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Former energy minister charged for broken heating in naval infantry base Sputnik

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 14:40
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Aleksandr Kobytev was minister of energy and housing in Murmansk before he took over the lead of a regional utility

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

Svalbard glacier once survived a warmer climate

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 10:22
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By Elizaveta Vereykina This may indicate that that future increases in snowfall could moderate glacier retreat in similar settings. A new study has found

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

Arctic tourism in Norway: “People crash into trees and get broken bones”

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:19
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By Elizaveta Vereykina The most famous hiking trail in Tromsø is not as harmless as it seems. One of the most

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

Arctic Council to hold virtual chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark on May 12

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 16:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 16:02
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The Arctic Council’s chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark will take place virtually on May 12. In response to an

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Norway’s Arctic ambassador speaks at Murmansk congress via video conference

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:31
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“It is quite peculiar that Norway chooses to participate in this kind of state-sponsored propaganda event, in a time when

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

Arctic Norway’s Tromsø Airport struggles as international arrivals triple

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:29
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By Elizaveta Vereykina As the number of international passengers in Tromsø has more than tripled, airport staff are struggling to cope

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

Russia accuses Norway of militarizing Svalbard Arctic islands

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025 at 13:58
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Russia accused Norway of militarizing the Svalbard archipelago and said on Friday it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Moscow

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

Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 15:46
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Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a

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

UK Defence Secretary Healey visits arctic Norway to boost security ties

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:53
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“The security of Ukraine and the security in the high north are both connected,” Defence Secretary John Healey made clear.

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* Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Police call on people to report suspicious activities after intelligence-linked Russians took photos in military restricted area

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 11:38
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Two Russians citizens took photos inside the military restricted area of Norway’s Ranger Battalion (GSV) near Kirkenes, jumped into their

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Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

In Murmansk Port works a fleet of Norwegian reefer vessels

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:00
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“Fish can be traded with the Russians, it has been decided by Norwegian and European authorities,” says Tormod Fossmark, CEO

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Politics Politics (Norway) 

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

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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