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Russia expels Norwegian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
Aug 28, 2020 11:48Russia has expelled a senior Norwegian diplomat in retaliation for an earlier move by Norway to expel a Russian diplomat on suspicion of having links to an alleged spy case.
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Russia rebukes Norway for expelling diplomat
Aug 19, 2020 14:37Russia’s Embassy in Norway has expressed its protest to Oslo following the expulsion of a Russian diplomat on suspicion of having links to a spy case.
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Iran says ready to work with new members of UNSC
Jun 19, 2020 02:56Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the election of India, Ireland, Mexico, and Norway as the new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Norway says its salmon not source of Beijing virus outbreak
Jun 17, 2020 10:34Norway says that its salmon was not the source of the recently discovered outbreak of the new coronavirus in Beijing, after many Chinese restaurants and retailers stopped selling imports of the fish.
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Iranian, Norwegian diplomats discuss ties amid pandemic
Apr 23, 2020 02:23Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Norwegian counterpart held a phone conversation in which the senior diplomats discussed bilateral ties and highlighted the need for global cooperation to overcome the coronavirus crisis.
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Iran’s Zarif discusses COVID-19 outbreak with foreign officials
Mar 05, 2020 04:59Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held telephone conversations with a number of his foreign counterparts and with the EU foreign policy chief about a range of issues, most notably the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the world.
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President Rouhani urges Iran’s envoys to cement ties with other nations
Jan 22, 2020 03:31President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with the Islamic Republic’s new ambassadors to 13 foreign countries, reiterated Tehran’s policy to boost cooperation with other nations and called on the diplomats to cement bilateral ties with them in their tenures.
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Iran summons Norwegian charges d'affaires over Quran desecration
Nov 26, 2019 16:46Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Norway’s charge d’affaires to Tehran to strongly protest the recent burning of the Holy Quran by head of an extremist Norwegian group, a move that sparked an outcry in the global Muslim community.
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Norway's Ugland says nine crew abducted by pirates from vessel off Benin
Nov 04, 2019 09:38A vessel owned by Norwegian shipping firm J.J. Ugland was boarded by pirates while at anchor off the coast of Benin on Saturday, and nine crew members were kidnapped, the company said on Sunday.
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Norway police to probe mosque shooting as ‘act of terror’
Aug 11, 2019 10:20An armed attack at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of terrorism, police said on Sunday.