News and events // 11/03/2010 //

On Tuesday, Israel announced plans to build 1600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. The decision was announced at a critical time, as the Israelis and the Palestinians are about to start new peace talks. Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “Norway deeply deplores Israel’s expansion of its settlement in East Jerusalem. The peace process is in a critical phase, and Israel’s de...

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News and events // 10/03/2010 //

Norway has held the chair of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) for the past year. Norway has now handed over the chairmanship to Israel. Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, commented: “We took on this task with humility and deep commitment, and we are confident that Israel will continue this work in a positive...

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News and events // 26/02/2010 //

Have you seen them madly sweeping the ice dressed in their clown pants? The Norwegian men’s curling team has attracted widespread attention at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver thanks to its conspicuous attire.

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News and events // 22/02/2010 //

“At last it is clear that the convention banning cluster munitions will enter into force. With this convention, we have helped to make the world a safer place, strengthened humanitarian law and, not least, ensured that victims will receive assistance,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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Study and work //

Scholarships are awarded to individuals, organizations or institutions within the artistic and cultural community. The scholarships are meant to act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen.

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News and events // 04/03/2010 //

On 24 February, the Norwegian Ambassador in Teheran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. During the meeting he was given an official note and a letter addressed to Foreign Minister Støre, in which Iran protested against Norway having granted asylum to Mohammed Reza Heydari.

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News and events // 23/02/2010 //

Hans Petter Moland’s movie "A Somewhat Gentle Man" was awarded the Berliner Morgenpost Audience Award.

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News and events // 22/02/2010 //

Norway has transferred NOK 240 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA), in accordance with its pledge made at the Paris Conference in December 2007. The funds have been provided to support implementation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan (PRDP). The support will enable the PA to maintain the services available to the Palestinian population in the areas of education, health and sa...

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Norsk // 15/02/2010 //

Utenriksdepartementet fraråder alle reiser til grenseområdet (40 km) mot Gaza i det sørlige Israel, og nordmenn som oppholder seg i området bes følge de råd og anvisninger som til enhver tid gis av israelske myndigheter, samt holde kontakt med ambassaden i Tel Aviv.

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