Nadarajah Sethurupan

Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Perez, a.k.a. the “Godfather of the Oslo Accords” has died at the age of 93, after suffering a stroke. For posterity, Perez, was the Israeli …

Yanar Mohammed has won Norway’s prestigious Rafto Prize. The Iraqi activist is known for her work promoting women’s rights. Mohammed was awarded on Thursday the 2016 Rafto Prize for her …

Haugesund, Norway • Ten-year-old Anna Thulin-Myge’s passport shows what looks like an ordinary Norwegian girl wearing her long, blond hair fastened with a clip. It lists her first name as …

Norwegian Energy Minister Tord Lien has stated that Europe is “a very important gas consumer,” both for Norway and Russia. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has discussed with his Norwegian …

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway celebrated their Silver Anniversary of their accession to the Norwegian throne earlier this year on 17 January. Since then, they have conducted a …

The first lesbian MP in Norway has passed away at the age of 90. Wenche Lowzow was a pioneer in gay rights in the country and has passed away after …

Violent conflicts are increasing in number and in complexity. Their humanitarian consequences are devastating, and a record number of people have been forced to flee their homes. ‘Preventing conflicts is …

IBM has expanded its global network of cloud datacentres by opening a new facility in Norway. Situated in Fetsund, 30 km outside Oslo, the datacentre is the company’s twelfth in …

President Gjorge Ivanov met with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Monday, in the frameworks of the 71th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The interlocutors voiced readiness for …

The United States and Norway will conduct an aerial surveillance flight over Russia under the Treaty on Open Skies. The head of Russia’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center said Monday, Russian …

SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody, and welcome to an important event to kick off a lot of events here in the course of the UNGA week. My co-chair and good …

Abu Sayyaf extremists on Saturday freed a Norwegian man kidnapped a year ago in the southern Philippines along with two Canadians who were later beheaded and a Filipino woman who …

A Vietnamese Cultural Event in Oslo – “Essence of Viet Nam” took place on 13 September 2016, at Gamle Logen, in celebration of the 71st anniversary of the National Day …

In 2014, Norway created the world’s first all-female special operations unit — out of necessity. Beginning in 2001, Norway’s top special operations unit, the Forsvarets Spesialkommando, or FSK, played a …

Romania is among the first beneficiary states to sign memoranda of understanding for the implementation of the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism for 2014-2021. …

A fine of 10,000 kroner (around 1.000 €) plus 5,000 additional to pay for the courts’ costs. This was the amount imposed by a Norwegian court against a hairdresser who …

The boss of budget carrier Norwegian airline has accused US officials of being protectionist, claiming that a delay in clearing new services from Ireland is unlawful. The airline’s plan to …

Norway is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), enjoying the Alliance’s protection as a nuclear umbrella state and yet widely known for its association with peace …

Norway condemns the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today. ‘The DPRK has once again defied a united international community by carrying out a …

A stellar line up of Croatian wines in Oslo, as Swedish importer Armano’s presents some of the best of Croatian wine at the Croatian Embassy in Norway on September 7, …

Norway’s largest newspaper published today an open letter on its front page to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, attacking the company for having deleted a post containing the famous “napalm girl” …

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is on the road again, this time making a stop in Norway, a country that has been a key U.S. ally for more than a century. …

Social media firm deleted famous image of a naked girl running from a napalm attack because it broke nudity rules. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in a Facebook post …

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will get firsthand knowledge of Norwegian military capabilities during his visit to Norway this week. Together with Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide, Ashton Bodo will …

On 6 September, US Assistant Secretary of State Frank Rose and Senior Researcher Sverre Lodgaard (NUPI) discussed nuclear policy. In a lively and thought provoking breakfast seminar at the Norwegian …