Tag: politics

‘No reason to doubt’ executions

UPDATED: The Islamic extremist organization IS claimed on Wednesday that it has executed both a Norwegian and a Chinese hostage they'd captured earlier this year. Prime...

Majority supports re-arming of police

A new public opinion poll shows a majority of Norwegians supporting the decision earlier this week that extended an order allowing police to continue carrying weapons,...

State budget talks extend into overtime

Negotiations between the government and its two support parties continued on Wednesday, well past the deadline set last Friday and forcing postponement of any...

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...
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