Faraj Ahmad Najmuddin aka Mullah Krekar was extradited to Italy from Norway Thursday to serve time for international terrorism. He landed at Fiumicino and was taken to Rome’s Rebibbia Prison. …
The Norwegian Uyghur Committee, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Norwegian PEN, Rafto Foundation for Human Rights, Uyghur Human Rights Project and the World Uyghur Congress have jointly published an open letter calling …
Norway proposed today the creation of a global fund for the fight against the Covid-19 under the auspices of the United Nations Organization (UNO), in view of the increase of …
Violent clashes erupted on a bridge between China’s virus-stricken Hubei province and neighbouring Jiangxi province, days after authorities relaxed an epidemic lockdown. Police vehicles were overturned and police scuffled with …
The Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating an already difficult situation for populations in countries affected by humanitarian crises. Refugees and internally displaced persons will be especially vulnerable to coronavirus infection even …
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced a 30 per cent or $300 million reduction in its 2020 budget to shore up its balance sheet in the …
A company that collects data from Norwegian GPs reported that 20,200 people are registered as infected or suspected of being infected by the Coronavirus. The company, PasientSky released the figures …
About 13,500 Americans are stranded abroad and have reached out to the State Department for help in returning to the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a …
Royal Marines surprised ‘enemy forces’ by launching a series of daring raids on the Norwegian coastline during demanding winter exercises. Deep within the Arctic Circle, the first objective of the …
President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in a televised address to the nation, explained the government’s extraordinary measures to contain the novel Covid-19 coronavirus. He also announced a package of state …
Several countries are now supporting Norway’s appeal for funding for the development of a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are among the countries that are …
‘It is a very demanding time for the culture, voluntary and sport sectors, with businesses, organisations, clubs, associations and individuals seeing their income completely or partially disappear almost overnight. The …
General: This is not the time for strict enforcement of data protection. We are showing agility during this crisis. Work: Information that someone is infected with coronavirus is health information. …
Turkey deported another foreign terrorist fighter – a member of the Daesh terrorist organization – to his home country of Norway, the Turkey Interior Ministry said Thursday. Ankara is moving …
The Government Pension Fund of Norway (also known as the Oil Fund), the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, increased its investments in Egyptian shares to $530.2m last year, …
Multinational Scatec Solar plans to invest 70 million USD to build a 70MW solar photovoltaic plant in Labuan Bajo, a famous tourist destination in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara. The plant’s capacity is …
Thales UK’s most advanced new mine countermeasures (MCM) 2093 wideband variable depth sonar installed on HMS Grimsby has been part of a two-week joint NATO operation that has led to …
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced plans to restrict the entry of non-resident foreigners into its airports to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Forbes …
The government has proposed two new loan measures, providing support of a total of NOK 100 billion. The package will improve Norwegian businesses’ access to the necessary liquidity in the …
‘The coronavirus knows no borders. If we are to combat this pandemic, we must immediately implement the necessary preventive measures both here in Norway and at the global level. A coordinated …
The global pandemic, coronavirus (Covid-19), will lead to an 11% decline in jet fuel demand in 2020 hitting this sector the hardest with the real possibility of suspended flights in …
A pair of F-35 fighter jets from Ørland air base followed two Tu-142s and one MiG-31 over the Norwegian and North Sea Saturday. Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft …
Norway is to temporarily close its airports from 16 March as part of wide-ranging restrictions aimed tackling the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. ”We have decided to close our airports, …
The Government will close the border to foreign nationals who lack a residence permit in Norway. They will be turned away at the border under provisions of a Norwegian law …
India – Firstly, despite sharing a border of 3,488 kilometers with China, India has only reported 78 cases and 1 death- compare that with 596 cases and 8 deaths in …
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