Tag: politics

Leaders condemn attack in Paris

Norwegian leaders including Prime Minister Erna Solberg were condemning a terrorist attack on a satire magazine in Paris on Wednesday, calling it both "tragic"...

Oil price dips to new six-year low

The price of a barrel of North Sea crude oil sunk below USD 50 on Wednesday morning for the first time since the finance...

More embassies subject to spying

More false mobile telephone base stations, capable of monitoring mobile phone communication, were likely in operation around Oslo late last autumn, reports newspaper Aftenposten,...

Krone dives again, but may resurface

The value of the Norwegian currency, the krone, was down again on Tuesday, with one US dollar costing NOK 7.73 by midday. Consumers have been...

Mullah Krekar to be released

UPDATED: Norway's single most controversial refugee, Mullah Krekar, will soon be released from the prison where he's been serving time after threatening the lives of three Kurds...

Speculation swirls over new Statoil CEO

The guessing game has begun, with Norwegian media speculating over who will succeed Helge Lund as chief executive of Norway's largest company, Statoil. New bosses...

Norway found guilty of discrimination

Norway prides itself on being among the world's most egalitarian countries, but a United States federal court has found it guilty of gender discrimination. Now...

King, premier call for compassion

Heavy fog spoiled the New Year's fireworks in Oslo, but the monarch and the prime minister carried on their tradition of delivering New Year's speeches as usual...

Experts look up to lower oil prices

Norwegian analysts, business executives, economists and politicians are suddenly seeing an upside to the recent fall in oil prices. As the country heads into...

Tobacco heir to lead oil fund ethics

Johan H Andresen, who inherited a fortune from his family's old Tiedemanns tobacco business, went on to form a successful investment firm. Now, as an...
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