https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The threats facing Norway have changed due to political and technological developments. But terrorism and espionage continues to be some of the biggest threats to national security, according to the annual threat assessment. https://www.thelocal.no/20210209/terror-cyber-attacks-and-espionage-these-are-the-biggest-threats-to-norways-security Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:58:50 +0100 terror-cyber-attacks-and-espionage-these-are-the-biggest-threats-to-norways-security An Oslo court on Tuesday acquitted the Norwegian state, which had been sued by a concrete producer for financial losses due to the country's intelligence agencies' clumsy approach to recruiting informants. https://www.thelocal.no/20200218/norwegian-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-russia-spy-case Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:19:10 +0100 norwegian-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-russia-spy-case A concrete producer took the Norwegian state to court on Monday claiming intelligence agencies' clumsy approach to recruiting informants had caused the company financial loss. https://www.thelocal.no/20200203/norwegian-company-sues-state-over-risky-spy-recruitment-in-russia Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:19:28 +0100 norwegian-company-sues-state-over-risky-spy-recruitment-in-russia A parliamentary oversight committee has issued a strong criticism of Norway’s police security service PST for collecting large amounts of passenger data on flights taken in the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20191205/norway-security-services-criticized-for-gathering-data-on-airline-passengers Thu, 05 Dec 2019 18:46:35 +0100 norway-security-services-criticized-for-gathering-data-on-airline-passengers A man on the payroll of Russian security service FSB was part of a delegation that attended regional and national meetings with Norwegian authorities over a period of several years, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.no/20180524/russian-spy-was-part-of-delegation-that-met-norwegian-authorities-report Thu, 24 May 2018 19:21:46 +0200 russian-spy-was-part-of-delegation-that-met-norwegian-authorities-report Ubaydullah Hussain, an Islamist who has had numerous run-ins with the law, on Monday became the first person in Norway to be officially charged with recruiting terrorists. https://www.thelocal.no/20160920/norway-files-terror-recruitment-charges-for-first-time Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:25:33 +0200 norway-files-terror-recruitment-charges-for-first-time A new report from the Norwegian Police Security Service (Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste - PST) has found that nearly every fifth radicalized Muslim is a convert to the religion. https://www.thelocal.no/20160915/every-fifth-extremist-in-norway-is-a-muslim-convert-pst Thu, 15 Sep 2016 11:34:26 +0200 every-fifth-extremist-in-norway-is-a-muslim-convert-pst Two Norway men arrested in June and charged with supporting the Islamic State in Syria are suspected of making a terror pact, VG reported. https://www.thelocal.no/20160408/norway-charges-foreign-fighters-for-terror-pact Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:39:08 +0200 norway-charges-foreign-fighters-for-terror-pact The Norwegian Police Security Service (Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste - PST) has “scaled up intelligence” in Norway after the Paris terror attack in November and says that it is now closely following all developments in Norwegian asylum centres. https://www.thelocal.no/20160331/norway-intelligence-agency-closely-watching-asylum-centres Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:08:06 +0200 norway-intelligence-agency-closely-watching-asylum-centres Although Norway's overall terror threat is slightly decreased there are still several factors that threaten the nation. https://www.thelocal.no/20160210/extremist-islam-and-far-right-pose-threats-to-norway Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:05:39 +0100 extremist-islam-and-far-right-pose-threats-to-norway In its annual threat assessment, PST said that Russian spies have major “damage potential” for Norwegian interests. https://www.thelocal.no/20160210/russia-spying-seen-as-major-threat-to-norway Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:59:13 +0100 russia-spying-seen-as-major-threat-to-norway Radical Muslims have been trying to recruit at reception centres for recently arrived refugees, Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) warns. https://www.thelocal.no/20151023/islamists-recruiting-at-norway-asylum-centres Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:03:44 +0200 islamists-recruiting-at-norway-asylum-centres Norway’s intelligence services have thrown cold water on shock claims that fake mobile base stations have been set up around Norway’s parliament to eavesdrop on politicians’ conversations. https://www.thelocal.no/20150624/pst-deny-fake-base-stations Thu, 25 Jun 2015 01:05:52 +0200 pst-deny-fake-base-stations Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) has warned an MP from the populist Progress Party about his excessive social contact with suspected Russian intelligence officers, Norway’s VG newspaper has reported in an investigative article. https://www.thelocal.no/20150624/norway-mp-warned-of-russian-spy-links Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:27:47 +0200 norway-mp-warned-of-russian-spy-links Norwegian press freedom groups have harshly criticised the country's police security service (PST), for raiding the house of a celebrated filmmaker without a court warrant and seizing footage as evidence against a suspected terrorist. https://www.thelocal.no/20150610/norway-police-slammed-for-filmmaker-raid Wed, 10 Jun 2015 09:33:26 +0200 norway-police-slammed-for-filmmaker-raid Several refugees sent to Norway under the UN’s quota system turned out to have close links to the terror groups Islamic State (IS) and the al-Nusra Front, Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) has revealed. https://www.thelocal.no/20150602/un-quota-refugees-had-terror-links-norway-police Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:53:14 +0200 un-quota-refugees-had-terror-links-norway-police Norway's Police Security Service (PST) persistently violated the law as it established a network of fake mobile phone base stations across Oslo last year, Norway’s Aftenposten has revealed. https://www.thelocal.no/20150309/norway-police-broke-law-with-fake-mobile-receivers Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:25:25 +0100 norway-police-broke-law-with-fake-mobile-receivers The 19-year-old Oslo woman hunted by international police on suspicion of planning a suicide attack has vigorously denied any such plans, telling Norway’s TV2 that she had been planning to come back to Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20150220/blow-myself-up-are-you-crazy Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:40:00 +0100 blow-myself-up-are-you-crazy Norwegian extremists are building stronger ties with Scandinavian neo-Nazi groups, and their activity is increasing, the head of the Norway's domestic intelligence agency Benedicte Bjørnland has warned. https://www.thelocal.no/20150212/norway-under-threat-from-neo-nazi-groups Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:54:00 +0100 norway-under-threat-from-neo-nazi-groups Foreign spies have been caught trying to secure posts working for Norway’s Police Security Service (PST), the country’s equivalent of MI5, the agency’s head reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20150205/foreign-spies-tried-to-infiltrate-norwegian-intelligence Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:38:00 +0100 foreign-spies-tried-to-infiltrate-norwegian-intelligence