http://www.norway.jo/44880032-9de6-4730-be66-ec7a57ca05b5http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Two-important-media-events-taking-place-in-Amman-this-week/Norwegian Partner CDFJ is hosting on 18-19 May 2013 the second forum for Media Freedom Defenders in the Arab World. In parallel, CDFJ will co-host the IPI World Congress in Amman from 20-21 May 2013.Sun, 19 May 2013 14:57:02 GMT1375e8ba-997a-43a9-b1ed-367240843140http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Norwegian-partner-CDFJ-launched-the-outcome-of-its-annual-reports-on-Press-Freedom-Status-in-Jordan-for-the-year-2012/On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) held a press conference at the Regency Amman Hotel where they launched their newest report on Media Freedom in Jordan “Suppression by Force of Law”Mon, 06 May 2013 14:42:38 GMT7c7fd6fc-09a9-4516-9781-29c05c95e99bhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/----------Appeal-by-heads-of-UN-humanitarian-agencies-for-the-people-of-Syria/Enough. Enough.Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:26:07 GMT03c19582-adc7-47d6-bb4a-81d0d46b551ehttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/The-Royal-Norwegian-Embassy-will-be-closed-from-Tuesday-30042013-until-Thursday-02052013----------30042013---02052013/ستغلق السفـارة الملكية النرويجية ابوابها اعتبارا من يوم الثلاثاء الموافق 30/04/2013 حتى الخميس 02/05/2013.  العـودة الى الـدوام الـرسمي كالمعتاد يوم الاحد، الموافق 05/05/2013.    The Royal Norwegian Embassy will be closed from Tuesday 30/04/2013 until Thursday 02/05/2013.  Back to normal working hours on Sunday 05/05/2013.         Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:45:12 GMTab19888b-5894-43a6-8207-ff2970c66cc8http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-musicians-are-creating-enthusiasm-among-school-children-in-Jordan-with-their-concert-My-favorite-Songs/As part of the program of music cooperation between Jordan and Norway, supported by the Embassy of Norway, Concerts Norway and Jordan Academy of music, three talented musicians from Norway are holding school concerts in Jordan between 3 and 10 of April.Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:25:21 GMT50e4f9cf-e97c-47d5-b74b-c20cdc128113http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/The-5th-Amman-Contemporary-Dance-Festival/The Norwegian funded National Center for Culture and Arts is arranging the 5th Amman Contemporary Dance Festival (ACDF) in the next two weeks. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:48:47 GMT68714483-fbcf-4cfe-a5ec-4e5158a15188http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Generations-For-Peace-Signs-Grant-Agreement-with-the-Royal-Norwegian-Embassy-in-Amman/Amman, Jordan - At an official signing ceremony Norway’s Ambassador to Jordan, HE Petter Olberg, and Generations For Peace CEO, Mark Clark, today signed a grant agreement for Norway’s support to Generations For Peace. HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, Founder and Chairman of Generations For Peace, who personally witnessed the signing, highlighted the importance of Norway’s support.Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:42:54 GMT038ac5ff-8bb5-41e2-82a4-f6e66dd73b79http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/New-agreement-securing-relief-to-800000/The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have signed a historic three years partnership agreement with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), worth 993 million NOK. NRC opened its office in Jordan in October 2012 and soon became one of the most central humanitarian actors working with Syrian refugees in Jordan.Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:45:46 GMT0b7f9394-7d1a-4141-a4c3-799befecc4e4http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Number-of-Syrian-refugees-reaches-1-million-mark/GENEVA, March 6 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, citing data received from UNHCR's offices in the Syria region, on Wednesday announced that the number of Syrians either registered as refugees or being assisted as such has reached the 1 million mark. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:00:27 GMT2655d8df-914e-4255-851e-12ec9376d345http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Kurdish-Norwegian-director-Hisham-Zamans-feature-debut-and-Goteborg-winner-Before-Snowfall-will-compete-at-the-2013-Tribeca-Film-Festival-in-New-York/Hisham Zaman’s Before Snowfall (Før snøen faller), which won the SEK 1 million (€115,000) Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at Sweden’s Göteborg International Film Festival, has been selected for competition at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs in New York between 17-28 April 2013.Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:22:04 GMT8b0beb34-bd28-4837-8d64-cb3c360d3584http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Maintain-contact-with-Norwegian-culture-and-language-Norgesskolen-Summer-School-/NORGESSKOLEN JULY 7 – 26, 2013 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:54:20 GMTbdf1c440-69ba-45fa-8c76-ca342281a452http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Avdekker-flere-tvangsekteskap/Forebyggende arbeid og styrking av kompetanse i hjelpeapparatet er blant de viktigste nye tiltakene i den nye handlingsplanen mot tvangsekteskap og kjønnslemlestelse som ble lagt fram av Barne-, likestillings- og inkluderingsminister Inga Marte Thorkildsen 27.02.2013. I tillegg viderefører regjeringen de store tiltakene som allerede er etablert. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:09:27 GMTed72d861-d9be-4207-99c3-fe7946058146http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Press-Release-Norway-urges-Security-Council-to-respond-decisively-to-situation-in-Syria/“Norway condemns the increasingly brutal attacks against the Syrian population and the recent use of Scud missiles, and I urge the Security Council to respond decisively,” said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:14:56 GMTfa5dcdcf-2cec-4e21-94f6-2405e560c14fhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/1Embassy-opening-hours-for-the-public-during-the-Easter-Holiday/In connection with Easter 2013 the Embassy will be closed as follows;Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:45:29 GMT99bdc5fe-12b4-4b73-9f91-a54f99c88b21http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/State-Secretary-Torgeir-Larsen-visits-Amman/The Norwegian State Secretary (Deputy Minister) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Torgeir Larsen, visited Amman this week to discuss the developments in Syria with a particular emphasis on the humanitarian situation for the Syrian refugees in Jordan. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:01:36 GMT97093673-71b6-4eca-9c10-065b0a03ab2fhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/development/Norwegian-Partner-ARIJ-touted-as-media-success-story-in-region/Independent evaluators have named the Amman-based Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) network as a “success story” among nine regional media projects funded by DANIDA, the Danish development corporation, an ARIJ statement said. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:10:26 GMT1d4824f9-4133-42ff-812f-ec4bb1ecf0d5http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/The-Ibsen-Scholarships-award-innovative-projects-in-the-field-of-drama-and-performing-arts-/The Ibsen Scholarships award innovative projects in the field of drama and performing arts that act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen and his plays.Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:35:12 GMT2a1f99dd-bba0-4d20-961b-4cadf40c144fhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Arbeid-mot-tvangsekteskap-ved-ambassaden-i-Amman-gir-resultater/I løpet av de siste fire årene har ambassaden i Amman registrert en stadig økning i antall henvendelser som gjelder tvangsekteskap eller andre former for æresrelatert vold. Det arbeidet som er lagt ned – gjennom tiltakene i Handlingsplanene mot tvangsekteskap (og kjønnslemlestelse) – har ført til at stadig flere tvangsekteskapssaker nå avdekkes, alvorlige overgrep avverges og flere utsatte kvinner og barn får hjelp til å håndtere sin situasjon.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:30:07 GMT658cca88-9333-4fbc-a7d5-bfc5c10f5873http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/150th-anniversary-of-Edvard-Munch/The year 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch is one of the most important artists of the Modernism and he holds a position as one of the world’s leading visual artists. His art is perceived as universal, and timeless, perhaps now more than ever. A number of cultural events with focus on his work will be arranged during the Munch year. The apex of the celebration will be the anniversary exhibition “Munch 150”, which will run in Oslo from 2 June to 13 October.Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:05:29 GMT43148e07-f56a-44e8-afe4-8b563520f2e4http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Norway-to-give-additional-NOK-210-million-to-Syria/The situation for the people in Syria and for Syrian refugees in the neighbouring countries continues to deteriorate. At a donor conference in Kuwait yesterday, Norway committed itself to an additional contribution of NOK 210 million for humanitarian assistance to Syria. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:22:42 GMT588be25a-5fc7-4f59-94b2-9ad84b9f1d8chttp://www.norway.jo/Embassy/norwayjordan/Project-Support/Call-for-proposals-Norads-Grant-Scheme-for-International-Organisations-and-Networks/Norad’s grant scheme for support to international organisations and networks will provide support to actors from civil society who through their work methods, knowledge, range of activities and networks complement other channels of Norwegian development cooperation.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:27:38 GMTb9e7110f-9835-43ea-bd30-3d48974294behttp://norgesportalen/1/2/Espen-Barth-Eide-to-sign-Host-Country-Agreement-with-Arctic-Council--/Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide will take part in the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø on 21 January. On the same day, Mr Eide will also sign the Host Country Agreement between Norway and the Arctic Council, which will now have a permanent secretariat in Tromsø. MembMon, 21 Jan 2013 07:47:23 GMTf7eae309-c25d-48f8-b56d-ebc4a107b810http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-film-Kon-Tiki-nominated-for-Oscar-/The Norwegian feature film "Kon Tiki" has been nominated for the Oscars in the category "Best Foreign Film."Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:57:04 GMTbcf1e286-e14a-4d20-8e9c-6940f3cbe838http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Jordanian-Journalists-in-Norway-to-cover-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize/The annual Nobel Peace Prize Award is presented today, December 10 th in Oslo, Norway. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is the European Union. The Nobel Peace Prize is an international prize which is awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee according to guidelines laid down in Alfred Nobel’s will. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated that “The union and its forerunners have...Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:00:27 GMTd58e9093-2898-4585-98a8-1f6f94361bdbhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/development/Norway-supports-Palestinians-in-the-UN-/Norway will support the Palestinians’ bid to upgrade their status to become a non-member observer state when the matter is discussed in the UN General Assembly in New York on 29 November. “In my view, the Palestinians have put forward a constructive and balanced proposal. The proposal confirms their commitment to negotiations and a two-state solution as the only lasting political solution to the conflict,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. سوف تدعم النرويج مسعى الفلسطينيين لرفع مستوى وضعهم للحصول على وضع المراقب غير العضو عند مناقشة هذا الأمر في الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة في نيويورك في 29 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني. قال وزير الشؤون الخارجية السيد إيدية بارت إسبن: "من وجهة نظري، فقد قدّم الفلسطينيون اقتراحا بناء ومتوازنا. يؤكد الاقتراح التزامهم بالمفاوضات ونحو التوصل إلى حل الدولتين باعتباره الحل السياسي الدائم الوحيد للصراع ". Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:48:10 GMT0124867f-d013-4a1f-9de7-98f8246c390ehttp://www.norway.jo/Norsk/jordan/reise/sikkerhet/I forbindelse med demonstrasjoner i Amman og andre steder i Midtøsten den siste tiden, henviser vi spesielt til UDs generelle reiseråd om å være på vakt og følge med i media. Det bør vises årvåkenhet på offentlige steder og demonstrasjoner bør til enhver tid unngås. Det anbefales å unngå store folkemengder, særlig etter fredagsbønnen. I lys av situasjonen i Syria anbefales ikke ferdsel i område...Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:58 GMT90f834b3-c49c-4fc6-bc63-81dcedab5badhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Amman-Symphony-Orchestra-presents-A-Sequence-of-Composers/PROGRAM: Saint Saëns, Camille (1835-1921) – Violin concerto No.3, 1st Movement Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992) – Libertango Nilsen, Carl (1992-) – Symphony in A Minor Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:43:51 GMT030bbeff-9dc5-44e3-b734-31510df5d901http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/development/MoU-signed-between-CDFJ-and-IPI-/Center for Defending the Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) and International Press Institute (IPI), on Monday 5 November invited media and partners to a press conference to announce the new cooperation between the two organizations. IPI will be hosting their Annual World Congress here in Amman in May 2013, whereby CDFJ will be their local implementing partner. Established in 1950, IPI is the oldest...Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:18:28 GMT9f724207-1f21-40d3-b070-b37398226008http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Annual-Middle-East-Girls-Football-Festival/Around 50 girls aged 14 -16 years from Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Norway gather in Jordan to play football and connect across cultures for the fourth consecutive time. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:59:01 GMT5084c87b-3a23-45a2-be75-8177a173306ehttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Youth-monologues-performed-by-professional-actors/Based in Amman, the National Centre for Culture and Arts, is well known for their excellent performances.  The Norwegian ambassador, along with the First Secretary and a local school class, attended a play called ‘BALANCE’ which is based on monologues developed by youth. The monologues were initially developed as a part of a project with youth in Jordan, in order for youth to highlight...Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:30:15 GMT9dce0e8a-b549-4356-acd8-a80e36c58b41http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Warning-against-fraudulent-agencies-for-visas-to-Norway-and-Denmark-/The Royal Norwegian Embassy would like to inform visa applicants that they are urgently advised not to book appointments or apply for visas through agencies or any other third party, who offer their services against a certain fee. Such companies do not have any special agreements with the immigration authorities in Norway. The Royal Norwegian Embassy welcomes applicants to apply in person throu...Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:09:30 GMT3107db4f-9fa0-449f-afc5-38c9e18b5f41http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/The-Ballet-Scheherazade------at-the-Royal-Cultural-Centre-/The Norwegian funded National Center for Culture and Arts presents Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade - A Ballet in Three Acts. Thurs. 4 & Sat. 6 April 2013 at 7:00 pm. Fri. 5 April 2013 at 6:00 pm.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:57:08 GMTc914e560-a43f-4ebb-ba0a-dbbdd93afa2dhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Embassy-closed-during-Eid-/Please note that the royal Norwegian embassy will be closed from Thursday 25th October to Monday 29th of October. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:32:28 GMT27cd1568-8c6b-4167-be92-08f562ff4c2ahttp://norgesportalen/1/2/Prime-Minister-Stoltenberg-congratulates-the-EU-on-the-award-of-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize-/ “The European Union has played a key role in efforts to safeguard peace and democracy in Europe.” Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:05:50 GMTe16bde4b-fd36-45a7-9be0-d8206d7ba579http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/development/Norwegian-support-to-Syrian-refugees/Together with other actors, Norway is one of the largest donors to Syrian civilians affected by the civil war. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:04:18 GMT54d859e3-2ca6-4995-8786-3f8177186682http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-Contrasts--Norwegian-musicians-preforms-for-Jordanian-school-children-/As part of the tree-year project between the Norwegian embassy in Amman and Rikskonsertene (Concerts Norway) three musicians from Norway held several concerts in 15 different schools around Jordan. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:30:56 GMTadd4e188-691b-48c8-bb54-468cc63e525dhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Kurdish-delegation-visits-Norway-/Kurdish delegation visits Norway Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) and the Norwegian embassy in Amman, along with local partners in Kurdistan have for several years worked with local religious leaders to improve women’s rights and to combat under-aged and forced marriages in Kurdish society, both in Iraq and in Norway. NPA cooperates with the Iraqi organization ‘Peoples' Democratic Association’ on...Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:48:18 GMT13cfc7d1-5c0e-41b3-99dd-b5116beb87f9http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Hadia-Tajik-appointed-new-Minister-of-Culture/In the recent reshuffle of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s cabinet, Norway’s new Minister of Culture, Hadia Tajik, is the first Muslim to be appointed as a minister. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:25:20 GMTc25c3335-d51a-401f-aa6e-fb96b197c34fhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Pressemelding-Forste-stortingsmelding-om-internasjonal-kulturinnsats/- Norsk kulturliv seiler i medvind hjemme og ute. Derfor er jeg glad for å lansere stortingsmeldingen om regjeringens internasjonale kulturinnsats, sier utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide.Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:34:18 GMT4ea56ba7-80f0-4658-aa36-9639a25882d3http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Valley-of-the-Moon-multimedia-performance-at-the-Royal-Cultural-Centre-from-Thursday-to-Saturday/The National Center for Culture and Arts in cooperation with choreographers Siljeholm and Christophersen from Norway, presented an exciting multimedia performance for children and families.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:12:41 GMT7411dca8-f4ec-4fd5-a2a3-2e96511fbb76http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Norwegian-architecture-well-known-landmark-in-Amman1/New Royal Jordanian Headquarters designed by Norwegian architects Niels Torp A/S. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:59:42 GMTc3a4f756-935d-4def-b3da-a6d33f562fabhttp://www.norway.jo/Norsk/jordan/reise/generelleraad/De fleste reiser til Jordan er problemfrie, men det bør likevel utvises aktsomhet. Det anbefales å unngå demonstrasjoner og store folkemengder særlig etter fredagsbønnen. I lys av situasjonen i Syria anbefales ikke ferdsel i områdene på grensen mot Syria. Pass bør alltid medbringes for å kunne identifisere seg ved ”check-points” i Jordan. Kriminaliteten er lav, men reisende bør utvise aktsomhet og passe godt på verdisaker. Veskenapping er økende. Reisende bør følge de anvisninger som gis av jordansk politi, sikkerhetspersonell og guider. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:48:14 GMT3fd4d00f-5b2f-4fc7-952d-67d23040f0cahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Convention-on-Cluster-Munitions---HRH--Prince-Mired-of-Jordan-in-Oslo/More than 700 stakeholders from States Parties, signatory states, observer states, UN agencies, international organizations and civil society have gathered in Oslo for the Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) from 11 – 14 September. The Convention on Cluster Munitions, CCM, prohibits all use, stockpiling, production and transfer of Cluster Munition...Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:08:37 GMT9c1fe1a2-1382-4b90-b66a-fd36aff05c3ahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Influx-of-Syrian-refugees-in-Jordan/Since the beginning of the conflict, now turned civil-war in Syria, an estimated number of between 120 000 – 150 000 Syrian refugees have arrived into Jordan. The majority of Syrians arriving in Jordan have stayed with host families in various urban areas. However, as a result of the steady influx of refugees, the Jordanian government and the United Nations, together with other local and...Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:54:13 GMT53efa82d-c853-4cf3-bac9-8c2f4f526f04http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Krisen-i-Syria-Informasjon-til-norske-borgere/The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly discourages Norwegian citizens and/or persons with permanent residency in Norway from travelling to Syria. Norwegian citizens and/or persons with permanent residency currently dwelling in Syria are strongly encouraged to leave Syria. In relations to this, we have only limited ability to provide consular assistance to persons still in Syria. We...Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:44:59 GMT50590f42-d3e4-4301-8c90-8e6e39458310http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/development/Successful-football-cooperation-between-Norway-and-Iraq-benefitting-10-000-boys-and-girls/Representatives from the Norwegian Embassy and the Football Association of Norway (NFF) recently attended a joyful football training in Baghdad, witnessing the excitement of 200 young Iraqi footballers. NFF have in cooperation with the Iraqi Football Association educated 145 female and male coaches, to the benefit of 10, 000 girls and boys from all over Iraq. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:18:05 GMT1547c5c0-c5b9-4bd7-ba85-fc21c3673aa7http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Norwegian-Ambassador-at-Cyber-City-to-support-victims-of-Syrian-crisis/Following up the Norwegian government’s commitment to help victims of the Syrian crisis, the Norwegian Ambassador Petter Ølberg recently paid a visit to Cyber City which houses 500 displaced Syrians. 27,000 individual Syrians have now registered with UNHCR in Jordan, corresponding to approximately 10,000 households. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:04:25 GMTcac95f3e-3930-4c81-bbfa-ed20a7c59229http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Nobel-Peace-Prize-Laureate-and-champion-of-democracy-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi-at-Oslo-Forum/Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is, along with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Bono and one hundred mediators and key actors in worldwide peace, participating in the Oslo Forum mediators’ retreat at Losby Gods just outside Oslo. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:12:54 GMT49f66b58-6494-4b10-b369-c6cf8b83be79http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/More-Norwegian-funding-for-health-in-developing-countries/The US and Norway agreed today to increase efforts together to improve women’s and children’s health in poor African countries through the Saving Mothers, Giving Life partnership. Norway will provide up to NOK 500 million over a five year period, which will be used to help women and babies through childbirth and the critical first 24 hours after delivery. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:04:15 GMTf1f04931-e205-4d22-a4bf-e6b8f0530205http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-folk-music-a-hit-at-Scandinavian-culture-festival-in-Amman/Aiming to “bring Scandinavia to your senses” with their diversity, colours and similarities, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden recently hosted the culture festival "Connecting cultures" in Amman. The main exhibition, “Sensing the North”, comprised a range of concerts, exhibitions, theater and lectures, and gained extensive media coverage. Norwegian folk musician Sigrid Moldestad and her Trio were a hit among local and international audience. Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:00:08 GMTd37db7e3-7abc-4acf-baa0-22b9ca2b903ehttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Our-grandchildrens-world-/2012 marks 20 years since sustainable development first hit the agendas of world leaders, when former Norwegian PM Brundtland launched this new approach to development and environment at the World Summit in Rio de Janeiro. In June, world leaders will once again gather in Rio. In his commentary in Jordan Times, Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås calls for bold decisions at Rio+20.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:29:09 GMTda6281be-540d-428d-87df-e257747fbc7ahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Secretary-General-of-the-Council-of-Europe-in-Amman/On his recent visit to Amman, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, expressed the Council's willingness to enhance cooperation with Jordan, highlighting the Hashemite Kingdom’s key role in the region. The Council of Europe and the Lower House of Parliament are jointly organizing a workshop on the Constitutional Court, crucial for Jordan's current reform march.Mon, 28 May 2012 11:23:07 GMT21e4125d-d62f-4508-a686-8834ae4eed1bhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Munchs-masterpiece-The-Scream-sold-at-Sothebys-auction-house-in-New-York/The iconic art work The Scream by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was sold in New York for USD 120m, becoming the most expensive artwork sold at an auction. Mon, 28 May 2012 13:40:44 GMT9fb24dd5-c475-43c6-8bff-ac251455c5cehttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/17-May--Norwegian-Constitution-Day/The Constitution of Norway was signed 17 May 1814 at Eidsvoll. The Norwegian National Day is traditionally celebrated with childrens' parades, nationalistic songs and speeches. On occasion of this year's 17 May, Ambassador Petter Ølberg was interviewed by a number of Jordanian newspapers. Thu, 17 May 2012 12:03:18 GMT1850accd-9831-40ad-8343-086bda61fd36http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Business-Creates-Development--What-the-Norwegian-authorities-are-doing-to-promote-private-investment-in-developing-countries-/The Government of Norway aims to contribute to lifting as many people in the world as possible out of poverty. We are convinced that this can only be done by creating strong, lasting economic growth that benefits the general population in poor countries. In all societies throughout history, the private sector has been the very motor that drives the creation of productive capacity, jobs, incomes and increased welfare. This is also the case in developing countries today. If they are to succeed in reducing poverty, they will need thousands of new businesses that boost value creation, productivity and employment.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:27:39 GMT2a8cd0b7-e449-419b-8512-33c0e4ef77efhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/State-Secretary-visit-strengthens-Jordanian-Norwegian-relations/On her recent visit to Jordan, State Secretary Gry Larsen broadly followed up the Jordanian-Norwegian Memorandum of Understanding from January 2011, which focuses on culture, women’s rights, refugees, environment and renewable energy.Sun, 13 May 2012 13:34:38 GMT5f133fdc-9e46-4371-af0c-40cdc761eb16http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Norway-ranked-best-place-to-be-a-mother-/Save the Children’s annual State of the world’s mothers report lists Norway as the best place to be a mother. The ranking, which compares 165 countries worldwide, looks at factors such as a mother's health, education and economic status, as well as critical child indicators such as health and nutrition. Wed, 09 May 2012 09:00:10 GMTb964b657-5c0b-4acd-a1c6-553a4357e766http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Sahara-Forest-Project-to-produce-green-energy-water-and-food-in-Jordan/In the presence of HRH Crown Prince Haakon and Jordanian Minister of Environment HE Yaseen Khayyat, the Sahara Forest Project recently presented the encouraging results of their feasibility studies for Jordan. “With its green and groundbreaking techniques for creating renewable energy, fresh water and vegetation, the Sahara Forest Project proposes an integrated and inclusive solution to the defining challenges of our times; namely the need for food, water and energy security,” commended Norwegian State Secretary Gry Larsen.Tue, 08 May 2012 10:52:59 GMTdec83f95-504e-486a-ae41-7ac743c051b7http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Royal-celebration-of-Jordans-demining-success-/HRH Crown Prince Hussein thanked HRH Crown Prince Haakon for Norway’s indispensable contribution to the clearing of all known minefields in Jordan. Jordan is the first country in the Middle East region to fulfill its obligations under the Mine Ban Treaty and be declared mine free. "A significant achievement," commended Crown Prince Haakon. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:08:58 GMT96cd2dd6-b6fd-4c0f-afe8-73d4067385a6http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Field-visit-to-Ramtha-transit-facility-for-fleeing-Syrians-/The Norwegian Ambassador recently visited Jordan’s transit centre for Syrian refugees in Ramtha, to observe UNICEF’s crucial work for vulnerable Syrian children. Norway has provided UNICEF with USD 500,000 (NOK 3 million) so that children who have fled from violence in Syria can receive psychosocial and remedial education and uninterrupted access to Jordanian schools. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:19:16 GMTa6c98c9c-e20c-4206-b95f-75f0dd3a7623http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Theatre-to-empower-young-Jordanian-women-/30 young Jordanians have for the past eight weeks gathered under the auspices of the National Center for Culture and Arts, learning to stand up for themselves and to think independently through theater. In intensive playwriting workshops, the youngsters have produced monologues depicting their social challenges, hopes and aspirations, which ultimately will be performed all over Jordan by professional actors. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:01:45 GMT9447a8cf-ed9a-48fa-a5b7-664ec1548937http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/International-Womens-Day-/“Women’s efforts to promote peace put us in a better position to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts, and not least to rebuild societies once the conflicts are over,” emphasizes Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. 8 March, the International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide, recognizing the importance of empowering women and giving women a voice, like the Nobel Peace Prize winners Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman contribute to, from the West Africa and the Middle East. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:16:48 GMT34e41f69-cfa8-4638-80d6-45420266a69dhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Sustainable-development-democracy-and-peace-The-key-role-of-women/About 150 people, both Egyptians and foreigners, showed up Monday 12th of March to hear former Norwegian PM and Elder Brundtland speak in The American University in Cairo (AUC). Brundtland had accepted to hold a memorial lecture in the honour of the deceased Nadia Younes, who was killed in a bombing in Baghdad after working for the UN for more than 30 years.Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:48:48 GMT431c7c8d-7e19-4dd4-98c2-0c5b9b707f26http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Foreign-Minister-meets-President-Abbas-for-talks-in-Amman/Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre kicked off his Middle East round tour with a meeting with President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman. Also Chair of the donor coordination committee for the Palestinian Territories (AHLC), Mr. Støre announced the next day that Norway has transferred NOK 240 million in budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Norway is one of the first donor countries to transfer its contribution for 2012. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:30:53 GMTcec491c2-435f-4153-9451-1079ebbc624dhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/The-Royal-Norwegian-Embassy-in-Amman-wishes-everyone-a-pleasant-white-weekend/The much-needed snow and rain increased the water storage in dams in Jordan to 90 million cubic metres, as of 1st March, according to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. “This is the best rainy season the Kingdom has witnessed in 10 years,” said Director General of Jordan Meteorology Department, Abdul Halim Abu Hazim, expressing hope that the country will receive more rain before winter ends, according to Ammon News.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:44:34 GMTd5deb802-aad9-4cc1-bd83-0525f0fb7876http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Fervent-workshop-in-Madaba-for-increased-control-of-firearms/Madaba for Supporting Development (MSD) recently invited more than 100 community leaders in all ages to fervent discussions on how to reduce armed violence in Jordan. Supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MSD aims to stop hazardous use of arms through awareness rising and the signing of a National Convention. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:44:19 GMT1c7e1e40-65c6-474c-b2ef-0c0906cc3fc4http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Investing-in-womens-health-pays-off/A new Norwegian-led research project is to identify the economic benefits of investing in women’s health. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “A number of studies show that promoting women’s health, education and employment has positive ripple effects for whole families and communities. However, more research is needed on how investment in women’s health contributes to economic growth. This is why we have launched this new research project.” Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:12:18 GMT2caaa832-13c3-4195-bcd8-db6d7e1420a9http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Laying-of-Foundation-Stone-for-a-Lutheran-Church-at-the-Baptism-Site1/On January 6 the foundation stone for a new Evangelical Lutheran church and retreat centre was laid down at the Baptism Site at Bethany–beyond-the-Jordan. Present at the occasion were i.a. Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al Fayez and Ambassador Petter Ølberg.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:19:58 GMT627a29c6-ad56-4e37-8fc2-843e1ca1d65ahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Jazzcode-visits-Jordan/What does jazz, business and teamwork have in common? What lessons can be learnt from the fine interplay of jazz? These were the main questions when Carl Størmer and his ensemble of professional jazz musicians visited Amman this week. The quartet performed the innovative lecture Jazzcode: New Answers for New Times, a combination of live jazz, inspiration and insights on teamwork. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:26:30 GMTa1290adb-9396-43b1-997c-1cde22f2b009http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/New-Year-New-Opportunities-Development-Projects-in-2012-/The Norwegian Embassy in Amman is happy to announce that it will be supporting new development projects in Jordan in 2012. Norway and Jordan signed a MoU in January 2011 stipulating enhanced bilateral cooperation to the four areas energy, human rights and democracy (including women’s rights), refugees and culture. It is within this framework that we are proud to announce the projects we will be supporting in 2012: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:06:31 GMT1bb9d4ce-cb3a-4d42-b28a-7e7c317ca505http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Norways-Prime-Minister-in-Antarctica/Today one hundred years have passed since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his expedition became the first to reach the South Pole. In a speech at the South Pole Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today honoured Amundsen and his men. He also paid tribute to the bravery of British explorer Robert F. Scott and his expeditionMon, 12 Dec 2011 14:09:58 GMTe33fbad9-4653-47ea-8e83-ec6049ac012bhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/The-Nobel-Peace-Prize-2011/The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was Saturday, December 10th awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. “They are each in their own right worthy winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Government welcomes the award of this year’s prize to these three women. It is recognition of women’s non-violent efforts to promote peace and democracy,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:42:30 GMTa58e9fc2-fe76-4dc7-b54a-990c7578f57ehttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Forum-for-Media-Freedom-Defenders-in-the-Arab-World-/The Arab World is at a crossroads. For the last year, remarkable changes have taken place and the media lies at the heart of these transformations. Still, media freedom is under threat in region, both from violence, authoritarian regimes and extremism. Norway is eager to support media freedom defenders in the region and is therefore sponsoring a regional conference on the topic this week. “We hope the conference can provide an avenue for discussion and an arena to expand networks among those who defend media freedoms on an everyday basis” said the Norwegian Ambassador, Petter Ølberg at the opening of the forum Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:33:57 GMT9336ecdb-b5de-41c4-9506-cabe97f4870bhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Laying-the-Grounds-for-2012-Opportunities/Today marks the opening of the 2011 Amman security colloquium which aims to examine the opportunities for nuclear security in the Middle East. The Norwegian Ambassador, Petter Ølberg, participated at the opening of the forum, which is sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:20:22 GMT5fbfd3d6-a2e9-48a0-9cc9-e6c4bbb8e9dahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Fotball-for-Peace-/What does this group of young teenage girls from Iran, Norway, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine have in common? The answer: A passion for football, the most popular sport in the world! Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:35:34 GMTda8c5f88-2ca6-4d22-ac48-42e02aa1f2abhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Norwegian-Government-provides-support-to-UNDP-for-its-work-with-Survivors-of-Gender-Based-Violence/Baghdad 28 November 2011-The Government of Norway today signed an agreement worth $345,000 with the United Nations Development Programme for its Family Support, Justice and Security Programme. The funding will be used to enhance the capacities of Iraqi civil society organisations to provide legal assistance to vulnerable communities in Iraq, with a particular focus on women and children survivors of gender based violenceas well as early and forced marriages. This support will be provided through family protection centres which are being established throughout the country. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:55:26 GMT6af9fc62-52b1-4b9f-a24f-32e8d8091843http://www.norway.jo/Norsk/Husk-reiseforsikring/- Det viktigste rådet vi kan gi reisende nordmenn er at de aldri glemmer å tegne reiseforsikring. Får du problemer under reise og opphold i utlandet kan du ikke regne med at norske myndigheter ordner opp, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:39:34 GMT8c587603-ff40-4b54-a395-24a93f4d282fhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Prime-Minister-Jens-Stoltenbergs-Address-at-the-City-Hall-Square/Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg delivered this speech on Monday 25/07 at the rose memorial at Oslo City Hall Square. Around 200 000 people had convened to commemorate the victims of last week's terrorist attacks. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:06:54 GMT064332bb-c9bb-445a-aae7-62a8ee2b16b3http://norgesportalen/1/2/Finding-the-needle-in-the-haystack--or-how-to-locate-a-landmine-on-the-run/For Jordan to reach its goal of becoming the first landmine free country in the Middle East, an estimated 20 000 lost mines needs to be located. To learn more about this challenging work and the problem of lost mines, the Norwegian ambassador Petter Ølberg, paid a visit to the Jordan Valley Sampling and Verification Project last week. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:33:46 GMT2aeb1820-9a47-4799-b9af-320bdabe9b1ahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/News-from-the-Embassy/Press-Release-Online-visa-applications-reduce-processing-time/All Norwegian missions abroad now offer visa applicants the opportunity to use an online system. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “This will give visa applicants a much better service and reduce the processing time for applications.” Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:34:20 GMT11850a6b-5970-4157-96a2-c09bc4d00e30http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/Signing-of-bilateral-agreements-between-Norway-and-Jordan/The Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre visited Amman for a two-day visit. The 11th of January he held a press conference with the Jordanian Foreign Minister Mr. Nasser Judeh, in addition to signing several agreements.Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:22:07 GMT5abb362a-30d7-451e-9bb6-3d1ace0a74fbhttp://norgesportalen/1/2/Norway-and-Jordan-have-same-views-on-the-Middle-East-Peace-Process/The Norwegian Ambassador in Jordan, Petter Ølberg, stated Tuesday 15. December in a lecture organized by the Association of International Affairs, that the Jordanian view on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict coincides with the Norwegian view on the conflict.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:04:00 GMTc95810e1-fef1-45bd-b2bd-52c1c7ba2862http://norgesportalen/1/2/Norway-upgrades-Palestinian-mission/AP - Norway will raise the status of the Palestinian representation in the Scandinavian country in recognition of efforts to build a Palestinian state, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday 15. December.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:40:43 GMT9bd0a7f0-8c56-48b0-a4e1-94aa86f52df5http://norgesportalen/1/2/Liu-Xiaobo-is-awarded-2010-Nobel-Peace-Prize/The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his longstanding non-violent fight for human rights in China. Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:16:44 GMT692feff6-7122-42a1-bc1e-e1a9d50e9a0dhttp://norgesportalen/1/2/Norway-urges-parties-to-continue-Middle-East-peace-talks/The peace talks between Israel and the PLO have entered a critical phase now that Israel has decided not to extend its partial moratorium on the construction of settlements in the West Bank. “I urge Israel and the Palestinians to do their utmost to make it possible to continue the negotiations,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:14:00 GMTcb02942b-bc4b-4b47-bc88-94d49af1f9e4http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/development/Apply-for-Grants-Call-for-project-concept-papers-15-October-and-15-May/Announcement of opportunity to apply for grants from the Embassy Fund. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:19:22 GMTf8fb3633-d122-41c1-a9aa-e3f77a224613http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Sensing-the-North--Scandinavian-Jordanian-Festival-in-Amman/Aiming to “bring Scandinavia to your senses” with their diversity, colours and similarities, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden host the Festival "Connecting cultures". “Sensing the North”, the main exhibition, takes place on 6-7th June at Ras Al-Ain Art Gallery. The most sought-after Norwegian folk musician Sigrid Moldestad will be performing with her band, the Sigrid Moldestad Trio.Wed, 30 May 2012 14:06:19 GMT96ac855a-107a-445d-bc6e-b3689f2d3e34http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/Gender-equality-and-female-employment-is-the-key-to-Norways-prosperity/On the contrary of what most people might think, the key to Norway’s prosperity is not to be found in the country’s oil revenues, but rather in the high level of working women. This was the conclusion reached by journalists from the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune who recently visited Norway. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:36:09 GMTf8cb5c6b-abee-4822-bfa3-b4809c0c7df5http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/The-Norwegian-National-Day/Norway’s Constitutional Day on 17th May is celebrated in memory of the day members of the National Assembly signed and sealed the Norwegian Constitution in 1814.Mon, 16 May 2011 13:21:25 GMTec5b7607-7241-4e64-b797-2aa228dcbc0ahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/The-King-of-Norway-met-Gaza-children/On the occasion of the opening of a hospital specialized in the installation of artificial limbs in Slovenia, Norway’s King Harald V and Queen Sonja visited the hospital accompanied by the Slovenian President.Sun, 15 May 2011 14:24:58 GMT29b0896e-39a4-4f46-9985-f65efb5e7866http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/Norwegian-delegation-in-Erbil/Secretary of State Pål Lønseth from the Ministry of Justice visited Erbil in the Kurdish-controlled areas in Iraq from 26th - 29th March. The accompanying delegation consisted of representatives from the Norwegian Embassy in Amman, the Ministry of Justice, the Directorate of Immigration and the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:03:02 GMT4d570e1c-3d45-4e03-bcea-fd75abdf5347http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/Diplomatic-visit-to-Iraq/The Norwegian Ambassador visited Baghdad 6-10th of February as part of his regular visiting plan for the side accredited country. Congratulating on the new government formation was high on the agenda, as well as the bilateral relationship between Iraq and Norway.Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:21:35 GMTf6081075-8e4f-460a-be1b-bea48e46b40dhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/Norwegian-delegation-visits-Jordan/The Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration from the Norwegian Parliament visited Amman in the period February 26th-28th. In addition to Jordan, the committee will also visit Syria and Lebanon. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:53:36 GMT4efacc68-89be-4d8c-9f05-67791e010a6ahttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/Jordan--EFTA-Committee-discusses-cooperation/Jordan and EFTA member states opened meetings in Amman to discuss ways of further boosting trade and economic relations between the Kingdom and the EFTA members Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein.Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:53:20 GMT63ae995d-ac94-49a5-8076-85b9be5797afhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/policy/Nominations-for-international-award-for-promotion-of-union-rights/Industri Energi, a Norwegian federation of trade unions, annually presents an international award to a person or organisation that has been instrumental in promoting union rights and strengthening trade union organisation. Representatives and employees of trade unions worldwide are invited to propose candidates. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:41:05 GMT61186f5d-28bd-4fdc-9591-8a2d594086c1http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Nordic-World-Ski-Championships-in-Oslo/23 February-6 March, 2011 Oslo will host the Nordic World Ski Championships. Both athletes and spectators can look forward to a memorable week in Holmenkollen, with the new ski jump in the centre of the events.Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:04:56 GMT30881bde-635e-46d8-b671-4842c9e8a525http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-film-awarded-in-prestigious-Sundance-Film-Festival/The Norwegian Film “Sykt Lykkelig” was Saturday 29th January awarded the Grand Prix at Sundance Film Festival 2011 in the USA.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:19:43 GMTece9e996-4061-4c06-b041-f3c73ce399b5http://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norwegian-Military-Band-and-Rifle-Drill-Team/His Majesty the King of Norway's 3rd company is widely regarded as one of the best music and drill companies in the world. Watch them demonstrate their skills at a Military Tattoo held in Norway.Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:22:57 GMT14a8eec7-e062-4222-9529-fbabf839e69chttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/Norway-in-the-chess-world/A 19-year-old chess Grandmaster from Norway defeated the whole world, and the northern city of Tromsø makes a bid to host the World Chess Olympiad in 2014. Can Norway become a key player in international chess? Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:58:21 GMT21833bbd-5cfb-43f3-a4ae-d3b90d5ccd5fhttp://www.norway.jo/News_and_events/culture/perfect-winter/Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:10:01 GMT