Tag: politics

Calls to expel Israeli ambassador

UPDATED: Pro-Palestinian groups urged the Norwegian government to expel Israel's ambassador and implement sanctions against the country, after Israel resumed attacks against the Gaza...

Johnson quits as UN’s South Sudan boss

Hilde Frafjord Johnson, a former Norwegian politician, was all smiles three years ago when South Sudan declared its independence in the summer of 2011. Now,...

Brende heads to Middle East talks

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende announced he'd travel to Israel and Palestine on Tuesday as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire and peace...

FpU weighs in on Sunday trading

The Progress Party's youth organization Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom (FpU) took aim at the food barons behind Norway's grocery chains, accusing them of having ulterior motives...

Støre: ‘Norway too easy on Israel’

New Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre was Norway's foreign minister for seven years and knows how frustrating it is to deal with Israel and the...

State faces losses on Aker Solutions

A decision by Norway's former left-center government to invest in offshore firm Aker Solutions, controlled by Labour Party  supporter and industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke, has...

Norwegian-Americans support mayor’s ambassador protest

Norwegian-Americans lobbying for US President Barack Obama to withdraw his candidate for the US ambassador post in Norway have welcomed Oslo Mayor Fabian Stang's opposition to the...

Labour youth open AUF summer camp

Around 800 young members of Norway's Labour Party are reconvening this week for their annual summer camp that was the target of a lone terrorist three...

Islamist faces incitement charge

Norwegian police charged prominent Islamist Ubaydullah Hussain with inciting murder and terrorism on Tuesday. The charges came as visiting US Attorney General Eric Holder...

Oslo official OL candidate city

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially named Oslo as a candidate city for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday, alongside Beijing in China and...
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