The CIA warned an Arab activist in Norway that he faces a potential threat from Saudi Arabia, Norwegian Media reported Tuesday. “Something crazy – concerning my personal safety – happened …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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Corruption in Norway
Hunger strike in Sofia prison continues, repressions too, and silence of governments
The hunger strike of Jock Palfreeman in protest of corruption and abuse of power in Sofia prison continues – 16 days today. Palfreeman is the Chairman of the Board of …
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Tom Yazdgerdi, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
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We must learn from Rwanda and its people for their ability to move forward and emerge from a period of shocking cruelty with a strong spirit of reconciliation. This, according …
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The woman filed a rape complaint after going to the fire station in the 14th district in the southeast of Paris on Friday evening after meeting a fireman in a bar. …
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The Government of Norway is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Norway has once again sent a …
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday designated Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin confirmed the …
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The Government is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Norway has once again sent a team of …
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From 1 January 2020, 0.5 per cent of aviation fuel sold in Norway will be advanced biofuels, and the regulatory changes will be introduced in the Product Regulation. Advanced biofuel …
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According to the expat group «Bulgarian Diaspora and Friends», Norwegian tax money is invested in the prisons of Bulgaria via the Norwegian Financial Mechanism – in partnership with the Bulgarian …
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A US official has repeated his country’s threats against its allies over Huawei – stating that the US’s goal is a process that leads “inevitably to the banning” of the …
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“I can say that documents like the Terezin Declaration – first of all, the Terezin Declaration that you mention is a non-binding political document, so countries aren’t legally bound to …
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Special envoys of the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Italy, Norway and the European Union met in London on Tuesday-April 23- and discussed the Afghan peace. The envoys in …
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Small countries can achieve important results for the world when they build bridges and stand up for what they believe in. Sweden and Norway are both good examples of this, …
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Six weeks after the Christchurch mosque attacks, New Zealand’s deputy prime minister paid his respects on Wednesday (Apr 24) to the victims of Norway’s 2011 attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, …
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Politics
Nordic ministers for the environment and climate call for a global framework on marine litter
During the meeting of the Nordic Council of Environment and Climate Ministers in Reykjavik, the Nordic ministers agreed to work for a global agreement combatting marine litter. Norwegian Minister of …
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Various pre-season forest fires already burning in Sweden and Norway have authorities worried that it might be another “summer of ashes” in Scandinavia this year. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, …
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The Trump administration said Monday that it will no longer exempt any countries from U.S. sanctions if they continue to buy Iranian oil, stepping up pressure on Iran in a …
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Oil & Gas
Equinor proves public feedback process was sham, and lodges Bight oil drilling plan despite promises
Equinor takes just 13 comments into account out of 30,000 submissions on its draft plan Equinor lodges Environment Plan today to avoid government-regulated feedback process Over 10,000 protest across Australia …
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Consumers are becoming more health conscious and discerning about what they put into their bodies. Oslo Brewing Co. has decided to address this by pro-actively putting the nutrition information on …
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is now in Oslo, Norway on an official visit aimed at fostering trade and deepening bilateral cooperation, particularly on …
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The costs directly related to Norway’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council amounted to NOK 12 million (USD 1,4 million) in the period 2016-2018. This total includes …
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As part of the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage-project (CCS),the Norwegian Government will propose to the Parliament that the Norwegian state contributes with funds for an exploration well for …
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SeaDream, a cruise ship to be used on luxury voyages, will be built at the Mangalia yard in Romania after Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Norway-based SeaDream Yacht …
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France joined a multinational effort to cooperate on the development of Maritime Unmanned Systems. At a signing ceremony at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, National Armament Directors from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, …