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 Danish judges jailed an Iranian-Norwegian man for seven years on Friday for his part in a plot to assassinate an opponent of the Tehran government. https://www.thelocal.no/20200626/denmark-jails-iranian-norwegian-for-iran-assassination-plot Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:37:14 +0200 denmark-jails-iranian-norwegian-for-iran-assassination-plot A Norwegian man of Iranian origin planned to carry out an assassination in Denmark, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20181030/norwegian-arrested-for-attempted-assassination-in-denmark-on-behalf-of-iran Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:33:39 +0100 norwegian-arrested-for-attempted-assassination-in-denmark-on-behalf-of-iran 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 Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik was stopped by US border control agents at Washington Dulles Airport on Wednesday and questioned for roughly an hour before being granted permission to enter the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20170203/former-norwegian-prime-minister-stopped-by-new-us-entry-controls Fri, 03 Feb 2017 08:46:20 +0100 former-norwegian-prime-minister-stopped-by-new-us-entry-controls Iran said on Wednesday that Norway had offered the Islamic republic a $1-billion credit line following a meeting between their foreign ministers in Tehran. https://www.thelocal.no/20160818/norway-opens-1-billion-credit-line-for-iran Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:39:40 +0200 norway-opens-1-billion-credit-line-for-iran Israel has strongly condemned Norway for inviting the Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif to the annual Oslo Forum peace conference. https://www.thelocal.no/20160615/norway-in-hot-water-for-inviting-irans-fm-to-peace-talks Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:35:44 +0200 norway-in-hot-water-for-inviting-irans-fm-to-peace-talks Norway said on Thursday it had authorised its pension fund, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, to resume Iranian government bond purchases in the wake of a deal phasing out sanctions against Tehran. https://www.thelocal.no/20160219/norway-clears-iran-debt-purchases-by-massive-pension-fund Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:42:01 +0100 norway-clears-iran-debt-purchases-by-massive-pension-fund Norway has contributed to the international nuclear agreement with Iran by assisting with the transport of natural uranium into the Islamic republic, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20151229/norway-freights-uranium-to-iran Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:15:25 +0100 norway-freights-uranium-to-iran Norway’s foreign minister Børge Brende has welcomed Tuesday’s “historic” nuclear deal between Iran and the West, struck in Vienna after 18 days of talks. https://www.thelocal.no/20150714/norway-hails-historic-iran-deal Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:02:53 +0200 norway-hails-historic-iran-deal A Norwegian ship that allegedly came under fire from Iranian forces in the Gulf on Thursday was wanted for causing $300 million in damage to an oil rig, an Iranian official has claimed. https://www.thelocal.no/20150516/norway-ship-fired-on-by-iran-in-gulf Sat, 16 May 2015 20:09:31 +0200 norway-ship-fired-on-by-iran-in-gulf 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 A 30-year-old man has been charged with the fatal stabbing on Wednesday morning of a 38-year-old Eritrean woman in Kristiansand, southern Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20120111/failed-asylum-seeker-stabs-woman-to-death Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:43:18 +0100 failed-asylum-seeker-stabs-woman-to-death 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