Middle East and Norway

A lack of cooperation from the United Arab Emirates has been hampering investigations into a multi-million dollar money-laundering case, according to Norwegian authorities. It is almost three years since police raided the …

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator focused on the Middle East and North Africa region, announced last night that it had acquired a further 3.74 million shares in …

Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed the first Norwegian Airlines flight on May 8, marking the start of biweekly flights between Amman and Copenhagen, Denmark. A welcoming ceremony was …

The Saudi King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a joint agreement today, planning to improve access to potable water, and sanitation for refugees in Somalia. The agreement is …

The way to cultural understanding and friendship is through our stomachs. This was aptly practiced and proven by Oyvind Strokke, Norwegian ambassador to the Kingdom, who organized a major gastronomic …

The 25th anniversary of the Oslo Accords, which it was hoped would be the beginning of the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will be marked later this year. It will …

Yemen has welcomed Norwegian Foreign Ministry’s announcement to stop the export of arms to the UAE because of its participation in the aggression coalition against Yemen and its perpetration of …

Ambassador Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa has conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway and …

Oman  minister of Commerce and Industry received Borge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Norway, yesterday. The Norweigan minister is currently visiting the Sultanate. They reviewed opportunities of cooperation in the …

President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Sunday that Egypt is looking forward to enhancing cooperation in all fields with Norway during his meeting with Norwegian foreign minister Børge …

Mohammed Ibrahim Al Juwaied , UAE Ambassador to Norway, has attended the Offshore North Sea (ONS) which took place in Stavanger, Norway, from 29th August to 1st September, 2016. Crown …

‘I share the concerns that have been expressed by the UN, the EU and the US about Israel’s recent announcements of plans to build new settlement units in East Jerusalem …

Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry discussed with Norway’s Middle East peace envoy Tor Vinslad the recent Paris-based Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative, the ministry’s spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid said Sunday. “The Norwegian …

Lebanon Minister of Justice, Ashraf Rifi, currently taking part in the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty at the Opera House of Oslo, Norway, delivered a speech in which …

Norway’s parliament has authorized a government request for sending troops to Syria, a new sign that the pacifist Scandinavian country may become involved deeper in the conflict in the Arab …

US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Russia that American patience on the issue of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s future is running out. “Russia needs to understand that our …

Foreign Ministry Director-General Dr. Dore Gold thanked Norwegian Ambassador Jon Hanssen-Bauer for his country taking Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to task over his use of foreign funds to …

The government of Norway, in collaboration with leading outsourcing and technology services specialist VFS Global, has opened the first visa application centre (VAC) in Amman, Jordan. The Norway Visa Application …

The government of Norway, in collaboration with leading outsourcing and technology services specialist VFS Global, has opened the first visa application centre (VAC) in Amman, Jordan. The Norway Visa Application …