BarentsObserver TopicsBarentsObserver Topicshttp://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0100 This year’s opening of the Barents Spektakel was the most poetic and mystical in years. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/poetic-opening-of-barents-spektakel.5019555.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/poetic-opening-of-barents-spektakel.5019555.html KIRKENES: U.S. Ambassador to Norway Barry B. White says there is no competition for resources or a race for the Arctic. “We all have a common interest in preserving the Arctic area even as we pursue sustainable development.” Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:01:22 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/high-north-low-tension.5019512.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/high-north-low-tension.5019512.html A fire broke out aboard the coast guard vessel “Ural” yesterday while it was docked in Murmansk. This is the third fire in a military vessel in only six weeks. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:47:09 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/yet-another-naval-fire-in-murmansk.5018259.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/yet-another-naval-fire-in-murmansk.5018259.html Kirkenes is preparing for the Barents Spektakel 2012 festival. Stages for performances are being built, concerts are being rehearsed, people are arriving from near and far. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:57 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/festival-preparations-are-well-underway.5018052.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/festival-preparations-are-well-underway.5018052.html Severe cold made Russian consumption of electricity reach a historical maximum last week. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:44 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/el-consumptions-peaks-in-cold-russia.5017781.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/el-consumptions-peaks-in-cold-russia.5017781.html Igor Putin, the Prime Minister’s cousin, plans to build an international port in Pechenga close to the border to Norway. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:36:45 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/putins-cousin-invests-in-murmansk.5017475.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/putins-cousin-invests-in-murmansk.5017475.html Norway announces an initiative to invest about 6 million NOK in a Norwegian-Russian project that will assess the technology needed to develop the untapped oil fields in the Arctic region, particularly in the Barents Sea. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:13:53 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/norway-russia-plan-path-towards-arctic-energy-exploration.5017347.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/norway-russia-plan-path-towards-arctic-energy-exploration.5017347.html More and more Russians and Chinese tourists visit Kirkenes. Global tourism trends are affecting the snow hotel in Kirkenes. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:09:04 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/global-tourism-trends-in-kirkenes.5015979.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/global-tourism-trends-in-kirkenes.5015979.html Tears down newly established check-point in the border zone road towards Norway. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:07:38 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/fsb-softens-border-regime.5015729.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/fsb-softens-border-regime.5015729.html Russian authorities have boosted military salaries to unprecedented levels. Military servicemen in Murmansk now earn twice as much as others. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:34:07 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-military-salaries-soar.5015480.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-military-salaries-soar.5015480.html