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Angle grinder used to cut telecommunications cable to NATO’s northernmost QRA base

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:50
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Nordland Police District has provided a photo of the key communication cable that last April was cut. Two deeper and

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia withdraws accreditation of Norwegian honorary consul Andrei Shalyov

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 15:27
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry in Moscow has withdrawn the exequatur and accreditation of Arkhangelsk citizen Andrei Shalyov. The move comes amid

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

AI to help fight invasive fish in Norway

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 12:16
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By Elizaveta Vereykina The long-running war with humpback salmon in northern rivers is getting a high-tech upgrade. Artificial intelligence will help

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New radars sharpen Russian air defense over northern Finland, Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 11:31
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For decades, there have been military radars on the small mountain top in the Pechenga area. From Iyvara, there is

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

On eve of Trump’s presidency, Norway signed new space agreement with the US

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 09:07
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The Andøya Spaceport is centrepiece in the Technology Safeguards Agreement signed by US and Norwegian authorities. The government in Oslo

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Study examines physical, social costs of thawing permafrost across Arctic regions

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 15:49
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Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges for communities across the North, and a new study is shedding light on

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Russia intensifies electronic warfare against Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 11:06
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“We were spoofed on approaching Kirkenes today” Norway is sounding the alarm after discovering that Russia is no longer only

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Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Be it walrus or polar bear, new regulations is clear: Keep longer distance

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 15:01
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More and more expedition cruise ships are sailing into the Arctic with passengers thirsty for posting their own photos of

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) 

After a month in Norwegian fjord, infamous Russian reefer Belomorye is towed to sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 10:49
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The almost 50 year old reefer was early the 31 December towed out of the Frei Fjord and into stormy

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Norway wealth fund hits record 20 trillion crowns

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, December 6, 2024 at 16:10
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The value of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, rose to a record 20 trillion crowns ($1.80 trillion) on

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

U-2 spy plane on mission as Norway boosts deterrence against Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:23 — Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:24
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The U-2 Dragon Lady is back in Norwegian airspace, nearly 65 years after the shot down incident over the Urals

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway 

Oslo and Moscow safeguard fishery cooperation

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 11:54
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Fifty years of fishery cooperation in the Barents Sea could collapse if Norway closes all its seaports for Russian fishermen,

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway’s self-imposed military restrictions are out-dated, professor argues

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:02
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With Russia’s expansionist war a new security landscape has emerged also in the north, argues professor Njord Wegge. NATO’s new

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian police makes arrest in Russia-related espionage

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 15:01 — Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 15:13
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By Thomas Nilsen, Atle Staalesen A 27 years old is arrested by the Police Security Service (PST) in Oslo accused of espionage.

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Russia 

Russia to scrap multilateral nuclear environmental agreement

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:48
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The Russian Government intends withdraw from the landmark agreement with the European Union and Norway that since 2003 has paved

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