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Norway Vs Israel Qualifier, Protests Dominate Oslo Clash

Norway Vs Israel Qualifier, Protests Dominate Oslo Clash

October 11, 2025 12:41 pm

In the hours before kick-off on Saturday, Oslo became the stage for a heated showdown. As Norway faced Israel in the 2026 World Cup qualifier  match at Ullevaal Stadium, the city witnessed large pro-Palestinian protests. 

The protests centered outside Norway’s parliament and spilled toward the stadium, with demonstrators waving Palestinian flags, wearing the Palestine national team’s jerseys, and chanting calls to ban Israel from international sport. Many of them vowed to remain until the match began. Police had to seal off stadium entrances, screened bags, and limited spectator access.

“This match should not have been played. If Russia is expelled, …

Britain, Norway Agree £10B Type 26 Frigate Deal

Britain, Norway Agree £10B Type 26 Frigate Deal

August 31, 2025 7:04 pm

The UK has secured a landmark £10 billion defense export deal with Norway to supply at least five advanced Type 26 anti-submarine frigates—the largest warship export order by value in British history, and the biggest defense procurement ever for Norway. 

Under the agreement, the Royal Norwegian Navy will receive the new vessels, primarily constructed by BAE Systems in Glasgow, supplementing the Royal Navy’s City-class fleet for a combined total of 13 frigates operating jointly in Northern Europe.

The deal will support approximately 4,000 jobs across the U.K., including over 2,000 at the BAE shipyards in Scotland, and benefit 432 British …

Poland, Denmark, Norway React To Missile Attacks On America

January 8, 2020 9:58 am

The Iraqi military has confirmed that 22 missiles were launched on the Ain al-Asad air base and a base in Erbil between 1:45 am and 2:15 am.

The military in a statement on Wednesday, however, said, “there were no casualties among Iraqi forces.”

Iran launched over 15 missiles on US targets in Iraq in retaliation for the death of Qassem Soleimani, who was buried on Tuesday.

Iraq added that “two of the 17 missiles targeting Ain al-Asad base did not go off.

“The five on Erbil all targeted coalition headquarters.”

Iran had since issued a strong warning that any US …

Norway Princess’ Ex-Husband Ari Behn Commits Suicide

December 26, 2019 1:48 pm

Norwegian author, Ari Behn, who was previously married to the country’s Princess Maertha Louise, died on Wednesday aged 47.

His manager told AFP that he had committed suicide.

“It is with great sadness in our hearts that I on behalf of the very closest relatives of Ari Behn must announce that he took his own life today,” Behn’s manager Geir Hakonsund said in an email to AFP.

Behn published his first book in 1999, a collection of short stories whose English translation is “Sad as hell”.

He rose to public prominence in 2002 after marrying the Norwegian royal …

Norway’s Windingstad Storms To First Win In Alta Badia

December 24, 2019 4:07 pm

Norway’s Rasmus Windingstad stormed to his first World Cup win as the favourites struggled in the parallel giant slalom night race at Alta Badia in northern Italy on Monday.

Windingstad finished 0.41sec ahead of Germany’s Stefan Luitz in the final under floodlights in the Dolomites.

The 26-year-old blitzed down the hill to deny Luitz a second World Cup win after the giant slalom in Beaver Creek last season.

Austria’s Roland Leitinger took his first podium finish in third, ahead of Norway’s Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen, in the head-to-head duel on runs that are side by side.

“Absolutely amazing, I can’t say …

Oil

Mammoth Field Fires Up Norway’s Oil Industry

December 12, 2019 2:32 pm

Under yellow metal legs stretching beneath the sea, billions of dollars lie buried. As the world tries hard to halt global warming, a huge oil field breathes new life into Norway’s oil sector.

“Massive!”, exclaims a delighted Arne Sigve Nylund, the head of energy giant Equinor’s Norway operations.

“At its peak, it will represent approximately 25-30 percent of the total oil production from the Norwegian continental shelf,” he says as he takes reporters on a tour of the Johan Sverdrup oil field, hardhat firmly secured on his head.

Fifty years after the Scandinavian country first struck black gold, the …

Last Minute Penalty By King Denies Spain In Norway Draw

Last Minute Penalty By King Denies Spain In Norway Draw

October 12, 2019 7:29 pm

The 94th-minute penalty by Joshua King snatched Norway a 1-1 draw with Spain in Oslo on Saturday as the three-time champions were made to wait to qualify for Euro 2020.

Victory would have booked Robert Moreno’s Spain a spot at next year’s finals, to be played at 12 venues across Europe, if Romania had failed to beat the Faroe Islands or Malta had beaten Sweden.

But Romania saw off the Faroes 3-0 and Sweden thrashed Malta 4-0, while King’s dramatic equaliser mean Spain will need to beat the Swedes in Solna on Tuesday to be sure of qualification with two …

UK, Norway to offer support for Nigeria’s Oil, gas sector

UK, Norway to offer support for Nigeria’s Oil, gas sector

July 2, 2019 11:48 am

The UK and the Norwegian governments on Tuesday pledged to support efforts that would drive growth and development in the Nigerian oil and gas sector

The two countries  reiterated their commitment at the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

The theme of the conference ”Promoting Investment collaboration in the oil and gas sector.”

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing said Nigeria was its second largest partner in Africa and 95 per cent of UK’s import was from Nigeria.

“We have a very strong bilateral and we have strong ambition with what we …

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