Tag: politics

Interpreter’s return ‘only right’

"I feel happy, I cannot express how happy I am," exclaimed deported Afghan interpreter Faizullah Muradi on national radio in Norway Tuesday morning. Muradi,...

Veterans campaign for translator

UPDATED: More than 3,000 signatures gathered by Norwegian veterans in support of deported Afghan interpreter Faizulla Muradi were presented to the Justice Ministry on...

No Lærdal fire lessons learned

Lærdal residents and politicians are angry that there's been no movement on an investigation into Norway's worst fires since World War II, five months...

Government wins new farm policy

Just days after the International Monetary Fund scolded Norway over its high food prices, the country's new conservative government coalition finally secured support in...

PM wouldn’t help Afghan interpreter

UPDATED: An Afghan man who sought asylum after working as an interpreter for the Norwegian military was deported on Tuesday, after authorities refused to...

New Nobel exhibit hails jailed winner

In a new exhibit bound to provoke Chinese authorities, the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is once again honouring jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo,...

Ap pulls the plug on rig power plans

The Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) performed a back flip on Tuesday, changing its position after the parliamentary 'coup' which saw the opposition unite to...

Statoil boss stayed away from Russian economic forum

Statoil's chief executive, Helge Lund, was scheduled to attend the St Petersburg International Economic Forum over the weekend but bowed out because of the...

Pressure rises as Krakow dumps OL

Pressure on Oslo taxpayers to arrange the Winter Olympics (OL) in 2022 is likely to rise after residents of Krakow, Poland became the latest...

Major strikes averted in public sector

UPDATED: All-night labour negotiations ended Monday morning with settlements for both state and local government workers in Norway. The local government workers settled first,...
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