Nadarajah Sethurupan

‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting …

The Government is partnering with private actors to establish a new foundation with a mandate to develop an art residence and atelier on Svalbard. Partners include the Queen Sonja Print …

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Gullfaks field licence holders consent to begin producing from the Rutil deposit on Gullfaks South. Rutil is a gas-filled structure on Statoil-operated Gullfaks …

During a Mon. meeting between Iran’s FM Zarif and members of Norway’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, the two sides called for all-out confrontation with terrorism and extremism. …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Norway, said in his visit to the Scandinavian country, he will hold talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry on …

Afghan refugees’ cricket team residing in Norway has defeated Darman cricket team of Norway yesterday. The match was held in the continuation of competitions launches sometimes ago between second grade …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here Monday that Tehran and Oslo can have regional cooperation. Zarif made the remark at a joint press briefing with his Norwegian counterpart …

One of Canada’s submarines has set off for Norway in its second attempt at the transatlantic crossing after being forced to turn around due to a mechanical problem. The navy …

The Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has teamed up with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to introduce its Olympic values education programme to a number of young females during a week-long …

A court in Norway officially charged the radical Kurdish militant Mala Krekar on Thursday for alleged terror links to a group based in Italy, according to online pages close to …

The body weight of Norwegian children appears to have stabilized, according to recent figures. That may seem a small feat, but it’s an encouraging one for public health. Norway’s long-term …

The $850bn Norwegian oil fund has drawn up contingency plans to protect its assets from extreme political events such as a military invasion or coup. This comes at a time …

Britain would have to accept more migrants if it forged a Norwegian-style trade treaty with the EU after Brexit . MPs are privately threatening to force a Commons vote so …

On the 10th of June Russian Embassy in Norway hosted a solemn reception on the occasion of the oncoming National Day of Russia. The event was attended by Members of …

Pakistan has awarded a USD 395 million 4G licence to Norwegian telecom giant Telenor, as it seeks to capitalise on a booming domestic mobile market some two years since broadband …

BP Plc sold its Norwegian oil fields, some more than 40 years old, to a company controlled by billionaire Kjell Inge Roekkein a 10.8 billion kroner (US$1.3bil) stock deal. The …

Western Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan has contributed to a debate commemorating the Western Isles’ Viking links. It was a first for the Scottish Parliament, in that Alasdair Allan delivered his …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Norway next week to attend the 2016 edition of the Oslo Forum, an annual international conference on armed conflict mediators and …

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Oslo and Svalbard, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Ilulissat, Greenland from June 13-17. While in Santo Domingo, Dominican …

The future management of golden eagle has been debated in the Norwegian Parliament. How to ensure the needs of indigenous people (Sami people) and livestock was at the heart of …

A Norwegian court opened today a process to extradite to Italy a former leader of the fundamentalist Kurdish group Ansar al-Islam, suspect of leading a terrorist network with plans to …

NEWLY appointed peace negotiator Jesus Dureza flew to Paris Saturday, June 10 enroute to Oslo, NOrway to meet with exiled communist leader Jose Ma. Sison. Dureza confirmed this in a …

Philippines – Peace negotiators of the incoming Duterte administration are flying to Norway Friday night for informal talks with communist rebels “to work for the early resumption of the stalled …

In 2015, Norway exported arms and military equipment for just over NOK 3 billion. This is an increase of four per cent from 2014. Exports of arms and munitions accounted …

Oil-rich Norway is taking a big step in saving tropical rainforests that are crucial to absorbing the world’s carbon emissions. The Scandinavian country has become the first in the world …