The King in Council has today appointed Professor Ingvild Almås and economist Jeanette Strøm Fjære as external members of the new committee on monetary policy and financial stability in Norges …
The NOK 75 million in funding will be disbursed during the period 2019–2021 and will be used to support the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) work on comprehensive …
Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth in Norway are today again taking the Norwegian government to Oslo’s Court of Appeal for opening up new oil drilling in the Arctic. “Right …
NORWAY’S fish farming companies face the unpalatable prospect of a new 40 per cent basic tax rate on their profits. That is the main majority recommendation from the special committee …
The Norwegian State’s net cash flow from the petroleum industry in 2020 is estimated to about NOK 245 billion. The fields on the Norwegian continental shelf cover around two per …
The humanitarian situation for people in South Sudan is dire. According to the UN, 7.2 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. ‘The humanitarian crisis has now been exacerbated …
On November 6th 2019 Norwegian air chief Major General Tonje Skinnarland declared Norway’s F-35As operational, after completing a deployment in November meant to validate that they are able to operate …
The United States does not see presence of Russian companies in Africa as a matter of concern as long as it agrees with their behavior on the ground, Francis R. …
In recent weeks, it has been reported that the Norwegian authorities have taken permanent custody of three American children from their Christian parents. Natalya Shutakova, a US citizen, and her husband, Lithuanian …
Thailand Emergency services were called to Center Condotel South Pattaya in Nong Prue sub-district, Banglamung district, at 5am last week Friday (November 1) after reports of a fire and the …
Death sentences have been upheld in an appeals trial for the three main defendants of the murder of Scandinavian tourists in Imlil. Judges from the counterterrorism court of appeals of …
The European Union is planning to award 20 licenses for snow crab fishing near Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, in violation of a ruling by the Norwegian Supreme Court. According …
The value of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, grew to a record 10 trillion Norwegian crowns ($1.09 trillion) on Friday, boosted by rising global stocks and the strength …
Norway will provide more than NOK 3 billion to a number of initiatives to promote sustainable ocean management in the period 2020-2024. The initiatives will be announced at the Our …
The NordnesGruppen trawler Nordbas will feature a new bespoke hybrid power system designed by Blueday Technology which will be installed in the trawler at Kleven shipyard in Norway. When deciding …
During her visit in Vilnius, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has refused to comment on a reported spy exchange deal with Russia. She said she was aware of the fact …
A Norway-based shipping company says that nine of its employees have been abducted from one of its vessels while it was moored off the coast of Benin in West Africa, BBC reports. …
LI WEI – President (Minister) of the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council Chair (2011-2019), LU (MABEL) MIAO – Chairman of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment, …
Kongsberg Digital, the global innovator of maritime simulation technology and SeaCross, the company behind the advanced SeaCross navigation system for safe and effective high-speed craft operation have announced a new …
Norwegian security forces arrested seven supporters of the PKK terror group on Saturday for attacking Turks in the capital of Oslo. Police used pepper spray against the assailants, who staged …
From 1 January 2020, Norwegians can become nationals of another country without losing their Norwegian citizenship, and foreign nationals no longer have to give up their original citizenship to become …
On November 11-12, 2019, the Nazarbayev Center will host the fifth annual meeting of the Astana Club, the largest platform for discussing geopolitical and security issues in the region. During …
The U.S. government is considering sanctioning Spain for the aid that the socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would be provide to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The Treasury Department …
A Russian commission has recommended President Vladimir Putin pardon a 64-year-old Norwegian jailed for spying, amid hopes of a spy swap. Frode Berg, 64, a retired Norwegian border guard, was seized in December 2017 …
A Malaysian couple in Norway are facing child abuse charges, after being accused of hitting and pressuring their children to perform their prayers and forcing them to fast during Ramadan. …
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