Norway pledges support for Cyprus politically and economically
Norway will continue to provide support to Cyprus both politically and economically, Ambassador Frode Overland Andersen said on Friday presenting his credentials to President Nicos...
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Three more arrests in Morocco killing of Danish, Norwegian women (Update)
Moroccan police arrested on Thursday three people it had sought in a manhunt over the killing of two female tourists from Norway and Denmark in...
Norwegian oil, gas plants shut after tanker, frigate collide (Update)
An oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway‘s west coast on Thursday, injuring eight people and triggering the shutdown of a North Sea...
‘No to sex on roundabouts’, Norway tells high school graduates
Norway’s high school graduates should refrain from running naked across bridges and having sex on roundabouts lest they give drivers “too much of a surprise”,...
Remand for 19-year-old suspect in Larnaca mugging
The Larnaca district court on Sunday today issued a five-day remand for a 19-year-old suspected of mugging a tourist in the town on Saturday night....
‘Thanks, but no thanks’: Norwegians reject Trump’s offer
Many Norwegians rejected on Friday a suggestion by US President Donald Trump that they would be more welcome to move to the United States than...
Erdogan says pulls troops out of Nato exercise, Nato apologises
Turkey is pulling 40 soldiers out of a Nato exercise in Norway, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, after his name was included in a list...
Abducted Marie Eleni found, as father surrenders (Updated)
The Norwegian man who abducted his four-year-old daughter from Cyprus last April surrendered to police in Norway on Monday after lengthy negotiations. According to Norway’s...
Police evaluating new email from kidnap dad
Police said on Thursday they were evaluating a new email sent to the mother of four-year-old old Marie Eleni Grimsrud who was abducted some two...
Remand extended for two in kidnap case
A Nicosia district court on Friday morning ordered the remand of two men for three more days in connection with the kidnapping of four-year-old girl...
Regulations from 1959 the reason behind Norway military sale ban
The government of Norway cited regulations passed by its parliament in 1959 banning the sale of certain military equipment to areas at war or at...
Norway blocks sale of military equipment to Cyprus
Government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides on Tuesday confirmed the Norwegian government has blocked a deal for the supply to Cyprus by a British firm of “military...
Russia puzzled at Norway’s decision to allow stationing of US troops in 2017
Russia is puzzled at the decision by its neighbour Norway to allow US troops to be stationed on its soil from next year, a Russian...
Norway should join UK in moving away from EU, centrist party says
A eurosceptic party that could play a key role in forming Norway’s next government wants the country to negotiate alongside Britain to further distance itself...
Norway appeals court rejects Snowden extradition lawsuit
A Norwegian appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from fugitive former US spy contractor Edward Snowden against the Norwegian government, upholding the verdict of a...
Norway PM aims to work with Facebook despite Vietnam photo dispute
Norway’s prime minister said on Tuesday she wanted to work with Facebook to promote education in an apparent gesture of peace after a row with...
Norway’s PM attacks Facebook ‘censorship’ over Vietnam photo
Norway’s prime minister joined a campaign by a Norwegian newspaper on Friday accusing Facebook Inc of undue censorship by barring a Vietnam War era news...
Freak lightning storm kills 323 reindeer in Norway
A freak lightning storm has killed 323 reindeer in a remote mountainous area of Norway, officials said on Monday. Dead animals were found lying on...
Philippines frees communist leaders before peace talks in Norway
The Philippines has freed 12 communist guerrilla leaders, police said on Thursday, days before a new round of peace talks with the Maoist-led rebels resumes...
Norwegian court rejects Edward Snowden lawsuit on free passage
Former US spy contractor Edward Snowden has failed in a legal bid to win guarantees from Norway that it would not extradite him to the...
