Astronauts on the International Space Station might soon be getting help from a swarm of snakebots, if Norwegian engineers get their way. Scientists at SINTEF, an industrial and technical research …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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The State Department on Wednesday announced that it approved the sale of five P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft to Norway. The estimated cost of the five Boeing aircraft and associated support …
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‘Norway will play an active and constructive role in the UN Peacebuilding Commission. We will use our experience in the areas of conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding to strengthen the …
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The World Bank is stepping up its fight against poverty. From July 2017 to June 2020, Norway will provide NOK 2.7 billion to the World Bank’s Fund for the Poorest, …
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The man overseeing energy policy in western Europe’s biggest oil-producing nation says the worst downturn in the history of Norway’s offshore industry appears to have bottomed out as Opec’s historic …
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A Norwegian missile designed for the F-35 has performed a fight test in the United States. Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile, designed for internal carry on an F-35 aircraft, has been …
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‘Norway condemns the terrorist attack in Berlin in the strongest possible terms. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Germany in the fight against terrorism. We will never …
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Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Tuesday reshuffled her three-year-old government, replacing three ministers, ahead of next year’s general elections. Two of the new ministers were from the populist Progress …
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Congress passed legislation earlier this week to renew the nuclear cooperation agreement with Norway, paving the way for U.S. access to Halden Reactor Project. “Norway’s Halden Reactor Project is a …
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Norway is set to become the next Nordic country, after Finland, to use privatization as a fiscal tool to reduce costs and achieve greater all-round efficiencies in its military organization. …
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The Government of Norway has donated $11.5 million, (approximately N3.6 billion) to improve basic education and support girls and women who had been victims of sexual violence by Boko Haram …
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Norwegian Foreign Minister said the two countries would immediately resume negotiations on a free-trade deal. Norway and China on Monday normalised diplomatic and political ties, frozen since 2010 when Chinese …
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Norway has donated $11.5 million approximately N3.6 billion to improve basic education, support girls and women who have been victims of sexual violence by Boko Haram in conflict-affected northeast states. …
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Srilanka and Norway
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute continues to support Sri Lanka’s NBRO on disaster management
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), continuing its support to Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization (NBRO) on disaster management, recently handed over some high tech equipment to be used in …
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Defence
How Norway Is Building One of the World’s Most Lethal Missiles (And It Could End Up on the F-35)
The modern age of the missile at sea was arguably kicked off in October 1967, when the Israeli destroyer Eilat, sailing fourteen miles off the coast of Port Said, was …
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‘The many large-scale, protracted humanitarian crises in the world today have created a tremendous need for emergency aid. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund ensures that aid can quickly reach …
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Norway-based Kongsberg has signed a joint development agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to create a simulator to design a regasification control system for the BW LNG floating …
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Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has hailed the Norwegian investors for establishing Child Africa, an organisation running centres for the rehabilitation and education of street kids and other vulnerable children in …
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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke Sunday in Oslo at the Nobel Peace Prize forum about the upcoming Trump administration and warned critics to judge Trump on his policies, …
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Security Policy in the Arctic was the main topic of this year’s Henry Bacon event. The event is held in memory of the efforts of the crew of SS. Henry …
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A series of unidentified drones have been reported hovering above armed forces during military exercises in Sweden and Norway. Officials said unmanned aircraft were spotted above Swedish territory on three …
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An Abu Sayyaf leader tagged as behind the kidnappings of two Canadians and a Norwegian in Samal Island was among those killed by Malaysian authorities in a sea battle off …
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President Juan Manuel Santos affirmed upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize that the Colombian people is making possible what seemed impossible: ending a conflict that has lasted more than half …
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Nobel laureates have gathered to witness the award ceremonies for this year’s Nobel prizes. Peace Laureate Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is receiving his award in the Norwegian capital of …
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who will be handed this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve a peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas, says that although the …