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, a Nato ally of Turkey, announced Thursday it was suspending all new arms exports to the country after Ankara launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. https://www.thelocal.no/20191011/nato-ally-norway-suspends-new-arms-exports-to-turkey Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:47:34 +0200 nato-ally-norway-suspends-new-arms-exports-to-turkey Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen has been appointed to be the UN envoy for Syria, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday, becoming the fourth emissary to take up one of the most difficult peacemaking jobs at the world body. https://www.thelocal.no/20181101/what-you-need-to-know-about-geir-pedersen-the-norwegian-diplomat-taking-over-as-syria-envoy Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:39:07 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-geir-pedersen-the-norwegian-diplomat-taking-over-as-syria-envoy Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen is UN chief Antonio Guterres' pick as the next special envoy to Syria, diplomatic sources told AFP. https://www.thelocal.no/20181031/norwegian-diplomat-geir-pedersen-named-as-new-un-envoy-to-syria-sources Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:38:19 +0100 norwegian-diplomat-geir-pedersen-named-as-new-un-envoy-to-syria-sources Norwegian foreign minister Børge Brende says that Norway “understands” President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Syria in the wake of gas attacks in the war-torn Middle Eastern country. https://www.thelocal.no/20170407/us-strike-on-syria-understandable-norwegian-foreign-minister Fri, 07 Apr 2017 17:28:02 +0200 us-strike-on-syria-understandable-norwegian-foreign-minister A Norwegian court on Tuesday sentenced an Islamist to nine years in prison for recruiting a jihadist candidate who wanted to join the Islamic State (Isis) group. https://www.thelocal.no/20170404/norway-sentences-is-recruiter-to-nine-years-in-prison Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:06:03 +0200 norway-sentences-is-recruiter-to-nine-years-in-prison A cement company with a factory in Syria that has received 4.2 billion kroner from Norway’s massive oil fund is accused of giving money to the terror group Isis. https://www.thelocal.no/20161124/norways-oil-fund-invested-in-company-with-alleged-isis-ties Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:08:01 +0100 norways-oil-fund-invested-in-company-with-alleged-isis-ties A giant Russian aircraft carrier, a nuclear-powered battleship, and six other vessels passed the Norwegian island of Andøya on Monday on the way to Syria. https://www.thelocal.no/20161018/russias-syria-reinforcement-passes-norway Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:39:15 +0200 russias-syria-reinforcement-passes-norway US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Wednesday that US patience on the Syria conflict and the issue of President Bashar al-Assad's fate is running out. https://www.thelocal.no/20160615/kerry-in-oslo-us-patience-on-syria-very-limited Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:18:01 +0200 kerry-in-oslo-us-patience-on-syria-very-limited Norway announced on Monday that it would deploy 60 soldiers to train Syrians fighting the Islamic State (Isis) group, boosting its involvement in the international coalition against the jihadists. https://www.thelocal.no/20160503/norway-to-send-60-soldiers-to-train-syrians-fighting-isis Tue, 03 May 2016 11:16:13 +0200 norway-to-send-60-soldiers-to-train-syrians-fighting-isis One is a devout and cheery Saudi, the other a British convert overcome by doubt, the third a Syrian fascinated by the promise of 72 virgins: a new documentary unveils the shadowy world of Syria's would-be suicide bombers. https://www.thelocal.no/20160224/norway-journo-gets-under-the-skin-of-al-qaeda-fighters Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:18:07 +0100 norway-journo-gets-under-the-skin-of-al-qaeda-fighters Norway on Thursday pledged 10 billion kroner in aid response to the Syrian conflict – one seventh of the entire amount pledged at an international donor's conference. https://www.thelocal.no/20160204/norway-top-donor-at-syria-conference Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:36:01 +0100 norway-top-donor-at-syria-conference Nordic nations are doing well over their 'fair share' to help Syrian refugees. https://www.thelocal.no/20160203/denmark-norway-in-top-three-syria-donors Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:52:40 +0100 denmark-norway-in-top-three-syria-donors Norway on Friday launched a competition to develop a smartphone app to help Syrian children who are unable to attend school because of the war build basic Arabic literacy skills, the foreign minister said. https://www.thelocal.no/20160129/norway-holds-phone-app-competition-for-syrian-children Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:16:08 +0100 norway-holds-phone-app-competition-for-syrian-children A Syria donors' conference in London next week will urge participating countries to double the amount of money they are giving to tackle the humanitarian crisis, Downing Street said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160128/norway-double-financial-support-for-syria Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:04:23 +0100 norway-double-financial-support-for-syria The Borgarting Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced three men to prison for having supported and fought alongside the terror group Isis. https://www.thelocal.no/20160119/norway-court-sentences-isis-foreign-fighters Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:20:30 +0100 norway-court-sentences-isis-foreign-fighters Norway's justice minister is set to propose a law reform which will make it easier to charge Norwegians suspected of participating in the Syrian conflict. There will also be harsher punishments. https://www.thelocal.no/20151222/new-law-proposals-aim-to-prevent-norwegians-from-fighting-in-syria Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:18:04 +0100 new-law-proposals-aim-to-prevent-norwegians-from-fighting-in-syria The Norwegian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it is considering a request from the United States to up its contributions in the fight against Isis. https://www.thelocal.no/20151208/us-asks-norway-to-join-isis-fight-in-syria Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:28:07 +0100 us-asks-norway-to-join-isis-fight-in-syria The number of people applying for asylum for the first time in Norway shot up by 81 percent between April and June, figures released by the Brussels statistics authority Eurostat showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20150918/asylum-claims-soar-by-80-in-norway Sat, 19 Sep 2015 00:29:34 +0200 asylum-claims-soar-by-80-in-norway A Norwegian sportswear company has been threatened by a consumer boycott after it announced it was donating a day's sales to Syrian refugees. https://www.thelocal.no/20150914/norway-hiking-gear-firm-hit-for-refugee-support Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:36:57 +0200 norway-hiking-gear-firm-hit-for-refugee-support Norway has offered to host a donor conference for the UN aimed at raising nearly $5bn to help those displaced or suffering as a result of civil war in Syria. https://www.thelocal.no/20150909/norway-to-host-un-syria-donor-meet Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:20:32 +0200 norway-to-host-un-syria-donor-meet