Tag: politics

Labour mayor indicted for assault

The mayor of the scenic community of Vågå in the mountains of Oppland County was indicted Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted a girl...

Brazil gets biggest share of Norway’s foreign aid

Norway handed out nearly NOK 28 billion in foreign aid last year and for the second year in a row, Brazil emerged as the...

New defense plan targets home turf

Norwegian Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide has unveiled a new long-term plan for the defense sector that wraps up 10 years of military reorganization...

Labour wins support for hard line on child refugees

Leaders of the Labour Party, which dominates Norway's left-center government coalition, have been breathing a sigh of relief this week after seven of eight...

Krekar’s arrest may hike terror threat

UPDATED: Mullah Krekar is at least temporarily out of action, after an Oslo judge ordered on Wednesday that he be held in custody following...

Krekar arrested after more threats

UPDATED: Mullah Krekar remained a free man Tuesday morning, pending appeal of his conviction on Monday for making death threats, but it didn't last...

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...
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