Tag: politics

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...

Deported Taliban minister threatens lawsuit

The public defender for a former Taliban minister who was deported from Norway last month now says he's challenging the deportation on behalf of...

Church leaders denounce Israeli offensive

Norwegian church leaders joined the latest demonstration in Oslo this week against Israel's military attacks on Palestinians living in Gaza. They demanded that charges be...

‘Duty-free’ funds airport expansion

A major expansion of Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) is costing much more than initially planned, and that's uncorked more debate over soaring...

Russian sanctions squeeze Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway has a long history of going along with international sanctions, especially those initiated by the US and the EU. Those now...

Terror threat level ‘back to normal’

Norway's top police, intelligence gathering and justice ministry officials have called off the alarm they rang last week when they took the unusual step...
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