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No police investigation for husband of Norway's ex-prime minister over stock trades

Norwegian police say the husband of the former prime minister, Erna Solberg, will not face investigation over his stock trading during her two terms in office

The Independent UK

Norway's prime minister shuffles Cabinet after last month's local election loss

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has shuffled his Cabinet after his center-left party was defeated in local elections last month by the center-right opposition party for the first time since 1924

The Independent UK

Which countries have criticised Israeli attacks on Gaza?

From South Africa to Norway, the Middle East to Southeast Asia, calls for an end to the siege of Gaza are growing.

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Two of Norway’s top female politicians hit by scandal over husbands’ secret shares

Foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt and ex-PM Erna Solberg face calls to resign

The Guardian - UK

Their husbands' misdeeds leave Norway's most powerful women facing the consequences

The political careers of two of Norway’s most powerful women are under threat after it was revealed that their husbands were trading in shares behind their backs

The Independent UK

30 years after Oslo, Israeli foreign minister rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue

Israel’s foreign minister has said that Israel would not cave in to foreign dictates on its treatment of the Palestinians

The Independent UK

Moscow will get no say in decision on Kyiv's NATO membership - Norway

NATO will not allow Russia to decide when Ukraine can join the Western alliance, Norway said on Wednesday as it hosted NATO foreign ministers seeking to narrow divisions over Kyiv's membership bid before a July summit.

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A delicate succession in the Arctic Council after Russia sidelined

Oslo (AFP) - The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday saw a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member.

AFP

Norway expels 15 'intel officers' at Russian embassy

Oslo (AFP) - Norway on Thursday announced the expulsion of 15 "intelligence officers" working at the Russian embassy in Oslo, further straining relations between the neighbouring countries.

AFP

Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats suspected of spying

Norway’s government says it's expelling 15 Russian diplomats from the country because they were suspected of spying while working at the Russian Embassy in Oslo

The Independent UK

Norway Repatriates Sisters and Children from Syrian ‘Roj’ Camp

Norway repatriated two sisters as well as their children from northeastern Syria Roj camp, which hosts ISIS families. Oslo announced on Tuesday that the Norwegian sisters of Somali origin were detained with their three children in a camp for militants’ families. They were released with their daughters to be repatriated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Strongly opposed’: European powers denounce Israel settlements

Ministers from France, Germany, Italy and UK oppose the plan, saying it will increase tensions with the Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Cabinet minister rejects US criticism on settlements

Israel's finance minister says that his ultranationalist party would push to legalize all wildcat settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, a move likely to draw international outcry and condemnation

The Independent UK

Israeli PM Lapid Refuses to Meet with Norway’s Foreign Minister

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid decided not to meet his Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt during her visit to Israel in September. Diplomatic sources in Tel Aviv said Lapid's decision comes in protest against Norway’s announcement in June to label products from Israeli settlements with their place of origin. They stressed…

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Zelenskiy appeals to Latin American leaders – as it happened

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 128 of the invasion

At least 19 dead after Russian missile strikes multi-story apartment building in Odesa; Russian forces withdraw from Snake Island in Black Sea

Asharq Al-Awsat

Norway Not Breaching Treaty by Blocking Russian Cargo to Svalbard, Minister Says

Norway is not breaching a century-old treaty covering the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard by blocking Russian cargo to the islands, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday after Moscow threatened retaliatory measures. "Norway does not violate the Svalbard Treaty," foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt told AFP. "Norway does not try to put…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Ball Now in UN, Houthi Court

The ball is now in the court of the United Nations and Iran-backed Houthi militias, said a source from the Yemeni government delegation that was negotiating the reopening of routes to the besieged Taiz province. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity, the source warned that the Houthis were…

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Ukrainians have a right to defend themselves, says Norwegian Foreign Minister

Democracies are being threatened all over the world, says Anniken Huitfeldt

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan, Norway FMs Discuss Efforts to Restore Calm in Jerusalem

Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi received a telephone call on Saturday from his Norwegian counterpart, Anniken Huitfeldt, to discuss efforts to restore calm in Jerusalem and its holy sites. According to the Kingdom’s official news agency Petra, talks focused on ways to end the escalation, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Norway to Work Together on Clean Energy Projects

Egypt and Norway on Thursday signed an agreement for several projects to enhance their cooperation in developing renewable energy. The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will be held in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in November. “The excellent relations between our countries are broad," Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken…

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