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 The defence ministers of the five Nordic countries met this week to prepare for the event of emergency security situations, natural catastrophes, and provocations from foreign military. https://www.thelocal.no/20191120/explained-how-the-nordic-defence-ministries-plan-to-work-together-in-times-of-crisis Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:35:16 +0100 explained-how-the-nordic-defence-ministries-plan-to-work-together-in-times-of-crisis Norway’s government has confirmed that police at Oslo’s Gardemoen Airport are to be armed. https://www.thelocal.no/20171109/norway-wants-armed-police-at-oslo-airport Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:41:08 +0100 norway-wants-armed-police-at-oslo-airport Nick Aldworth, head of counter terrorism with London Metropolitan Police, has voiced his concern over security against vehicle attacks on Oslo’s Karl Johans gate boulevard. https://www.thelocal.no/20171102/british-anti-terror-expert-warns-norway-over-security-against-vehicle-attacks Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:45:05 +0100 british-anti-terror-expert-warns-norway-over-security-against-vehicle-attacks Norway’s Venstre (Liberal) party says that streets such as Oslo’s Karl Johans gate should be better secured against terror attacks similar to that witnessed in Barcelona last week. https://www.thelocal.no/20170822/norway-party-wants-better-security-in-oslo-after-europe-terror-attacks Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:18:58 +0200 norway-party-wants-better-security-in-oslo-after-europe-terror-attacks The Norwegian government’s secrecy over a terror contingency report is a break with the country’s culture of openness, says Jonas Gahr Støre, leader of the opposition Labour Party. https://www.thelocal.no/20170619/norway-opposition-leader-secrecy-over-terror-security-is-shame-for-government Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:07:50 +0200 norway-opposition-leader-secrecy-over-terror-security-is-shame-for-government Organisers of a Bruno Mars concert scheduled for Wednesday met with police to discuss security following Monday night’s terrorist attack at a concert in Manchester. https://www.thelocal.no/20170523/norwegian-security-reassures-concertgoers-after-manchester-attack Tue, 23 May 2017 16:03:19 +0200 norwegian-security-reassures-concertgoers-after-manchester-attack Norwegian police said Sunday they had destroyed a suspect "bomb-like" device in the capital Oslo and made one arrest, on the heels of a deadly truck attack in neighbouring Sweden that killed four people. https://www.thelocal.no/20170409/norway-police-destroy-suspect-device-in-oslo Sun, 09 Apr 2017 12:50:34 +0200 norway-police-destroy-suspect-device-in-oslo The first vice chair of Norway’s Standing Committee on Justice Anders B. Werp says that he fears the country is ill-prepared for potential hacking attacks as its general election approaches. https://www.thelocal.no/20170404/norwegian-parliamentary-committee-fears-election-hacking Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:23:32 +0200 norwegian-parliamentary-committee-fears-election-hacking Norway's government is under pressure from MPs after revelations this weekend that suspicious mobile base stations sited around Oslo were used to spy on people’s mobile phone use. https://www.thelocal.no/20141215/norway-looks-for-answers-over-mobile-bugging Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:49:00 +0100 norway-looks-for-answers-over-mobile-bugging A young man who disrupted the Nobel prize ceremony in Oslo by waving a Mexican flag streaked with red said Thursday he did it to denounce the alleged killing of students by Mexican authorities. https://www.thelocal.no/20141212/nobel-protester-denounced-killing-of-mexican-students Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:00:00 +0100 nobel-protester-denounced-killing-of-mexican-students A man who disrupted the Nobel prize ceremony in Oslo by waving a Mexican flag streaked with red in front of the peace prize laureates has been fined, Norwegian police said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141211/mexican-fined-for-disrupting-nobel-ceremony Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:59:00 +0100 mexican-fined-for-disrupting-nobel-ceremony Police apologized for failing to prevent a man from disrupting the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo Wednesday after he brandished a Mexican flag near laureates and the Norwegian royal family. https://www.thelocal.no/20141211/police-sorry-for-security-breach-at-nobel-awards Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:09:00 +0100 police-sorry-for-security-breach-at-nobel-awards Security contractors in Norway have seen a near ten-percent annual increase in business since the 2011 terror attacks, five times the average growth of previous years. https://www.thelocal.no/20130718/security-sector-grew-after-2011-terror-attack Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:56:00 +0200 security-sector-grew-after-2011-terror-attack Oslo district court has sentenced four men and one woman to between four and ten years of prison for their part in swindling nearly 90 million kroner ($16 million) out of Nordea bank and into accounts in Dubai. https://www.thelocal.no/20110914/court-gives-10-years-in-nordea-swindle Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:17:45 +0200 court-gives-10-years-in-nordea-swindle