The Norwegian military said Tuesday it had taken photos of a Russian fleet, including its flagship aircraft carrier, which were shadowed off its coast as they headed for the eastern …
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The United States and Norway are considering basing a rotational force of up to 300 Marines in the Nordic country, but the measure still requires the approval of the Norwegian …
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The National Police Directorate of Norway (POD) has tapped digital security expert Gemalto to supply Sealys eID cards, residence permit cards, and third generation Sealys ePassports. The project will be …
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On Friday 14 October, HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit laid the foundation stone for the new Munch Museum at Bjørvika in Oslo. Everything is finally ready for this monument to the …
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The Norwegian Government has proposed a significant funding boost for the Norwegian Armed Forces in its 2017 budget. The government aims to increase funding by NOK1.9bn ($231.79m) annually, with NOK1.14bn …
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The Emirates Capital Limited (TECL), a boutique corporate finance firm with offices located in the DIFC, Dubai, has been retained to assist with sourcing capital funding of more than $21 …
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Bringing people and business enterprises together, taking bilateral economic cooperation to a higher level and seeking new possibilities, new markets and new projects are the goals of the Serbian-Norwegian Business …
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The Ministries of Defense of the United States and Norway are discussing the possibility of deploying U.S. forces in Scandinavian countries bordering the Russian Federation, Deutsche Welle reported. “The capacities …
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Ten collaborative agreements between Singapore and Norway were signed at the Research Council of Norway on Tuesday (Oct 11), covering areas such as educational exchanges, renewable energy and urban solutions. …
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Religion
Muslim father rapes his daughter as punishment because she had become ‘too Westernised’ living in Norway
A Muslim man in Norway has been detained for raping his daughter as a punishment after she became ‘too Western’. The man, in his 40s has been charged with rape …
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Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg hopes the Nobel Peace Prize will give inspiration to continue the work on the peace prosess. ‘I would like to congratulate this year’s Nobel Peace …
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Norwegian Armed Forces are now making preparations to welcome a fighting force of 300 USA Marines at Værnes. Norway will host a fighting force of 300 US Marines at Værnes …
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Norway may be over 10,000km away from Singapore, but it is also a place some Singaporeans call home. Yesterday evening, 140 of them, together with their family members, gathered at …
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Norwegian and African leaders across industries are expected to meet once again at the Radisson Blu Scandinavian Hotel in Oslo to discuss trends, issues and great potentials for rising cities …
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Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam will arrive in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Sunday (Oct 9), for the first state visit by a Singapore head of state to …
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Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos has won the 2016 Nobel peace prize for his work on the peace accord with Farc rebels that his countrymen last weekend voted to reject. …
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Norway is to prepare guidelines banning female students from wearing full-face veils, the country’s education minister said Thursday. Education Minister Torbjorn Roe Isaksen said that in their view, full-face veils …
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Russia and Norway
NATO fighters escorted Russian bombers flying near the airspace of five European countries
Two Russian TU-160 bombers were intercepted by NATO fighter planes as they flew from Norway to northern Spain and back, BBC reports. Air Force fighter jets from Norway, Great Britain, …
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Lars Kristiansen teaches public relations in the School of Communication Studies. He was born and raised in Norway, and lived there until he was 24 years old. In 2005, he …
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Norway is poised to spend more than NOK1billion on building its carbon capture and storage portfolio, according to the Norwegian government. The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) today welcomed …
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Norewgian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Wednesday she has no regrets over attempting to play the popular mobile phone game Pokemon Go during a parliament session. Photos taken Tuesday showed …
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‘Norway is a long-term partner for Afghanistan. We intend to maintain our current level of aid to the country, approximately NOK 700 million a year, in the period 2017 to …
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A total of 50 Romanian companies and NGOs received EUR 26 million in grants as part of the Green Innovation in Romanian Industry programme between March 2013 – April 2016. …
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Norway is hosting a mini-Ministerial meeting of about 20 World Trade Organisation (WTO) countries, which include India, the US and the EU, to work out the areas where an agreement …
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The first Sri Lankan Diaspora Dialogue in Norway was held at the Norwegian Red Cross Conference Center, Norway. Collection of a group of “Norwegian Sri Lankan” representatives of various associations …