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Norway Wealth Fund Excludes Six Israeli Companies Linked to West Bank, Gaza
Algemeiner Journal
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August 18, 2025
Norway‘s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio following an ethics review, it said on Monday. The $2 trillion wealth fund did not name...
Haugesund Opener ‘Battle of Oslo’ Has Become ‘Unpleasantly Relevant,’ Says Director Daniel Fahre: ‘I Had Tears in My Eyes’
Variety
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August 20, 2025
This year’s opening film of the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund might be about the “Battle of Oslo” – or rather, the sinking of German cruiser Blücher back in 1940 – but it has become “unpleasantly relevant,” says director Daniel...
Norway Crown Princess’s Son Charged With Rape
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home Europe Norway Crown Princess’s Son Charged With Rape Hoiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a relationship prior to her marriage in 2001 to Crown Prince Haakon, Norway's future king. Norway Crown Princess’s son has been booked...
Norwegian Embassy in Yangon welcomes new Deputy Head of Mission
ScandAsia
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August 18, 2025
ShareSharePin ItShare Svenn J. Bjerkem has been welcomed as the new Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon. Photo: Facebook The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon has welcomed Svenn J. Bjerkem as its new...
Norway Plans To Inject Almost $23 Billion In Oil, Gas Operations In 2026
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Statistics Norway, the statistics body of the country, has revealed that there is an increase in its estimates for the country's expenditure in the oil and gas industry next year. The revised estimates indicate...
Norway's wealth fund divests from six additional Israeli companies
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s Wealth Fund accelerates divestment from Israeli companies tied to war crimes in Gaza and West Bank, cutting $400 million in holdings. Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), announced on...
Netanyahu brands Australia’s prime minister ‘weak’ over Palestinian state recognition
Irish Independent
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Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke further inflamed Israel’s anger by cancelling the visa of far-right politician Simcha Rothman Mr Netanyahu’s extraordinary public rebuke came after an August 11 announcement by Mr Albanese that his...
Norway's Minister of Defense: The Establishment of the NATO Air Operations Centre Is on Track
High North News
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Northern dimension The news of the CAOC being placed in Bodø was revealed in May. The NATO center will have a particular responsibility for command and control in the airspace in the Nordic region and the High North. There are already similar...
Norway’s sovereign fund expands Israeli divestments amid Gaza war scrutiny
CTech
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest with assets of $2 trillion, announced Monday that it will divest from six additional companies linked to the West Bank and Gaza, following a review of its Israeli investments. The fund, managed...
Norwegian fund disinvests from six more Israeli stocks
Globes
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August 18, 2025
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has announced its decision to disinvest from six more Israeli stocks due to their activities in the territories over the green line. As of June 2025, the fund held stakes in 61 Israeli companies. Last week the...
Norway oil refinery blocked by Greta Thunberg activist group
The Local - Norway
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August 18, 2025
Activists from Extinction Rebellion sat on the road, blocking the entrance to the Mongstad refinery in Bergen on Norway's southwestern coast, while kayaks and sailboats obstructed the port's entrance. "We are here because it's crystal clear that...
Norway rejects negotiations without Ukraine, urges more pressure on Russia
Yeni Safak
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August 18, 2025
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Monday that any negotiations on Ukraine must include Ukraine, while calling for increased pressure on Russia. "We stand united in our support to Ukraine and...
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund dumps 6 Israeli companies from portfolio
Ynet
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August 18, 2025
The decision follows an urgent review launched this month after reports that the fund had built a stake in Israel’s Beit Shemesh Engines, which provides maintenance services to the Israeli military, including fighter jets. Norwegian financial...
Trump pressed Norway’s minister for a Nobel Prize, report claims
GCN
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August 19, 2025
Donald Trump’s unprecedented cold call to Norway’s finance minister reveals the extraordinary lengths to which the president will go in pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize, mixing diplomatic protocol with personal ambition. The reported conversation,...
Monastir to Host the International Sahel Chess Festival
Tunisie Numerique
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August 19, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The city of Monastir will host the International Sahel Chess Festival from September 1 to 9, 2025, under the official auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). According to a press release issued by...
5 Military Aircraft Manufactured By Airbus
SlashGear
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August 20, 2025
Airbus is known for building civilian aircraft such as the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft in history. Yet, the company also has a robust military division that builds transport, refueling, and combat aircraft in both fixed-wing and...
Mixed signals from US lead Japan to broaden defence ties to counter China
South China Morning Post
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August 23, 2025
Japan’s latest naval drills signalled its desire to broaden military ties as uncertainties grow over US defence support, while also sending a message to China, analysts said. Earlier this month, F-35B Lightning II fighters from the British Royal...
Norway event gives glimpse of life back in Colonial times
The Daily News - Michigan
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Area youth learned how Colonial Americans lived and worked during a week-long summer camp offered by the Friends of the Jake Menghini Museum in Norway. To wrap up the week, the youth opened a Colonial Market on the museum grounds for visitors to...
LAU: Canadians should reject suggestion of mandatory military service
Toronto Sun
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August 19, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Published Aug 19, 2025 • Last updated 2 days ago • 2 minute read Prime Minister Carney tours military equipment at the Fort York Armoury on June 9, 2025 in Toronto. Photo by Cole Burston /Getty Images According to...
FORMER NORWAY POLICE OFFICER BOUND OVER ON MISCONDUCT CHARGES
Bay Cities Connect - Wisconsin
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Former Norway Police Officer Chad Olson, 43, of Vulcan, has been bound over to stand trial in Dickinson County’s 41st Circuit Court on charges of alleged misconduct, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday. Olson, who resigned from...