South Sudan’s prominent activist Edmund Yakani is warning the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit against using aggressive language against the citizens and the country’s friends such as the United …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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Disgruntled Tesla owners have gone on hunger strike in Norway in protest over multiple faults with their electric cars. The Norwegian group began their hunger strike at the weekend ahead of Tesla …
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Kazakhstan will launch a new program called National Fund for Сhildren in 2024 that envisions allocating 50 percent of the National Fund’s annual investment income to support children, nearly the …
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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for an extraordinary presidential election this fall. “A new trust mandate of the people is needed for the successful implementation of fundamental and comprehensive …
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A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, with 1 million people now registered as displaced within the country. More than 755,000 people have been internally displaced in Somalia …
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Media Freedom
NRC calls for international investigation into Israeli killing of three children supported by its trauma care program
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has confirmed that three children, aged 15 and 16, supported by the organization’s education and psychosocial support program were among those killed in an Israeli …
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Norwegian-Thai dancer Phitthaya “Sun” Phaefuang on Thursday said that his performance at the Taipei Arts Festival next weekend has been choreographed to embody the concept of gender while highlighting his …
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The order is signed within a 15-year framework agreement that allows the Norwegian Armed Forces to place orders for Carl-Gustaf ammunition and weapons. This includes the new programmable high explosive …
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Norwegian practices and solutions for energy efficiency were discussed at a seminar in Haskovo, organized within the framework of a joint two-day expert exchange meeting between Norway and Bulgaria held …
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At an industrial yard in southwestern Norway, decommissioned oil platforms are slowly being dismantled for a second life in the circular economy. Three gigantic disused platforms stand on the docks …
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The Group of Citizens for Freedom in Telecoms submitted a document to Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand – Kjersti Rodsmoen, on the issue to put on hold the planned merger of …
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The Governments of Rwanda and Norway have jointly launched a High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution (https://bit.ly/3PLioJZ). The coalition was first initiated following the historic UNEA 5.2 resolution passed in …
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Norway plans to maintain its current high gas production level until the end of the decade as Europe plans to ditch Russian imports over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, its energy …
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Afghanistan’s de facto authorities and the international community’s unwillingness to engage effectively have pushed millions of Afghans into despair. On the eve of …
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Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing and Norwegian defence and aerospace company Nammo have successfully test fired an artillery projectile powered by a ramjet. Announced on Tuesday, the test took place on June …
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A polar bear has been killed after it attacked a campsite in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands on Monday, injuring a French tourist. The authorities said the woman was part of …
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) today urgently called on all parties to refrain from targeting civilians and work towards an immediate ceasefire, following Israel’s assault on Gaza that began on …
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Firefighters from France and Norway have arrived in Greece to help their Greek counterparts combat the numerous wildfires ravaging the country. The French contingent consists of 25 firefighters that will …
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Norway is concerned about the food and nutrition crisis witnessed in Sri Lanka, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt said. ‘I am concerned about the food and nutrition crisis we …
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The US has officially announced its intention to purchase Norwegian anti-aircraft missile systems NASAMS. They will be provided to Ukraine. Ukraine will be the first country in the world to …
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Radisson is further growing its presence in Norway with the launch of Radisson RED Oslo Okern. Situated in the buzzing, new sustainable community of Okern Portal and only 15 minutes from Oslo …
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The Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS) in Norway’s University of Oslo has announced that it will be offering numerous Taiwan-related seminar courses between 2023 and 2025, with …
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Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan, Per Albert Ilsaas here on Tuesday said that Pakistan and Norway were enjoying excellent relations, which needed to be further promoted, especially on economic fronts. …
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Today, the Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) – comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK – met in Oslo. JEF …
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SUPPORT from 117 IMO Member States is required for the amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to come into force. Norway has become the first country …