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Embassy closure sends ‘a political signal’ to Syria

Norway shut its embassy in Syria on Monday in a move mostly based on security reasons but also, according to Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr...

Judge sentences Mullah Krekar to five years in prison for making threats

Norway has been unable to deport radical Islamic cleric Mullah Krekar but found a way on Monday to keep him in confinement at least...

Foreign Minister under attack

He's long been regarded as Norway's most capable and respected cabinet minister, but Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is suddenly facing harsh criticism on...

New SV leader: ‘Weaken US ties’

Audun Lysbakken, who's had anything but a smooth start as new leader of the Socialist Left party (SV), got down to business over the...

New ministers step into the sunlight

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg marched out of the weekly Council of State at the Royal Palace on Friday with three new members of the...

Conservatives’ MP reveals stroke

Per-Kristian Foss, a Member of Parliament and one of the Norwegian Conservative Party's most high-profile politicians over the past three decades, has revealed that...

Norway’s dilemma over Belarus

Norway has found itself in another awkward dilemma over what some Norwegian politicians and human rights activists call "the dictatorship at our doorstep," Belarus....

Solheim out in ministerial shake-up

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) was reporting Wednesday night that the new head of the government's Socialist Left party (SV) has ousted veteran SV politician and...

Politician believes he was cursed by Sami opponent

The acting mayor of a town in northern Norway claims another politician from the Sami Parliament put a curse on him because he'd voted...

Paradox over fate of refugee children

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been hit from all sides over his refusal, at least so far, to halt the deportation of children whose...
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