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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

An appeals court in Norway has increased the prison sentence of a man who stole an ambulance and tried to run over several pedestrians. The 34-year-old suspect was convicted on …

Russian news channel RT has disappeared from all broadcast platforms in the Norway. Norway access to the TV network, formerly called Russia Today, has been affected by a ban imposed …

A Cumbrian firm is part of an international consortium which has won a £10.4 million nuclear decommissioning contract in Norway. Createc, based in Cockermouth, is part of ICCircle with Spanish …

Norway is starting a process to remove Russian assets from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, in a rare case of politics steering investments for the country’s savings. The government …

 Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Monday affirmed the region’s desire to expand its cooperation with Norway. Prime Minister Barzani received the Norwegian Ambassador to Iraq and Jordan Espen …

In a telephone conversation on Monday 7 March 2022, Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre discussed Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the security situation, and closer …

The Government of the Russian Federation approved on Monday a list of foreign states and territories that commit unfriendly actions against Russia, its companies, and citizens. The list includes the …

Russia refused to be an observer at NATO Cold Response drills in Norway, the Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported on Thursday. Russia was invited as an observer, but its representatives refused …

The MEKHANIK PYATLIN was scheduled to arrive in Hull on Thursday (Mar 3) However Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has this afternoon called on the UK’s port operators to deny access …

Sweden’s position on not joining NATO remains in place, the prime minister said, adding that the Nordic country will decide its own security policies. Sweden does not plan to join …

NATO defence ministers are expected this week to set in motion a plan that could establish four multinational battlegroups in southeastern Europe in response to Russia’s military build-up in Ukraine, …

Burmese in Norway protested in front of the Norway-based Telenor office over the sale of the Telenor investment in Myanmar under the junta Military Council. The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw …