The decision by Turkish authorities to declare 10 foreign ambassadors — including seven from Europe — as persona non grata is a "tough reaction" and "regrettable," the Finnish Prime Minister said on Sunday.
The 10 ambassadors called for the release (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he had ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata.
The envoys, including the US, French and German representatives (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Jonas Gahr Store on the occasion of his appointment as prime minister of the Kingdom of Norway.
The King wished him all success and the people of the Kingdom of (...)
Leaked documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change.
These countries are asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels, BBC said.
It also (...)
A man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway was in the care of health professionals on Friday.
Investigators have named the suspect as Espen Andersen Brathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen who has lived for (...)
The much anticipated re-opening of Indonesia's famed tourist island Bali has seen a slow start, with no international flights scheduled, BBC reports.
As of Thursday, fully vaccinated travellers from 19 countries including China, India, and France (...)
The man accused of being behind Wednesday's deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway is a Muslim convert who had previously been flagged as having been radicalized, police said.
"There earlier had been worries of the man having been radicalized," (...)
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg resigned on Tuesday, submitting a letter of resignation in person to King Harald V during a meeting of the Council of State in the Royal Palace.
"The King has accepted this, and asked me to lead a business (...)
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some European countries while governments work to extend vaccination campaigns to prevent more deaths due to the virus.
Romania's president said the situation was now "a catastrophe" while Latvia entered a new (...)
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and foreign ministers of eleven countries around the world welcomed the preparations of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to hold elections on Oct. 10, stressing that these (...)
The Troika, made up of the US, the UK and Norway, commended on Sunday the Sudanese people as they celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of Juba Peace Agreement (JPA).
"This historic agreement responds to the Sudanese people's calls for (...)
The world's longest undersea power connection was switched on Friday, allowing Norway and the UK to share renewable energy.
The North Sea Link should see the UK reduce its carbon emissions by 23 million tonnes by 2030.
The 720-kilometre cable (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for the seismic industry for several quarters, keeping nearly half of its global fleet inactive — until recently. A Rystad Energy report shows that the seismic fleet's hibernation is now over, as vessel (...)
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country's conflict, is the winner of the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.
UN High (...)
Norway Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, said on Wednesday the world is contending with three crises at the same time: a climate crisis, a health crisis, and an economic crisis.
"All of them call for a coordinated response. All of them underline why we (...)
President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday said his country was the victim of a "fierce campaign" of permanent and systematic aggression through economic and financial sanctions coming from the United States and its allies.
"Financial accounts are being (...)
Europe is battling a record-breaking surge in energy prices that threatens to derail the post-pandemic economic recovery, strain household incomes and even tarnish the nascent green transition.
A series of market, geographic and political factors (...)
Energy prices are skyrocketing, and as winter approaches, Europe is getting worried, a CNN report says.
The wholesale cost of natural gas has surged to record highs in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and Italy. Bills for households and (...)
The President of the General Court of Audit (GCA) Dr. Hussam Al-Angari chaired the 18th Meeting of PFAC held in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by US Comptroller and Auditor General Jene Dodaro with the participation of (...)
The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of "equal and meaningful participation" of women in public life.
The resolution also (...)
The European Union Wednesday said it has accepted COVID-19 certificates from seven more non-EU countries as equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate.
The seven countries are Albania, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Israel, Monaco, Morocco and Panama, (...)
The Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, in his opening speech at the Geneva Global Solidarity Conference to confront the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), stressed that national societies around (...)
The Taliban said they want "good relations" with the rest of the world and will not allow Afghanistan to be a base for attacks.
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday: "We want good relations, we want a good economy, we want good trading, we (...)
More than 70 countries worldwide including European Union member states on Sunday evening called on all parties currently involved in Afghanistan to "respect and facilitate" the departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave.
"Given (...)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated Friday that no foreign power could impose a military solution in Afghanistan as Taliban forces are gaining control over many Afghan provinces after allied forces ended their two-decade presence in the (...)
