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| Norway gives nod to North Sea exploration |
| [Norwaynews] [23.05.2013, 05:30pm, Thu. GMT] |
| The Norwegian government said Thursday it gave its consent to energy explorers to start drilling activity in the North Sea. The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority said it gave German company RWE-Dea consent to start drilling offshore in shallow waters. Drilling is expected to start at some point this month and last about 92 days, depending on whether the company makes a discovery. Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum secured similar concessions for a 13-month drilling program offshore Norway, the agency said. |
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Spy War
| Report: Israeli intelligence recommends release of pre-Oslo prisoners |
| [Norwaynews] [12.04.2013, 04:48pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Israeli intelligence services advised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to release dozens of Palestinians detained before the Oslo Accords, Israeli media reported Wednesday. The Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported that security services advised Netanyahu that the prisoners detained before 1993 did not pose a security risk to Israel. Some 123 Palestinians have been detained in Israel for over 20 years. According to the report, US Secretary of State John Kerry unsuccessfully pressured Netanyahu to release some of the detainees during talks earlier this week. |
| | | | Sudan expels Norwegian diplomat in spy row |
| [Norwaynews] [10.10.2012, 08:49pm, Wed. GMT] |
Sudan on Wednesday expelled a Norwegian diplomat, the foreign ministry said, after Oslo told a Sudanese diplomat to leave the previous day over suspicions he was spying on refugees from the African country. The diplomatic spat risks damaging the two countries' ties - Norway is one of the few Western countries to enjoy normal relations with Sudan, advising Khartoum on how to improve the performance of its oil industry. Sudan's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Khartoum to inform him of the expulsion. It did not name the diplomat. |
| | | | Sudanese man arrested for spying in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [09.10.2012, 01:23pm, Tue. GMT] |
Norwegian security police (PST) apprehended a man of Sudanese nationality in for allegedly spying on refugees, Tuesday. In what head of information Martin Bernsen says they believe is “the first arrest for refugee spying in Norway since the ‘70s”, the 38-year-old was detained in his home at 07:00 local time this morning without resistance. It is thought he claimed to be a refugee to his fellow nationals, and has regularly been sending information obtained secretly to Sudanese authorities.
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| | | | Confidence in the police drops in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [15.08.2012, 06:30am, Wed. GMT] |
Four out of ten Norwegians say they have less confidence in the police, following the release of the July 22nd Commission's report, according to a fresh poll by Norstat, made for NRK. In the poll, 55 per cent of those asked say their confidence in the police has not changed, following the presentation of the report. 38 per cent say their confidence in the police is either "less" (29 per cent), or "much less" (9 per cent). |
| | | | No verification of secret police searches |
| [Norwaynews] [16.06.2012, 11:02am, Sat. GMT] |
The control commission for communication control wants to investigate more of the Norwegian police's secret surveillance in order to ensure the rights of the individual. "These cases include, for example, search warrants in the form of break-ins, and that are not revealed to the suspect for a certain time period," the report states. Last year, police conducted secret surveillance of 450 individuals, according to the control commission for communication control's annual report. Police may perform secret searches if there is sufficient reason to believe that the suspect has committed a crime that could result in a ten-year sentence, or more. Similar rules exist for the police to track people with GPS.
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| | | | Senior Norway official issues Pakistan caution |
| [Norwaynews] [08.02.2012, 04:22pm, Wed. GMT] |
| The Norwegian Ambassador to Pakistan warns relations between the countries could deteriorate following public leaks Norway has agents working there. Police Security Service (PST) Director Janne Kristiansen revealed the information last month, resulting calls from ex Pakistani Intelligence Chief, Hamid Gul, for the agents to be arrested. She resigned following her gaffe. |
| | | | “Nothing extraordinary” in Norway spy revelation: Pakistan |
| [Norwaynews] [20.01.2012, 08:52am, Fri. GMT] |
| Pakistan and Norway on Thursday scrambled to contain the fallout of disclosure about presence of Norwegian intelligence operatives in Pakistan. “We have excellent relations with Norway and an ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism. There is nothing extraordinary about the revelation,” Mr Abdul Basit, who heads the Europe desk at the Foreign Office, told Dawn.com shortly after meeting the Norwegian ambassador to Pakistan Ms Cecilie Landsverk. |
| | | | Norwegian oil and defence industries are hit by a major cyber attack |
| [Norwaynews] [18.11.2011, 01:18pm, Fri. GMT] |
| NORWAY HAS BEEN HIT with a major cyber attack that resulted in the theft of sensitive data from its oil and defence industries. The attack, which is believed to have involved more than one person, employed malware laden emails specifically written to fool the individual recipient. Opening the email or attachment then released the virus onto the user's computer, where it performed a scan for files and passwords. Other forms of attack might also have been used. |
| | | | Norwegian top leaders exposed to espionage |
| [Norwaynews] [24.10.2011, 08:37am, Mon. GMT] |
| At least ten Norwegian top leaders have been exposed to espionage attacks, according to the National Security Authority (NorCERT). It is feared that state secrets may end up in the wrong hands. Espionage attempts against Norwegian key personnel have become more sophisticated, according to NorCert (Norwegian Computer Emergency Response Team) which coordinates preventative work and responses against IT security breaches aimed at vital infrastructure in Norway. |
| | | | Lessons from Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [16.09.2011, 07:30am, Fri. GMT] |
| On 28 July, the Polish EU Presidency held an extraordinary joint session of the Council’s Terrorism Working Party (TWP) and Counter-Terrorism Group (COTER) following the deadly attacks in Norway on 22 July. Representatives of Europol, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission as well as the office of the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator were briefed by their Norwegian colleagues about the details of the attacks and the ongoing investigation, as well as the work of the '22 July Commission', which has been mandated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to investigate the attacks. |
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| ‘More Spies eye Norway than during Cold War’ |
| [Norwaynews] [25.10.2012, 08:54am, Thu. GMT] |
| The head of Norwegian intelligence agency PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) told to foreign Journalist that foreign countries are “spying more on us now than during the Cold War.” PST investigations revealed that spying was principally directed at prominent political leaders, Peace negotiations, sensitive NATO information and Oil and gas technology companies. PST declined to identify which nationalities were involved but “new countries are coming forward.” |
| | | | Norway expels Sudan diplomat accused of spying on refugees |
| [Norwaynews] [09.10.2012, 08:24pm, Tue. GMT] |
| Norway's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expelled a Sudanese diplomat it suspected of spying on refugees from the African country in Norway. The diplomat, who was not named, had received information from a 38-year old Sudanese man arrested earlier on Tuesday for espionage, the Norwegian Police Security Service said. The charge d'affair at Sudan's embassy had visited the Foreign Ministry for a meeting on the subject, said Kjetil Elsebutangen, a ministry spokesman. |
| | | | Spying at all-time high in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [15.08.2012, 06:32am, Wed. GMT] |
Russian intelligence agents are operating in Norway in numbers recalling Cold War activities, the Norwegian Police Security Service said. Russian spies are particularly focusing on Norway's strategic geopolitical position and the country's offshore oil and gas expertise, Aftenposten reported Friday. The Russians have rivals in the spy game in Norway, PST head Jorn Holme told Aftenposten.
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| | | | Norwegian arrested in anti-hacking drive |
| [Norwaynews] [27.06.2012, 08:10pm, Wed. GMT] |
| A twenty five-year old Norwegian is among the 24 arrested in a FBI action against an international hacking group which has misused 400,000 credit cards. Eleven persons were arrested in the US, while 13 were arrested in other countries. Our operation has prevented an economic loss of more than USD 205 million, and recovered more than 411,000 stolen cards, says FBI spokesman Preet Bharara. |
| | | | Turkey: Intelligence Chief Must Testify |
| [Norwaynews] [11.02.2012, 09:09pm, Sat. GMT] |
| The chief of the Turkish intelligence agency and four of his former colleagues were compelled to testify on Friday as part of an investigation into the P.K.K., the Kurdish separatist group, the latest round in a power struggle between the country’s security forces and its intelligence agency. Hakan Fidan, the chief of the National Intelligence Organization, or the M.I.T., and his former colleagues had held secret meetings with P.K.K. leaders in Oslo, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the news media last year. The meetings had been authorized by the government. |
| | | | Norwegian Spies without permit in Pakistan, Says a Pakistani minister |
| [Norwaynews] [20.01.2012, 01:44pm, Fri. GMT] |
A Pakistani minister said, Norwegian spies were working with out permission of government of Pakistan. Talking at upper house of parliament in Islamabad, Interier Minister Rehman Malik did not give the detail including number of the spies. Pakistan and Norway on Thursday scrambled to contain the fallout of disclosure about presence of Norwegian intelligence operatives in Pakistan. “We have excellent relations with Norway and an ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism.
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| | | | Norway security chief quits in Pakistan agents row |
| [Norwaynews] [19.01.2012, 08:46am, Thu. GMT] |
| Norway's internal security chief resigned late on Wednesday after revealing confidential information that the country had intelligence agents in Pakistan, government officials said. Janne Kristiansen, already under fire for missing signs that a far-right extremist was preparing attacks that killed 77 people in July, said the small Nordic nation had operatives in Pakistan during a parliamentary hearing earlier on Wednesday. |
| | | | I observed the change in Indian intelligence - Erik Solheim |
| [Norwaynews] [15.11.2011, 11:42pm, Tue. GMT] |
| I was very hard to say, very close to Indian intelligence, and an enormous amount of time throughout this process and never, ever, did any Indian official hint that a military victory was possible until mid 2008. Then they started, I observed the change in Mr. M.K. Narayanan and other’s gradually shift into the position that maybe, state, maybe the government can wipe out the Tiger’s military victory. |
| | | | Claims Russian journalist broke into Breivik's attorney house |
| [Norwaynews] [17.10.2011, 08:35am, Mon. GMT] |
Breivik's attorney, Geir Lippe City, says his daughter (3) found Russian journalists in their kitchen. The daughter of Anders Breivik’s attorney surprised two Russian journalists prowling in their family home. According to VG, Lippe City’s daughter (3) found the journalists in the kitchen of their locked home. Apparently, the journalists were searching for information on the terrorist case. |
| | | | Norway security service chief under fire |
| [Norwaynews] [01.09.2011, 10:49am, Thu. GMT] |
| The head of Norway's security service (PST) came under renewed fire Thursday over how the agency responded to the July attacks that claimed 77 lives. PST head Janne Kristiansen has shown she was not capable of leading the agency, the head of parliament's justice committee Per Sandberg, of the opposition Progress Party, charged in comments to the Dagsavisen newspaper. |
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