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Politicians grilled in Parliament

Six top Norwegian politicians including the prime minister faced a barrage of questions on Tuesday, when the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee held a marathon...

Erna Solberg will try to carry on

Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg is relieved she and her husband have avoided a police investigation of his troublesome stock trading, but claims she's...

Nordic Council face-off in Oslo

The prime ministers of all the Nordic countries are meeting in Oslo this week, and they generally get along well. They've had some differences,...

Activists charged with vandalizing Oil Ministry

Police in Oslo have filed charges against two anti-oil activists after they demonstrated in front of Norway's Oil Ministry and sprayed orange paint on...

Pressure rises to phase out Norway’s oil

Climate- and environmental advocates in Norway finally have something to cheer about, after a state commission concluded that the Norwegian government must launch a...

Norway: ‘Israel going too far’ in Gaza

Top Norwegian politicians on both the right and left sharpened their tone towards Israel on Saturday, deploring its ongoing attacks on Gaza and its...

Oslo finally gets a new city government

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been seven weeks since voters in the Norwegian capital dumped their former Labour-Greens city government. Most thought the Conservatives won, but...

New Conservative governments settle in all over Norway

Norway's capital is just one of many cities around the country where Conservative governments are settling in this week after last month's election. Several...

State overrides local officials on IKEA project

Norway's Center Party usually champions local authorities' rights over the state's, except when its farming interests are threatened. That's why Center, which currently shares...

New foreign minister takes over in crisis

Espen Barth Eide had to hit the ground running when he suddenly took over as Norway's new foreign minister this week. His boss and...
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