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 // 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 // 24/02/2010 //

The Norwegian artists Nina Dreyer Henjum, Sissel Aurland, Marit Eide Rosendal and Guri Annikki Torgersen will participate in an international group exhibition which will open in the Jaffa Museum of Antiquities this coming March. The international group show “Eternal Eve” will explore the time celebrated figure of Eve. The exhibition features artists from all over the world, with participants fr...

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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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Photo: Emile Holba
News and events // 16/02/2010 //

At the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, the timing of the concerts is set by the moon and the music takes its resonance from the weather. Innovative use of nature’s own materials is front and centre at this one-of-a-kind music festival.

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Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/Scanpix
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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Photo: Norsk Filminstitutt
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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It is possible to swim with the orca whales from October to January in Tysfjord.
Photo: Solvin Zankl/Tysfjord Turistsenter
News and events // 11/02/2010 //

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.

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