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After an extremely strong June, just under 6,000 new electric cars hit the road in Norway in July. That may seem low compared to the previous month, but it is …

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract with Avinor to supply Kongsberg Digital Towers to an additional seven airports in Norway. The installations include sensors and other technical …

Norway on Thursday strongly opposed the Israeli-initiated lawsuit against the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA), warning that the accusations against some individuals coincide with “a politically motivated campaign …

The Human Rights Research Society in Norway has announced a two-day meeting between members of Afghan civil society, including civil activists and the Taliban representatives. The session, held in Oslo, …

Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on Monday accused the Western countries of double standards on the second day of the World Economic Forum held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With …

Norway said on Thursday that it “regrets” that the UN Security Council disagreement on Palestine’s full membership to the UN. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide wrote on X that …

From February 27 to March 2, 2024, a delegation from Russia visited the Kingdom of Bahrain. Representative of the Russian Parliament – the State Duma of the Russian Federation H. …

From February 27 to March 2, 2024, a delegation from Russia visited the Kingdom of Bahrain. Representative of the Russian Parliament – the State Duma of the Russian Federation H. …

Norway has agreed to help facilitate the transfer of frozen tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that were collected by Israel, the Norwegian government said on Sunday (Feb …

The International Forum “Spiritual Leadership and Creative Economy” will be held in Grozny from March 5-7, 2024. The main organizer of the forum was BCMF (BRICS Culture Media Forum) in …

Norway’s top body for international adoptions on Tuesday urged the government to halt all adoptions from abroad for two years pending a government-led investigation into illegal adoptions in several countries, …

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labour laws. Prof Yunus’ supporters say the case is politically …

An event marking World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and the New Year, organised by the Azerbaijan House in Oslo and the Coordination Council of Scandinavian Azerbaijanis, has been held in Oslo, …

On the illustrious evening of October 16, 2023, the resplendent global gathering in Dubai bestowed upon Dr. Sergei Dvorianov, the indomitable Global President of International Diplomatic Club “Amicability”, a prestigious …

Norway’s government has amended its gambling act to allow the country’s regulator to block illegal websites starting next year. Recommended by the Ministry of Culture and Equality on October 20 …

This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse, whose plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in Europe. The jury said Fosse, who …

Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway to stop a fine the country’s data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users’ privacy, in …

Meta requested an Oslo district court judge suspend a decision by Norway’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, to impose a NOK1 million per day fine for continuing to use Norwegians’ personal data for …

The Norwegian Parliament, Storting, has decided to introduce tuition fees for all new-coming international students from countries outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland. The decision was established after a proposal …

Norwegian Ambassador to Georgia Helene Sand Andresen was invited to the Georgian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday in connection with the award given to former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by the …

The latest Bollywood film puts Norway in a tight spot as it sheds light on the Nordic country’s invasive child protection policy, which is being compared to state-sanctioned child abduction. …

The data center campus to comprise several buildings, which will form part of TikTok’s European hub, will have a total power capacity of 90 MW. Azrieli Group has reported that …

European Union member states, Norway and Switzerland Friday released a joint statement expressing grave concerns about the current situation in Lebanon. “We call on Parliament to urgently elect a president …

Norwegian police on Thursday banned a planned anti-Islam protest including the burning of a copy of the Quran this week for security reasons, hours after the Turkish foreign ministry summoned …

The Taliban’s “internal debates and extreme decrees” are paralyzing humanitarian work in Afghanistan, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Sunday after arriving in Kabul for a week-long …