Tag: politics

Police braced for pro-Israel rally

UPDATED: Police patrols were extensive around a demonstration in support of Israel in Oslo on Sunday. The demonstration took place in front of the Norwegian Parliament...

Only three of 10 back an Olympics

Opposition to the City of Oslo's bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 continues to grow. According to the latest public opinion poll,...

Politician indicted for sexual assault

A politician for the Conservative Party who's held a seat on a local town council in Hordaland County, western Norway, has been indicted on...

Brende: Russian bans ‘unreasonable’

Foreign Minister Børge Brende called Russia's decision to ban imports of Norwegian salmon and other seafood "completely unreasonable." The bans are included in a...

‘Quite dramatic’ bans from Russia

Seafood, especially salmon, ranks as Norway's second-largest export industry behind oil, and import bans announced Thursday by Russia sent shares in Norwegian seafood companies...

Russia also sues Norway’s Chess-OL

As if threatening to ban flights over Russia and banning all imports of Norwegian salmon weren't enough, Russian officials have also sued the Norwegian organizers of...

Russia also threatens airlines

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who announced sweeping import bans on products from many western countries including Norway on Thursday, also said the country...

No smiles now as Russia bans imports

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who was all smiles in cooperating with Norway just last year, is now punishing its northern neighbour along with many...

Teachers gear up for major strike

Despite pleas from state and local officials to settle an upcoming school strike, leaders of the national teachers' union unveiled plans Wednesday to call another...

Police likely to remain unarmed

Norwegian police officers and the country's conservative government aren't likely to prevail with their proposals to change the country's long-held tradition of maintaining an unarmed police...
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