Tag: politics

Bridges urged over the Oslo Fjord

Norway's state highway department is recommending that politicians opt for a new bridge over the Oslo Fjord instead of building a new tunnel under...

Uber arrives to take on taxi firms

The controversial "personal transport" company Uber was accelerating its way into the Norwegian market this week, opening its first "private chauffeur" service in Oslo on...

Embattled Erna keen to hang on

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been 200 years since Norway received its first prime minister, albeit as part of its unhappy union with Sweden at the time. While...

Gaza doctor now barred from Israel

Israeli authorities now say they haven't barred Dr Mads Gilbert from Gaza but from Israel itself. The Norwegian physician has treated injured Palestinians in...

Støre stirs support from the sidelines

As Norway's conservative government clings to power amidst diving public opinion polls, Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has enjoyed a new surge of support....

Government accused of being ‘greedy’

Knut Arild Hareide, head of the small Christian Democrats party, still wasn't satisfied with the minority government's latest state budget compromises on Monday. Hareide, desperately...

Thousands marched against bullying

Several thousand parents, children and concerned citizens including the prime minister marched in a torchlight demonstration through the streets of Oslo and several other Norwegian...

Norway fights UAE terror designation

UPDATED: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suddenly designated one of Norway's largest muslim organizations, Det Islamske Forbundet, as a terror organization. The group...

Doctor vows to return to Gaza

Norway's foreign ministry and Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert, who has treated wounded Gaza residents for more than 30 years, are both calling Israel's sudden refusal...

Budget battlers call for a ‘time out’

Top Norwegian politicians have called a ceasefire in the battle over the minority government's proposed state budget for 2015. The government has five days...
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