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Palestinian Oslo accords negotiator Qorei dies at 85

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinians on Thursday buried the lead negotiator of the Oslo accords with Israel, Ahmed Qorei, following his death at the age of 85.

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Palestinian Oslo accords negotiator Ahmed Qorei dies at 85

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The lead Palestinian negotiator of the Oslo accords with Israel, Ahmed Qorei, who went on to serve as prime minister in the self-rule authority it created, has died aged 85.

AFP

Committee says 305 nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee says that 305 candidates — 212 individuals and 93 organizations — have been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize by the Feb. 1 deadline

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Norway urged to step up Ukraine support after profiting from war

Norwegian campaigners and luminaries say Oslo must do more after earning billions in extra oil and gas revenue

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war dominates Nobel year again

Oslo (AFP) - From NATO's secretary general to the Ukrainian president, the war in Ukraine dominates the publicly known names submitted by Tuesday's deadline for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

AFP

Norway to offer record number of Arctic oil, gas exploration blocks

Oslo (AFP) - Norway on Tuesday said it plans to offer a record number of gas and oil exploration blocks in the Arctic, with environmental NGOs condemning an "aggressive" promotion of fossil fuels.

AFP

Trial tests Norway's control of Arctic Svalbard resources

Oslo (AFP) - Norway's Supreme Court began hearing a sensitive case Tuesday that could set a legal precedent for the control of natural resources around the strategically important Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic.

AFP

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Russia taken 180,000 dead or wounded in Ukraine: Norwegian army

Oslo (AFP) - Russia has suffered 180,000 killed or wounded in Ukraine so far, while the figure for the Ukrainians is 100,000 military casualties and 30,000 dead civilians, according to estimates released Sunday by Norway's army chief.

AFP

World's oldest runestone found in Norway

Oslo (AFP) - Norwegian archaeologists believe they have found the world's oldest runestone inscribed almost 2,000 years ago, making it several hundred centuries older than previous discoveries, they announced on Tuesday.

AFP

Norway Archaeologists Find ‘World’s Oldest Runestone’

Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that have found a runestone which they claim is the world’s oldest, saying the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. The flat, square block of brownish sandstone has carved scribbles,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Munch’s friend hid a masterpiece in a Norwegian barn to foil the Nazis

Owner’s family to sell Dance on the Beach and split up to £20m with descendants of Jewish academic who had to sell it in 1934

The Guardian - UK

Putin has gambled away gas leverage, says German vice-chancellor

Robert Habeck says ‘half of our eggs were in the basket of Putin’ but Germany is now recovering capacity

The Guardian - UK

‘Battle for the nation’s soul’: Norway faces debate about gas and oil wealth

Russia’s war in Ukraine has earned Norway billions – and caused controversy

The Guardian - UK

Norway’s aging king discharged from the hospital

Norway’s King Harald V has been discharged from an Oslo hospital where he had received intravenous antibiotics to treat an infection

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Norway queen says King Harald 'very well' in hospital

Oslo (AFP) - Norway's Queen Sonja on Tuesday said King Harald V was doing "very, very well", a day after her 85-year-old husband was admitted to hospital following an infection.

AFP

Norway's King Harald hospitalised but 'stable': palace

Oslo (AFP) - Norway's King Harald, 85, will remain in hospital "for a few days" following an infection but his condition is stable, the royal household said Monday.

Irish Mirror

Ryanair tells passengers 'find your own way home' after 480km diversion due to snow

Passengers on a Ryanair journey from Oslo were left shocked and confused when they were suddenly informed their flight would be landing in Edinburgh instead of London Stansted, as its runway was closed due to snow.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranians Hit Streets Again as Protests Enter 4th Month

Hundreds took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by human rights groups showed, beginning a fourth month of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death. Iran has seen waves of demonstrations since the September 16 death in custody of Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who had been…

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Ryanair passengers told to ‘find your own way home’ after 300-mile diversion

Ryanair passengers from Oslo Airport due to land at London Stansted found themselves stuck 300 miles away in Edinburgh Airport after a runway was closed due to snowfall

The Guardian - UK

The best new European train journeys for 2023

Overnight trains between Stuttgart and Venice and between Munich and Genoa are among several new services that have launched in recent days

Edinburgh Live

Ryanair passengers diverted 300 miles to Edinburgh told 'find your own way home'

Passengers on a Ryanair journey from Oslo were left shocked and confused when they were suddenly informed their flight would be landing in the Scottish capital instead of London Stansted.

AFP

One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric

Oslo (AFP) - One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric, a share that has doubled in less than three years, the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association said Monday.

Daily Mirror

Passenger's ten hour wait at airport after snow cancels Ryanair flight

Student Daniel Jones arrived at 5am on Saturday for a 7.55am flight to Oslo, Norway, where he was hoping to have a two-day break. But 10 hours later he was in a queue awaiting a flight refund

Bangkok Post

Nobel Peace winners slam Putin's 'insane' war

OSLO: A trio from the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine accepted their Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling for the fight to continue unabated against Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “insane and criminal” invasion.

AFP

Ukrainian, Russian Nobel Peace winners slam Putin's 'insane' war

Oslo (AFP) - A trio from the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine accepted their Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling for an unabated fight against Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "insane and criminal" invasion.

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