Co-operation called by Norway for Arctic resources
Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store opened last week’s international conference on managing the Arctic with a plea to co-operate peacefully as ...
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Norway will challenge any EU ban on seal products
Last year the European Commission proposed banning imports of pelts and other products from seals that were killed in an inhumane manner. While their ...
Norway given more Continental Shelf by the UN
The final recommendations of the UN Council on the Limits of the Continental Shelf have extended Norway’s control of the seabed off its coastline to a...
Sri Lanka kicks Norway out of peace talks
After a group of protestors sympathetic to the Tamil Tiger’s reportedly waning cause trashed the Sri Lankan embassy in Norway’s capital, the Sri Lanka...
Norway’s oil industry pushing for exploration in sensitive areas
Despite widespread resistance from environmental groups and the present government, the Norwegian Oil Industry Association is pushing forward with its...
Norwegian tanker captured by Somali pirates
In the most recent incident of piracy in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast, pirates boarded and captured a Norwegian tanker, giving more credence ...
Eva Joly hired as a special consultant to the Icelandic Government
The announcement of the involvement of Eva Joly being hired as a special consultant to the Icelandic government and the special prosecutor’s tea...
Huge underwater gas find off Norway
HydroStatoil has made a major gas discovery off the coast of Norway that is getting those in the industry excited. The find was made in the Asterix pr...