Mossad clears the ground before the attack. Two deadly explosions are confirmed and there are rumours of up to 14 explosions nationwide. In Bandar Abbas, Iran’s secret naval surveillance centre is said to have been destroyed.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit allowed herself to be dazzled by the glamour surrounding Jeffrey Epstein. She became quite chummy with a man of unimaginable wealth who moved in the highest circles. He had a direct, easy-going manner that encouraged familiarity. Mette-Marit fell for the technique he used to gain access to people and lure them in. Epstein was protected. He had “powerful friends”. You could tell.
On Sunday 1 February at Youngstorget, Oslo, I will once again burn the hijab. This is the fourth year I have done so. But this year the act feels heavier, more painful, and more necessary than ever, writes Lily Bandehy on Facebook. “I burn the hijab in solidarity with the 36,500 families who have lost loved ones, with the more than 10,000 who have lost their sight, and with the hundreds of thousands of wounded, disappeared, and arrested Iranians inside Iran.”
New emails show that Jeffrey Epstein and Børge Brende had close contact. They both agreed that Davos could replace the UN as a global governance arena.
Most European countries have summoned Iranian ambassadors to condemn “state violence” against protesters. The EU terrorstamps Revolutiongarden. Meanwhile, Norway invites Iran’s ambassador to a gala dinner at the Royal Palace.
Invitations to the Royal Palace tell us who we are willing to sit at the table with and what values we are willing to set aside.
Iran’s streets are calm, but the calm is not normal. The markets are eerily empty of people, shops are closed, and security forces are patrolling. “The regime has killed so…
Several aspects of the case of Alexander Karlsen of the police IT department, who was stripped of his security clearance and unable to work in the department, raise questions about…
In a country shaped by decades of conflict, recovery, and identity-building, a new movement is quietly reshaping Kosovo’s social fabric. The Deçan Movement — the focus of a bold new…
Today’s update brings a poignant, personal account from a couple who survived “a living hell”. In February, the dead are traditionally honoured on the 40th day. This means large crowds…
When politicians consistently work against the will of the people, prioritise other countries over Norway and cede resources and sovereignty to the EU, they cannot demand respect. They incite political…
New government figures show that a single refugee with two children can in practice receive public benefits equivalent to an annual salary of almost NOK 600,000. Minister of Labour and…
The collapse of the Islamic Republic would be the biggest geopolitical event since the end of the Cold War. For Trump, it would be a moment akin to the demise…
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is convinced that he has seen through Donald Trump’s strategy for Greenland.
For the third weekend in a row, thousands of Iranians – young and old – braved freezing temperatures in Oslo (−15 °C) for hours to show their solidarity with, and…
Iranian government officials have leaked damaging details to Western media, suggesting internal discord over the regime’s brutality. Elsewhere, the Islamic foreign ministry has condemned US “human rights violations” in Minnesota.
Today’s guest is Carl Schiøtz Wibye, a diplomat who has served in key Muslim countries such as Egypt and Iran, and who later became Norway’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. During…
The criminal economy in Sweden is worth almost SEK 1 billion every day, according to a new research report.
Just a few days ago, the estimated death toll passed 3,000. Today, Time magazine writes of 30,000, others mention 80,000. Either way, Khamenei deserves a respectable place in the despots’…
The debate on the proposal for the UK to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been postponed, as Conservative MPs say it could contravene a 1966 agreement with the…
One of the pillars of democracy is free elections. In the UK, elections are being cancelled in dozens of local authorities – most of them Labour-led. Now Labour and Keir…
NRK claims that Alex Pretti, who was shot by federal agents, was unarmed. But this is denied by both authorities and video footage.
Independent journalist Cam Higby has infiltrated one of the highly organised groups trying to stop ICE from arresting illegal immigrants. The groups have divided Minneapolis into different zones for patrols…
James O’Keefe was reporting live from Minneapolis when he was surrounded by hundreds of leftists and chased away. “My team and I are in downtown Minneapolis right now. We still…
Klassekampen wonders why Europe’s new right-wing supports Christianity. Perhaps because it built our civilisation and conservatives want to preserve it? With God present in the conscience, it is possible. But…
A feminist historian argues in a new book that world-famous playwright William Shakespeare was actually a woman of African descent.
The 37-year-old man shot by ICE police in Minneapolis on Saturday morning is Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a nurse from Virginia who worked at the veterans hospital in Minneapolis. The discussion…
In just a few days, not one or a hundred, but tens of thousands of young people were brutally murdered. Where did they go, the human rights activists, liberals, LGBTQ…
In recent weeks, Ali Khamenei has come out of the bunker for a few minutes to hold Friday prayers. On Friday, he stayed in the bunker for fear of meeting…
In Iran, you can be imprisoned or killed for showing your hair or loving the wrong person. Yet Iran is given international legitimacy. It is undignified. Norway should react against…
A new FAFO report concludes that the term “parallel society” is unsuitable, stigmatising and should not be used by the authorities. “Nothing can be said about the prevalence of parallel…
It’s quiet on the Iranian surface. The news flow has dried up, old news is being recycled, in-depth commentary articles are not appearing, and attention has turned to Greenland and…
Every effort is being made by those in power within the ruling structures of the European Union to ensure that parties in favor of national sovereignty and opposed to uncontrolled…
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) does not trust the Iranian authorities’ official death toll of 3117 and urges the UN to initiate a fact-finding mission. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam believes as many as…
Trump has taken the UK’s surrender of Diego Garcia to Mauritius seriously, calling it a stupid decision. Diego Garcia is crucial for intervention in the Middle East, the sub-Indian continent…
Following the ousting and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump is now turning his attention to Cuba. The White House hopes to find allies in the…
In the shadow of the Greenland issue, the Kremlin has stepped up its drone and missile strikes against Ukraine. Half of Kyiv is without electricity, water and heating, while the…
Although social security fraud is estimated to cost Sweden tens of billions of kronor every year, “extremely few” police reports are taken further in the legal system.
The Heritage Foundation created a war theatre about Taiwan based on artificial intelligence in which the US came off so badly that the Pentagon demanded parts of it be blacked…