Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian described the long history of political relations between Iran and Norway as an important support for the relations between the two countries, emphasizing the need …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Equinor ASA, the Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company in New Delhi for collaboration and …
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Norway will allocate NOK 400 million (about $43.5 million at the current exchange rate) for the British-led mechanism to purchase weapons and military equipment for Ukraine, said Norwegian Prime Minister …
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Dhaka and Oslo are keen to broaden economic partnership through trade, investment and maritime sector cooperation while Bangladesh and Norway are celebrating 50 years of the bilateral relations. The two …
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Romania has grounded its fleet of MiG-21 LanceR military aircraft due to their significantly high accident rate and intends to speed up a planned purchase of used F-16s from Norway, …
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The Norwegian government has previously provided 4 000 M72 light anti-armor weapons as well as helmets and flak jackets to Ukraine. Several other countries are offering weapons and military-grade equipment. …
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Opportunities in aquaculture, renewable energy, the maritime sector, green shipping and inland waterways have brought from Norway a five-member delegation, including the ambassador to India, Hans Jacob Frydenlund, to Bengal …
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Some ships of the 1st Standing NATO Maritime Rapid Response Group SNMG1 entered the Baltic Sea. Their main task is to demonstrate the presence of allies in the region and …
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They joined more than 27,000 personnel, warships, armor, and air power from more than two dozen NATO allies and partners for Cold Response 2022, the largest military exercise hosted in …
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“It is a necessary decision, after what has surfaced in this matter,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told a press conference where he confirmed that he had accepted Enoksen’s resignation, …
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The Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement between Norway and the US has now been submitted to the Storting for consideration. ‘This Agreement provides a framework for further developing our crucial cooperation …
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“This is a consequence of the appalling discovery of Russian forces’ crimes against civilians, in particular in the town of Bucha outside Kyiv. In this situation we pay particular attention …
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Norwegian will lift the mandatory wearing of face masks on board as from Monday 4 April, the airline wrote in a press release: “For the first time since June 17th …
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Norway has decided to allocate NOK 200 million (20 million euros) in funding to help the Ukrainian government to continue to provide critical services. The funding will be used to pay …
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Jens Stoltenberg will not head the Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank) due to the extension of his mandate as NATO Secretary-General for another year. The new head of the …
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The Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DTKM) in Oslo, Norway organised a celebration marking the Kurdish New Year, Newroz. The Newroz celebration took place after two years of interruption due to …
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Four U.S. soldiers were killed in a plane crash in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, Norway’s prime minister said …
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The message coming from the NATO alliance and from Washington, including the president, is that a no-fly zone is not on the table right now, according to Ambassador Julianne Smith, …
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Google’s parent company Alphabet owned YouTube, announced yesterday it would block access to Russian state media channels across the globe and block all monetization on its platform inside Russia, citing …
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Asia and Norway
In Historic Address to Nation, President Tokayev Announces Major Political Reforms to Consolidate Kazakhstan’s Democratic Development
Nur-Sultan, 16 March 2022– In his state-of-the-nation address today, titled “New Kazakhstan: Path of Renewal and Modernization”, President Kassym-Jomart-Tokayev outlined a number of far-reaching political reforms and initiatives, including up …
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Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States condemned on March 3 Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and note the grave impediments to international cooperation, including in the …
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Cold Response 2022, planned long before Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aims to test how Norway would manage Allied reinforcements on its soil, in line with Article 5 of NATO‘s …
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Norway’s industry minister said on Wednesday that the Norwegian government would not be able to prevent a transfer of user data from Telenor’s Myanmar subsidiary to the country’s military junta …
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NATO and its partners will launch exercises in Norway on Monday aimed at coming to the rescue of one of its own—and just a few hundred kilometers from the border …
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Norway’s visa centers in Russia have ceased to accept applications for Schengen visas due to problems with paying the consular fee and other restrictions, the country’s visa center said in …