https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway need not expect a deterioration in the country’s relationship with Russia following a decision to expel one of its northern neighbour’s diplomats on Monday, says an MP from the governing Conservative party. https://www.thelocal.no/20180327/norway-should-not-fear-consequences-following-expulsion-of-russian-diplomat-mp Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:03:29 +0200 norway-should-not-fear-consequences-following-expulsion-of-russian-diplomat-mp Norway’s foreign ministry decided on Monday evening to expel one diplomat from the Russian Embassy in Oslo in solidarity with the United Kingdom. https://www.thelocal.no/20180327/norway-expels-one-russian-diplomat-over-uk-nerve-gas-attack Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:04:29 +0200 norway-expels-one-russian-diplomat-over-uk-nerve-gas-attack Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg appealed to US president Donald Trump’s business instincts over the Paris Agreement in a press conference following a bilateral meeting at the White House. https://www.thelocal.no/20180111/paris-agreement-provides-business-opportunities-norway-pm-solberg-to-trump Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:49:53 +0100 paris-agreement-provides-business-opportunities-norway-pm-solberg-to-trump Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a Norwegian solar company signed a deal Tuesday to invest 2.5 billion euros in the country over the next five years. https://www.thelocal.no/20171018/norway-solar-firm-signs-25-billion-euro-deal-with-iran Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:29:49 +0200 norway-solar-firm-signs-25-billion-euro-deal-with-iran Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will travel to China next week for talks with top leaders, her office said Friday, a visit expected to seal the two countries' reconciliation after a deep freeze. https://www.thelocal.no/20170331/norway-pm-to-china-to-seal-reconciliation Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:02:39 +0200 norway-pm-to-china-to-seal-reconciliation A video purporting to be an official apology from the National Theatre of Norway for its “shameful collaboration” with the Israeli national theatre Habima has been slammed as “sick” and reminiscent of Nazi “propaganda”. https://www.thelocal.no/20160926/fake-norway-apology-video-angers-israel Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:10:20 +0200 fake-norway-apology-video-angers-israel Israeli customs officials have found ten kilos of ancient coins and statuettes in a search of a Norwegian diplomatic car at the Allenby Bridge crossing into Jordan, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160607/norwegian-diplomatic-car-used-for-contraband-in-israel Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:35:06 +0200 norwegian-diplomatic-car-used-for-contraband-in-israel Norway's foreign minister will visit Sri Lanka this week in a bid to re-establish political contact, his office said Tuesday, almost ten years after Oslo failed in a bid to mediate in the island's civil war. https://www.thelocal.no/20160105/norway-to-renew-political-contact-with-sri-lanka Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:37:35 +0100 norway-to-renew-political-contact-with-sri-lanka Iran has confirmed that it is investigating reports that one of its diplomats has sought political asylum in Norway, with a spokesman citing "personal problems". https://www.thelocal.no/20130224/iran-investigates-norway-diplomat-defection Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:04:00 +0100 iran-investigates-norway-diplomat-defection An Iranian diplomat has applied for political asylum in Norway, his lawyer confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20130223/iranian-diplomat-seeks-norway-asylum Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:38:00 +0100 iranian-diplomat-seeks-norway-asylum Norway on Tuesday expelled a Sudanese diplomat posted in Oslo after Khartoum's embassy here was implicated in spying on Sudanese refugees in the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.no/20121010/norway-expels-sudanese-diplomat Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:33:17 +0200 norway-expels-sudanese-diplomat Talks in Oslo between Colombia's government and the leftist FARC rebels - aimed at ending one of Latin America's oldest conflicts - are set to begin on October 15th, the group said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20121002/colombia-talks-to-start-on-october-15th-farc Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:20:05 +0200 colombia-talks-to-start-on-october-15th-farc Norway, which has made peacemaking one of the pillars of its foreign policy with varying results, could succeed in its efforts to mediate an end to the 50-year conflict in Colombia, experts suggest. https://www.thelocal.no/20120906/oslo-peacemakers-poised-for-colombia-challenge Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:07:00 +0200 oslo-peacemakers-poised-for-colombia-challenge Norway, which is to host peace talks between Colombia's leftist FARC rebels and the government, on Tuesday praised both parties for taking a first step towards ending the conflict. https://www.thelocal.no/20120905/norway-hails-farc-colombia-government-talks Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:07:00 +0200 norway-hails-farc-colombia-government-talks Norway has closed its embassy in Tehran a day after the British mission in the Iranian capital was attacked by an angry mob, the government said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20111130/norway-shuts-iran-embassy-after-uk-mission-attack Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:39:05 +0100 norway-shuts-iran-embassy-after-uk-mission-attack Controversial Polish private investigator Krysztof Rutkowski has further increased his growing notoriety in Norway by again taking dramatic action to help a child escape foster care. https://www.thelocal.no/20111109/action-hero-rescues-kid-from-foster-care Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:40:14 +0100 action-hero-rescues-kid-from-foster-care