Tag: spying
Moscow complains about drone arrests in Norway
The Norwegian ambassador to Russia was called in on the carpet in Moscow on Monday, to listen to Russian complaints about how Russian citizens...
Spy suspect won’t answer questions
A university researcher arrested in Northern Norway last week on charges of actually being a Russian spy has decided not to cooperate with police...
PST charges and identifies Tromsø spying suspect
Norway's police intelligence agency PST has now charged a guest researcher at the University of Tromsø with illegal intelligence gathering, and claims to have...
Police want to keep Russian drone operators in custody
Courts in both northern and western Norway are being asked to extend the custody of Russians arrested recently for flying drones and using them...
Russian envoy complains of ‘hysteria’ as police detain suspected Russian spy
Just as Russia's ambassador in Oslo was complaining of espionage "hysteria" against Russians in Norway last week, Norwegian police were closing in on an...
Defense spending jumps amid crisis and criticism over national security
Norway's Defense Chief Eirik Kristoffersen is among the country's few top officials who can smile after emerging as the clear winner in this year's...
Norway gets tougher on US’ spying
The Norwegian government toughened its stand against alleged US spying Thursday, calling in US Embassy officials in Oslo to explain themselves. The meeting at...
Solberg: Spying on allies ‘unacceptable’
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg seemed characteristically unruffled on Monday over reports during the weekend about alleged US spying on its own allies including...
Spy scandal soils Parliament’s leader
UPDATED: The president of the Norwegian Parliament, Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, has been subject to scathing criticism after she made sure that an embarrassing report...
Intelligence agency not so intelligent
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's military intelligence agency known as E-tjenesten has reportedly been rebuked by the Parliamentary commission (EOS) that oversees its activities. The government...
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