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 hailed its recognition Tuesday of a Palestinian state as a special day and denounced Israel's lack of "constructive commitment" for a two-state solution. https://www.thelocal.no/20240528/norway-calls-recognition-of-palestinian-state-special-day Tue, 28 May 2024 14:50:12 +0200 norway-calls-recognition-of-palestinian-state-special-day Norway will recognise Palestine as a state as of May 28th, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Wednesday at a press conference, despite warnings from the Israeli government. https://www.thelocal.no/20240522/norway-to-recognise-palestine-as-a-state Wed, 22 May 2024 12:36:04 +0200 norway-to-recognise-palestine-as-a-state The Norwegian government Tuesday proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid to Palestinians this year as humanitarian agencies warn of a looming famine in the Gaza Strip. https://www.thelocal.no/20240514/norway-to-quadruple-aid-to-palestinians-amidst-famine-fears Tue, 14 May 2024 16:48:56 +0200 norway-to-quadruple-aid-to-palestinians-amidst-famine-fears Norway, which heads the group of donors for Palestine (AHLC), on Tuesday urged donors to resume their aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA. https://www.thelocal.no/20240424/norway-calls-on-donors-to-resume-aid-to-un-agency-for-palestinians Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:15:58 +0200 norway-calls-on-donors-to-resume-aid-to-un-agency-for-palestinians Norway is ready to recognise a Palestinian state together with other countries, its prime minister said on Friday while hosting Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez, who is seeking support for the cause. https://www.thelocal.no/20240412/norways-pm-says-country-is-ready-to-recognise-a-palestinian-state Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:44:49 +0200 norways-pm-says-country-is-ready-to-recognise-a-palestinian-state The United States will open its first diplomatic post north of the Arctic Circle in Norway as climate change raises interest in the region, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20230601/us-to-open-diplomatic-post-in-north-norway Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:35:32 +0200 us-to-open-diplomatic-post-in-north-norway The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday sees a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member. https://www.thelocal.no/20230511/norway-takes-over-chairmanship-of-arctic-council-after-russia-sidelined Thu, 11 May 2023 14:17:07 +0200 norway-takes-over-chairmanship-of-arctic-council-after-russia-sidelined China's foreign minister Qin Gang is coming to Norway this week and will meet Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20230508/norway-among-key-stops-on-chinese-foreign-ministers-european-tour Mon, 08 May 2023 18:33:20 +0200 norway-among-key-stops-on-chinese-foreign-ministers-european-tour The Nordic countries will continue to back Ukraine in its war against Russia and support its applications to join NATO and the EU, Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre said at a summit Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20230504/norways-pm-says-nordics-united-in-support-of-ukraine Thu, 04 May 2023 13:05:52 +0200 norways-pm-says-nordics-united-in-support-of-ukraine Russia said on Wednesday it was expelling 10 Norwegian diplomats as a "retaliatory measure" after Norway announced it was kicking out 15 Russians. https://www.thelocal.no/20230426/norwegian-diplomats-expelled-by-russia-in-retaliatory-move Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:20:13 +0200 norwegian-diplomats-expelled-by-russia-in-retaliatory-move After 15 Russian embassy officials Norway believes to be intelligence officers were expelled by the foreign ministry, the Police Security Service (PST) believes Russia will still attempt to carry out intelligence operations in the country.  https://www.thelocal.no/20230414/how-much-of-an-intelligence-threat-does-russia-pose-to-norway Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:57:23 +0200 how-much-of-an-intelligence-threat-does-russia-pose-to-norway Norway has expelled 15 Russian embassy officials it believes to be intelligence officers working under diplomatic cover, its foreign ministry announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20230413/norway-expels-15-intelligence-workers-employed-by-russian-embassy Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:36:59 +0200 norway-expels-15-intelligence-workers-employed-by-russian-embassy Norway's foreign ministry said Monday it had summoned Iran's ambassador to Oslo for talks after the execution of demonstrators protesting the death of Mahsa Amini. https://www.thelocal.no/20230109/iranian-ambassador-to-norway-summoned-over-executions Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:21:54 +0100 iranian-ambassador-to-norway-summoned-over-executions The Twitter accounts for Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were incorrectly listed as Nigerian government accounts on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20221213/norwegian-pm-and-foreign-minister-listed-as-nigerian-officials-in-twitter-mix-up Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:27:53 +0100 norwegian-pm-and-foreign-minister-listed-as-nigerian-officials-in-twitter-mix-up Norway’s foreign ministry said it "deeply regretted" an incident after which security footage was shared on social media appearing to show a Norwegian consul insulting Russians at a hotel reception. https://www.thelocal.no/20220731/norwegian-consul-filmed-insulting-russians-at-hotel Sun, 31 Jul 2022 11:15:41 +0200 norwegian-consul-filmed-insulting-russians-at-hotel Norway shares a border with Russia in the High North, where the two countries cooperate on several issues at a regional level. The Local has taken a look at how the invasion of Ukraine will affect relations between the two at the border. https://www.thelocal.no/20220225/how-norways-border-with-russia-could-be-affected-by-the-invasion-of-ukraine Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:51:03 +0100 how-norways-border-with-russia-could-be-affected-by-the-invasion-of-ukraine With its bust of Lenin, cultural centre and KGB offices, the abandoned Soviet outpost of Pyramiden may seem like a time-warped Arctic oddity but is valued by Moscow as it vies for clout in the warming region. https://www.thelocal.no/20220207/how-norway-outpost-from-soviet-era-helps-russia-keep-a-foot-in-arctic Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:05:10 +0100 how-norway-outpost-from-soviet-era-helps-russia-keep-a-foot-in-arctic Norway on Monday summoned a Chinese diplomat to protest against an "unacceptable" cyberattack on the IT systems of its parliament in March. https://www.thelocal.no/20210720/norway-summons-chinese-envoy-over-parliament-cyberattack Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:10:17 +0200 norway-summons-chinese-envoy-over-parliament-cyberattack