The Emirates joins Svalbard Treaty
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially joined the Svalbard Treaty, in a move said to strengthen the country’s role
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Amid Norway’s celebration of Svalbard Treaty comes another verbal attack from Moscow
The country’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister came to the far northern archipelago to celebrate 100 years of Norwegian sovereignty.
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Last private land on Svalbard up for sale for €300 million
With 60 square kilometers, about the size of Manhattan, and a coastline of five kilometers, the unique faraway property on
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Moscow protests Norwegian exploration in Svalbard waters
It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty. Press
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Norway’s celebration of Svalbard Treaty was followed by ardent and coordinated response from Moscow media
It was the letter sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide on the 4th February this
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Norway and EU clash over rights to resource-rich waters around Svalbard
The dispute over rights to snow crab fishing steps up as the Committee on Fisheries says the European Commission’s diplomatic
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Helicopter crash might add power to Russia’s push for new base in Svalbard
It did not pass many hours after yesterday’s tragic helicopter crash outside Barentsburg before Anatoly Leontiev, a representative of the
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Norway proposes massive opening of Arctic shelf to oil drilling
The country offers a historic 93 new blocks in the Barents Sea. As if in a hurry ahead of an
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Russia expands studies of Svalbard archipelago shelf
A research vessel will this year sail more than three weeks in the waters off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago to
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