent months has raised fears that local authorities haven't been able to sufficiently control who's crossing...

F16s may join bombing of IS

Norwegian F16 fighter jets may once again be called upon to aid in the bombing of IS targets in Syria, defense experts said Tuesday morning....

Order to disarm police reversed

UPDATED: As Norwegians continued to stream to the French Embassy in Oslo over the weekend, to honor those killed in Friday night's terrorist attacks in...

Krekar, other suspects held in custody

A court in Oslo ordered Friday evening that Islamic cleric Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad, known as Mullah Krekar, and two alleged accomplices in a terror...

Russia willing to take back refugees

Russia's consul general in Kirkenes says his country is willing to take back refugees who have no grounds for seeking asylum or settling in...

Telenor ‘ignored’ bribery alarms

Whistle-blowers reportedly met deaf ears among top management at Norway's state-controlled international telecoms firm Telenor, when they sounded alarms four years ago about suspected bribery...

Norwegian police ordered to disarm

The state police directorate announced Friday that Norwegian cops on the beat will no longer be allowed to carry weapons. The decision is based...

Swedish border controls can benefit Norway

Norwegian Justice Minister Anders Anundsen was applauding Sweden's decision on Thursday to impose border controls, part of efforts to stem the influx of refugees...
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