The minister for agriculture and food, Norway, Jon Georg Dale, will participate at a “Consultation on climate change and food security”, to be held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation …
Norway’s National Museum has appointed Karen Hindsbo as its new director, reports ArtDaily. Hindsbo has directed Bergen’s KODE, the Sørlandets Kunstmuseum in Kristiansand, and Copenhagen’s Den Frie Udstilling. She was …
Irish-headquartered energy and environmental group DCC has announced the purchase of Esso’s petrol network in Norway. Costing £235 million (€273.41m),it is the group’s largest retail deal to date. The transaction …
The Norwegian government will continue its humanitarian aid to the Kurdistan Region, said a Norwegian official on Tuesday. The Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Kurdistan Regional Government …
A total of 462,000 children are at immediate risk of death from severe malnutrition. Among the 2.2 million displaced Yemenis, 75 per cent identified food as their top priority. Two …
The Minnesota National Guard will host over 100 members of the Norwegian Home Guard as part of a reciprocal troop exchange at Camp Ripley Feb. 9 -23, 2017. The origin …
The Honorable Gro Brundtland, the first female prime minister of Norway and a former director-general of the World Health Organization, will present the 31st address in the Adlai E. Stevenson …
Norway is extending temporary border checks until May to control the inflow of migrants, the government said Friday. “The migration situation in Europe is still uncertain,” Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen …
Colombian prosecutors said on Tuesday they suspect President Juan Manuel Santos, winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, received a bribe from scandal-plagued Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht for his 2014 …
The Norwegian army is procuring the new mobile variant of Kongsberg’s NASAMS air defense system operated by the country’s air force. The Ministry of Defense said the system is being …
Several items belonging to social activist Kailash Satyarthi were stolen as the Nobel laureate’s home in Greater Kailash’s Aravali Apartments was broken into, DCP South East Delhi , India confirmed. …
USA President Donald J. Trump spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the United States’ strong support for NATO. The leaders discussed how to encourage all NATO allies …
ABB has signed a project specific agreement for the safety and automation system with Statoil for the Johan Castberg offshore oil field development. Statoil has issued the first call-off from …
The Readmission Agreement between Norway and Pakistan was signed on 25 January 2017 in Islamabad. Norway’s ambassador, Mr. Tore Nedrebø, signed on behalf of the Norwegian government, and Secretary of …
A teenager has admitted killing a retired Florida teacher and injuring five others including two Australians in a stabbing rampage near the British Museum in London Somali-Norwegian Zakaria Bulhan, 19, …
Norway faces a growing threat from cyberattacks and hacking, the Scandinavian country’s military intelligence service said Monday. Russia and China were the main sources for such threats, the military intelligence …
Chief Executive of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met Borge Brande, Norwegian foreign Minister here yesterday in his office, a statement said. According to Chief Executive Press Office, …
Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said controlling the country’s waters was his government’s priority and sought help in this regard from Norway, a statement from the Afghanistan presidential …
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Norway exchanged notes on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Media learned from the …
Within the past few months the Pentagon has announced the deployment of new combat power in Norway, Poland, Lithuania, Syria and Africa. This extends (and accelerates) a trend expanding the …
Poland plans to begin importing natural gas from Norway as part of their initiative to diversify their gas supply sources. Ukrainian Naftogaz expects to be able to gain access to …
Norway congratulated, on Friday, Morocco on its return to the African Union (AU), during the 28th Summit of this pan-African organisation, held recently in Addis Ababa. “Norway has strategic partnership …
Thorbjorn Gaustadsaether, Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka, handed over some equipment’s to Mr. Miyanwala, Secretary to the Minister of Disaster Management to be used in the Disaster Risk Reduction …
Norway’s former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik was detained for questioning at Dulles Airport in Washington, Friday. Authorities held Bondevik, who served as prime minister from 1997-2000 and 2001-2005, for …
Norway will modernize its naval fleet by purchasing four German submarines, the Defence Ministry said Friday. “Submarines are amongst the Norwegian Armed Forces’ most important capabilities,” Defence Minister Ine Eriksen …
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