Nobel's Peace Prize to be announced Friday

The Norwegian Nobel Committee will on Friday announce the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2009. There were 209 nominations for this year's prize, a new record. More later. To be updated.

Friday, 09 October 2009 09:44

Posted in Section: News - Category: News

Written by Rolleiv Solholm

The UN wants Norway to join peace project in Syria

alt The UN has requested that Norwegian police officers help with a future peacekeeping project in Syria. ..Read more...

US journalist receives the Sofie Prize

Billmckibben The Sofie Prize 2013 is awarded to US journalist Bill McKibben for building a social movement, fighting to preserve a sustainable planet. ..Read more...

Media strike avoided

A strike by near 800 employes at the Norwegian Public Broadcaster (NRK) was avoided, when the two sides reached an agreement in the early hours of Tuesday morning...Read more...

Slight increase in unemployment

The unemployment rate in Norway reached 3.7 per cent of the labour force in March, up 0.1 per cent from the previous three-month period, according to Statistics Norway...Read more...

The Progress Party wants shift in Norwegian politics

alt The Progress Party (FrP) held their National Congress this weekend, and discussed the party's main positions before this fall's election. They want to redefine "the Norwegian model". ..Read more...

Norway and Russia to discuss nuclear security

alt The Norwegian-Russian Commission for Nuclear Security will meet in Kirkenes, Norway on Tuesday to discuss nuclear security in the North, the Department of Foreign Affairs has announced. ..Read more...

Norway signs memorandum of understanding with Syrian opposition

Norway has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces on continued cooperation...Read more...

Flooding - the aftermath

alt The clean-up process in the wake of the destructive floodwaters which hit Eastern Norway this week, has barely begun, but it is already clear that it will be a long and very expensive task...Read more...

IMF: Norway's economy continues to perform well

alt The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has presented its views on the Norwegian economy and Norwegian economic policy, and concludes that the Norwegian economy continues to perform well.(Photo: Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen)..Read more...

Statoil farms in to new Tanzania licence

alt Norwegian energy producer Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 licence offshore Tanzania from operator Petrobras Tanzania Ltd...Read more...

Foreign Minister Eide attends African Summit

alt Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is visiting Ethiopia, where he is attending Saturday's African Summit in Addis Ababa, marking the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) 50 years ago...Read more...

Floodwaters still rising

alt Although the rainfall has subsided over most of Eastern Norway, the water level in larger rivers and lakes are still on the rise. More people have been evacuated, due to danger of flush floods...Read more...

Vågå-mayor found guilty of sexual abuse

Rune Øygard, former mayor of the town of Vågå in Norway, has been found guilty of having sexually assaulted a minor...Read more...

Cooperation agreement for power link between UK and Norway

British energy company National Grid and Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system operator (TSO), have signed a co-operation agreement to continue work on the interconnector to link the two countries. ..Read more...

Oil production up in April

Preliminary production figures for April 2013 indicate an average daily production of about 1 868 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate...Read more...