The Latest Breaking News from Norway

The Guardian view on returning a Sámi shaman’s drum: a sign of hope

Editorial: As a venerated artefact returns to northern Norway, a people take ownership of their own history

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022

Romania suspends military MIG-21 flights, to speed up F-16 purchase

NATO member Romania has grounded its remaining fleet of military MiG 21 LanceR jets as of Friday given their "considerably high accident rate", and will speed up a planned purchase of second-hand F-16s from Norway, the defence ministry said.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Ukraine: Nato exercises a happy coincidence 'just in case' of escalation

Military exercises are held regularly by armed forces throughout the world. An exercise can be seen as an act of diplomacy, a direct threat, a demonstration of military capability for deterrence or – in the case of Nato – an expression of unity.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2022

On these mystery trips, you only know one detail - the country you’re going to

‘After varying levels of lockdown over the past two years, a surprise vacation experience is an increasing trend,’ says Up Norway

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Revenge at All Costs

The Iranian metal band Confess was charged with blasphemy and anti-government propaganda in 2015, before fleeing to Norway. Their latest album documents this experience.

Reason · Apr 8, 2022

200 European Observers For ‘Transparent’ Monitoring of Lebanon’s Elections

Around 200 observers from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) will be deployed in Beirut and all regions to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 15, EU EOM Chief Observer, Gyorgy Holvenyi announced on Thursday after a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the Presidential Palace.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022

Royal Armouries Leeds Easter jousting tournament announced with four days of battling knights

Skilled medieval warriors from UK, Norway and Portugal to compete in international tournament

Leeds Live · Apr 7, 2022

Energy Security Strategy: New life for the North Sea is key to energy security

Sam Laidlaw is the executive chairman of Neptune Energy, which has operations in the North Sea, and the former CEO of British Gas-owner Centrica

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022

Jose Mourinho snubs meeting fans after one launches a snowball at him

Former Manchester United and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has taken his Roma team to Norway for their Europa Conference League quarter-final, and was targeted by fans at a meet-and-greet

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022

Full list of countries with no Covid travel rules including Mexico and Jamaica

Countries that UK travellers can visit for holidays without any Covid travel rules in place including Mexico, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Madeira and Sweden

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022