Desmond Tutu speaking at ISFiT 2009
Photo: ISFIT/Fotogjengen ved Studentersamfundet i TrondjemDesmond Tutu speaking at ISFiT 2009. Photo: ISFIT/Fotogjengen ved Studentersamfundet i Trondjem
News and events // 25/08/2010 //

ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September.

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Istanbul sunset
Photo: Andras Jancsik
News and events // 20/08/2010 //

The loud banging from a drum flares up the silence in the sleeping streets of Ankara. The city is dark and almost empty, with only the drummer wandering between the locked-up houses. It is 4 a.m. and time to get up for a meal, before the sun rises and marks the beginning of a new fasting day.

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Photo: Private
News and events // 30/07/2010 //

The Norwegian diplomats Laila Førsund and Eirik Nestås Mathisen have reached the top of Turkey’s highest mountain and largest volcano, the impressive Mount Agri. The snow-covered peak offers a challenge even for experienced Nordic mountaineers.

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Photo: arnybo/Flickr
News and events // 02/07/2010 //

An increasing number of Norwegians choose Turkey as their holiday destination. – A result of Turkish hospitality, climate and richness in cultural heritage, according to the Norwegian Ambassador.

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Photo: Marit Eline Christensen
News and events // 11/06/2010 //

On the occasion of EFTA’s 50th anniversary, the Norwegian and the Swiss ambassador recently hosted a working luncheon. The topic for discussion was: “Europeans outside the EU: How have the EFTA - countries managed?”

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Photo: MFA Norway
News and events // 09/08/2010 //

“I am very pleased that human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei is now safe in Norway,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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Yoeun Sam En of Cambodia lost both arms and his sight in 2004 as he attempted to destroy four “bombies” his children had found while playing.
Photo: werneranderson.no
News and events // 30/07/2010 //

1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force.

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Photo: Oslo Forum
News and events // 18/06/2010 //

Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu recently attended the opening of a peace building-conference in Norway. Both Norway and Turkey negotiate in various conflicts, and stability is a crucial goal in both countries’ foreign policy.

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Photo: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
News and events // 09/08/2010 //

The Norwegian Foreign Minister condemns Israel’s use of military force against civilians on the humanitarian convoy heading for Gaza.

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