Nadarajah Sethurupan

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 …

As meeting director of the Bislett Games for 24 years, Svein Arne Hansen presided over some of the greatest world records – including those from Norwegians Ingrid Kristiansen (10,000m in …

Money awarded by parliament to the Royal House is spent on maintaining King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon’s privately-owned estates, according to a report by Dagbladet newspaper. Large sums of …

‘Norway condemns yesterday’s brutal terrorist attack in Tel Aviv,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. At least four people were killed and several others were seriously wounded when two …

In an Indonesian Business Discussion, initiated by the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo, Norway, participants reviewed opportunities in Indonesia for business expansion and investment by Norwegian businesses. According to a press …

Armed Forces from 13 NATO countries, including Marines with the Black Sea Rotational Force and Combat Logistics Regiment 2, will gather for Exercise Saber Strike. They are taking part in …

The Research Council of Norway has pledged 160 million NOK for the establishment of eight new research centers that will work on sustainable energy production. The project has an overall …

Negotiations between NHO Service (the Norwegian confederation of the industries of services) and Parat have broken down, and if arbitration is unsuccessful, the result will be a strike at Oslo …

Norway’s industry safety body has formally imposed an order on BP to act on its crane maintenance and materials handling on the Ula and Valhall facilities. It comes after “serious” …

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit to Engie E&P Norge for well 36/7-4 in offshore Norway. Engie will use the Transocean Arctic drilling facility at position …

A Norwegian prosecutor Tuesday requested jail terms of at least six years for two men charged with supporting the militant Islamic State group as their trial closed in the Norwegian …

Norwegian companies are to invest in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Gilan Province in Iran. The Norwegian investors said in a meeting with Governor General of Gilan Province Mohammad …

India is all set to become member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), a key anti-proliferation grouping, as it cleared final hurdles in getting membership of the bloc that will …

At a meeting with Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva on Tuesday, the ambassadors of the EU member states, Norway, Switzerland noted the progress of Bulgaria’s judicial reform. The meeting was …

A statement released by Human Rights Watch, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, and the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia on June 7 notes that sentenced passed on leading members …

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

Shell’s chief executive officer, Ben van Beurden, says the company is ‘reshaping itself’ with an emphasis on stronger returns and free cash flow in order to create “a world class …

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has grown its share in a multi-billion-dollar US office portfolio, acquiring a further 4% stake for $142m (€125m). Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for the …

CHC say the decision is based on “customer demand” with the move coming in the wake of the crash in Norway in April that killed a Scottish oil worker OPERATOR …

Head of Iran Veterinary Organization, Mehdi Khalaj, met with Norway’s ambassador to Tehran, Aud Lise Norheim, and discussed cooperation on fishery and fish diseases. “The development of bilateral cooperation in …

Maltese Foreign Minister George Abela met with Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Elisabeth Aspaker today. The official talks centred on the Mediterranean’s ongoing problems with irregular migration, with both ministers stressing …