Tag: politics

Syrian asylum seekers still sent back

Unsuccessful Syrian applicants for asylum in Norway are still being sent back to their homeland despite the recent government violence against the civilian population...

‘Dead’ politician very much alive

A local politician in Stavanger, south Norway, was believed by his party to have died two years ago when he was replaced as a...

Politicians condemn Syrian brutality

Norway has condemned the Syrian government's attacks against pro-democracy demonstrators in recent weeks, and is believed to be joining the USA in considering sanctions...

‘Norwegian jets bombed Gadhafi’

American media outlets are reporting that the bombing of Libyan leader Colonel Gadhafi's headquarters on Monday was carried out by two Norwegian F16 fighter...

Government owes widowers millions

Around 3,500 Norwegian widowers are still owed pension money denied to them by a 1976 law that was ruled to discriminate on the basis...

Few aware of oil revenue rule

Norway's so-called "handlingsregelen," the rule that limits use of oil revenues, may well be the most important monetary regulation in the county. Few Norwegians,...

‘Norway bombing the most’

Norwegian fighter jets reportedly have bombed at least 130 targets in Libya since the UN-backed military intervention began last month, meaning that Norwegian pilots...

New debate looms over fighter jets

Norway's defense ministry needs to renew the country's fleet of F16 fighter jets, but plans to spend tens of billions on new fighter jets...

Deported refugee cleared for return

UPDATED: She's back. Madina Salamova, also known as Maria Amelie, has been granted working permission back in Norway, three months after she was deported...

Journalist finally released in Libya

UPDATED: Ammar Al-Hamdan, a Norwegian cameraman who works for worldwide news service Al-Jazeera, has been released in Libya, with the help of the Palestinian...
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