May 03, 2013
Chris Guillebeau's five-year journey to every country in the world finishes, drama-free, in Scandinavia. Read Article The Practical Traveller: the end of the road in Norway
Mar 26, 2013
An Israeli and a Norwegian tourist who were abducted last week by Bedouin gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were released earlier today. Read Article Egypt tourists abducted by Sinai Bedouins set free
Mar 01, 2013
There is an atmosphere of quiet sophistication here, characterised by the soft tone of voice with which people address you and the civilised hush you find in bars and restaurants. Read Article Oslo, one of the most relaxing cities on earth
Feb 23, 2013
The man is the fourth Iranian diplomat have sought protection in a Nordic country in three years. Read Article Iran probes diplomat's defection in Norway
Feb 20, 2013
Authorities say Adam Lanza selected the school in Newtown, Connecticut, because it offered the 'easiest target' with the 'largest cluster of people'. Taimur Khan reports from New York Read Article Sandy Hook killer may have tried to beat Breivik's 'score'
Dec 24, 2012
The roads are crowded in this boom town, but the drifts blowing across the motorway are snow, not sand, and this is not Abu Dhabi or Doha, but Norway's oil capital, Stavanger. Read Article Norway's model works in both snow and sand
Dec 16, 2012
Women in the UAE: When Norway became one of the world's first country to introduce boardroom quotas in 2003, it was not welcomed by everyone. Read Article Boardroom quotas still controversial
Dec 12, 2012
Completing the first shipment of LNG along the top of the world to Asia, the gas carrier Ob River has created another crack in the established Suez Canal route. Read Article Russia first to break route in northern Arctic ice
Dec 11, 2012
Women in the UAE: The UAE Cabinet's decision to make it compulsory for companies and government agencies to appoint women board members is a welcome move, leading businesswomen say. Read Article Compulsory board seats for women at UAE firms a 'huge step' forward
Dec 10, 2012
Women in the UAE: The UAE Cabinet has made it compulsory for corporations and government agencies to include women on their boards of directors. Read Article Women on every UAE board, rules Cabinet
