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Norwegian scientist developed Havana-like symptoms after testing electromagnetic device on himself

The term “Havana syndrome” emerged in 2016 after personnel at the US embassy in Havana reported symptoms including dizziness, headaches, and cognitive difficulties.

Flu or a common cold?
Thorbjorn Jagland speaks during a news conference after a Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Nicosia, Cyprus May 19, 2017.

Former Norway PM charged with 'gross corruption' over Epstein ties

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette- Marit attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony where Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado is the recipient of this years Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo City Hall on December 10, 2025 in Oslo, Norway.

Norwegian crown princess's son faces trial on 38 charges including rape, drug possession

 US President Donald Trump meets United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Qasr Al Watan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025.

UAE, Belarus, Bahrain join Trump's Board of Peace alongside US rivals China, Russia


DNA analysis links medieval skeleton found in well to events in the Sverris Saga

The saga recounts that during a raid on Sverresborg Castle near Trondheim, attackers threw a dead man into the well to poison the main water source.

 Sverresborg. Image by Cato Edvardsen is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Norwegian talkfest ‘Sex’ is an utterly unsexy film - review

Norwegian film "Sex" revives mumblecore with a dialogue-heavy story, but its slow, unremarkable conversations fall flat.

 THORBJORN HARR and Jan Gunnar Roise in Dag Johan Haugerud’s film, ‘Sex.’

Global alliance launched to support Palestinian state amid ongoing conflicts

Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide emphasized the growing international consensus, including in the West, the Arab world, and the Global South, to recognize a Palestinian state.

 A view during United Nations Security Council meeting about the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 4, 2024.

Norwegian police probe company tied to pagers used in Hezbollah attacks

Norwegian security police investigate potential links between a Norwegian-owned company and pagers used in recent Hezbollah attacks in Lebanon.

(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked.

Norway wealth fund may divest companies that aid Israel in Gaza war, West Bank

The fund has been an international leader in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment field.

 View of entrance to Norway's central bank in Oslo, April 20, 2023.

A Norwegian who loves Israel - interview

"I support Israel because it is the right thing to do."

 Haakon Sengsvoll, TV Producer at Television Norway

Norway's neutrality trap and how noble intentions undermine Mideast peace - opinion

Norway’s current approach, which claims neutrality, openly supports one side, speaking of peace while funding extremism.

 NORWAY’S PRIME MINISTER Jonas Gahr Store announces recognition of Palestine as an independent state, in Oslo, earlier this year. Many Norwegian-funded NGOs ignore the atrocities of October 7 and instead portray Hamas’s terrorism as resistance, says the writer.

MFA: Israel can no longer trust Norway as a partner on the Palestinian issue

Oslo had warned Israel that its decision to revoke diplomatic status of Norwegian officials working with the Palestinian Authority would harm ties between the two countries.

Ambassador of Spain to the State of Israel, Ambassador of Norway to the State of Israel and Ambassador of Ireland to the State of Israel view a newly published video of Hamas taking female captives on October 7, after they were summoned to be reprimanded by Israel, May 23, 2024.

Norway warns Israel of harming diplomatic ties with Oslo

The Foreign Ministry has informed the Norwegian embassy that diplomats posted to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah can not reside within sovereign Israel, including Tel Aviv. 

 Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz.

Norwegian street artist defends mural of Anne Frank in a keffiyeh

Töddel is far from the first to use symbols of the Holocaust to protest for Palestinians.

 A mural of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh in Bergen, Norway, painted by the anonymous artist Töddel, July 2024.