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Arctic viewed as even more important to Russia

Norway's military intelligence unit E-tjenesten thinks Russian authorities are increasingly looking to the Arctic to help counter an economic crisis. Low oil prices are hurting...

Minister defers to UDI on Snowden

Norwegian immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) has once again been handed the job of determining whether exiled American Edward Snowden can enter the country this...

Norwegian journalist injured in attack

A Norwegian journalist was reportedly the most seriously injured after masked men attacked a bus he was riding in that was bound for Chechnya late Wednesday...

Norway challenged on Snowden again

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's chapter of the international organization PEN, dedicated to freedom of expression and human rights, is testing the Norwegian government's commitment to such values...

Turkey and Russia pose ‘complications’

Norway strives to be a peacemaker around the world, but has complicated relations of its own with such countries as China and neighbouring Russia....

Norway ready for spying of its own

The Norwegian defense department's brand new surveillance vessel, dubbed in local media as the country's "spy ship," is taking over intelligence-gathering duties this year...

Russia ‘poses a considerable risk’

The chief of Norway's military intelligence agency followed up on earlier claims by other Norwegian intelligence officials on Wednesday, reporting that while Russia poses no...

US wants more military in Norway

US officials want to boost their military presence in Northern Norway, at a time of rising tensions with bordering Russia. Their Norwegian counterparts appear to be...

Solberg rejects Russian ‘rhetoric’

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has forcefully rejected what she called "Cold War rhetoric" from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over the weekend. Just...

Jan Egeland coordinating Syrian aid

Veteran Norwegian diplomat Jan Egeland, a former UN special envoy who most recently has been heading the Norwegian Refugee Council, has been tapped to...

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