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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted permission to expand the capacity at Nyhamna gas facility in Møre og Romsdal County. The consent from the NPD will enable Ormen Lange …

Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende said in Zagreb on Monday that Croatia was a country of stability in Southeast Europe, exporting stability to its neighbours. Brende had arrived for a …

The Embassy of Sri Lanka to Norway celebrated the 69th Anniversary of Independence on 4th February 2017 at the embassy with the participation of over 150 members of the Sri …

Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Oslo Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh underlined the need for the removal of banking obstacles hindering the broadening of trade …

Feb. 6 is the annual Sami National Day, and this year’s event marks the 100th anniversary of the date when Norwegian and Swedish Sami officials came together to hold the …

Norway’s former ambassador to Saudi Arabia claims the Gulf kingdom has had “a tremendous influence on the spread of the Islamist ideology”, but fears that the West is turning a …

Denmark and Norway announced they have removed travel warnings to Egypt’s South Sinai cities of Sharm El-Shiekh, Dahab and Saint Catherine, state news agency MENA reported on Friday. A statement …

One month after applying to be an Arctic Economic Council (AEC) Northern Partner, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s (ASRC) application has been unanimously approved. This makes ASRC the first organization in …

The minister for agriculture and food, Norway, Jon Georg Dale, will participate at a “Consultation on climate change and food security”, to be held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation …

Norway’s National Museum has appointed Karen Hindsbo as its new director, reports ArtDaily. Hindsbo has directed Bergen’s KODE, the Sørlandets Kunstmuseum in Kristiansand, and Copenhagen’s Den Frie Udstilling. She was …

Irish-headquartered energy and environmental group DCC has announced the purchase of Esso’s petrol network in Norway. Costing £235 million (€273.41m),it is the group’s largest retail deal to date. The transaction …

The Norwegian government will continue its humanitarian aid to the Kurdistan Region, said a Norwegian official on Tuesday. The Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Kurdistan Regional Government …

A total of 462,000 children are at immediate risk of death from severe malnutrition. Among the 2.2 million displaced Yemenis, 75 per cent identified food as their top priority. Two …

The Minnesota National Guard will host over 100 members of the Norwegian Home Guard as part of a reciprocal troop exchange at Camp Ripley Feb. 9 -23, 2017. The origin …

The Honorable Gro Brundtland, the first female prime minister of Norway and a former director-general of the World Health Organization, will present the 31st address in the Adlai E. Stevenson …

Norway is extending temporary border checks until May to control the inflow of migrants, the government said Friday. “The migration situation in Europe is still uncertain,” Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen …

Colombian prosecutors said on Tuesday they suspect President Juan Manuel Santos, winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, received a bribe from scandal-plagued Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht for his 2014 …

The Norwegian army is procuring the new mobile variant of Kongsberg’s NASAMS air defense system operated by the country’s air force. The Ministry of Defense said the system is being …

Several items belonging to social activist Kailash Satyarthi were stolen as the Nobel laureate’s home in Greater Kailash’s Aravali Apartments was broken into, DCP South East Delhi , India confirmed. …

USA President Donald J. Trump spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the United States’ strong support for NATO. The leaders discussed how to encourage all NATO allies …

ABB has signed a project specific agreement for the safety and automation system with Statoil for the Johan Castberg offshore oil field development. Statoil has issued the first call-off from …

The Readmission Agreement between Norway and Pakistan was signed on 25 January 2017 in Islamabad. Norway’s ambassador, Mr. Tore Nedrebø, signed on behalf of the Norwegian government, and Secretary of …

A teenager has admitted killing a retired Florida teacher and injuring five others including two Australians in a stabbing rampage near the British Museum in London Somali-Norwegian Zakaria Bulhan, 19, …

Norway faces a growing threat from cyberattacks and hacking, the Scandinavian country’s military intelligence service said Monday. Russia and China were the main sources for such threats, the military intelligence …

Chief Executive of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met Borge Brande, Norwegian foreign Minister here yesterday in his office, a statement said. According to Chief Executive Press Office, …