Nadarajah Sethurupan

The Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo has launched a campaign to promote more salmon eating in Japan, where it is already a popular sushi topping. Norway started a blitz to sell …

Norse Atlantic Airways (N0, Oslo Gardermoen) has raised NOK613 million kroner (USD55 million) in a private placement, more than the USD45 million it had previously said would be needed to tie it over the …

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 …

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday (Nov 6) in protest against what she said was the jail’s failure to give her access to …

A pioneering project in Norway is underway to develop the world’s first ammonia-fueled container ship. The ship is set to commence operations in 2026. The ship will be constructed through …

The corruption within Ukraine is unmatched anywhere in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. “In Russia, we have plenty of problems. We, in Russia, and in the …

A very shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Oslo, Norway. According to the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the quake hit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, at 3:49 …

Norway and Sweden will establish a joint border police station to combat cross-border crime, the Norwegian government said in a press release on Friday. Located in Magnormoen, Norway’s second largest …

Republic Day is a national holiday in Kazakhstan, celebrated on October 25. On this day in 1990, the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the country was adopted. The document declared …

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 …

Norway has asked Russia to reduce the amount charged for damage caused by unauthorised grazing of Norwegian reindeer in Russia’s Pasvik Nature Reserve from 47 million kroner to 50,000 kroner. …

Denmark, Sweden and Norway have further tightened their travel advisories for Lebanon and cautioned against travel there until further notice. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Thursday that Norway …

Norway has announced the closure of its embassy in Uganda next year as part of comprehensive reforms in its foreign services. A statement released by the embassy on Friday said …

The government of Norway said it is deeply concerned about the situation in Sudan, six months after the war’s outbreak. “More than 5 million people have been forced to flee, …

Indonesia is urging Norway to expedite a $250 million (Rp 3.9 trillion) investment commitment to accelerate the tropical rainforest country’s decarbonization program as stated in the Just Energy Transition Partnership …

The Norwegian government will offer a grant worth 34 million euros to Moldova, through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The members of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign …

Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The former vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) organization was …

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 …

“The U.S. and its subordinate Western collective are continuing to fuel conflicts which artificially divide humanity into hostile blocks and hamper the achievement of overall aims. They’re doing everything they …

Cooperation between China and Norway on tackling climate change and in other fields is on the right track, a senior official in the Norwegian government said on Tuesday, expressing his …

The Norwegian F-35A takes off from a highway in Finland for the first time. Photo © Ole Andreas Vekve, Norwegian Armed Forces

The Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, Glauk Konjufca, has met the Norwegian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), composed of Ingjerd Schou, Lise Christoffersen, …

Bulgarian Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov is taking part in the annual conference of the NATO Military Committee between September 15 and 17 in Oslo, Norway, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry …

A 25-year-old Malaysian student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage, including illegal eavesdropping through various technical devices, local media reported.  Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported that the …