People watch lion dance during “Chinese New Year” celebration in Lisbon LISBON, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Actors perform dragon and lion dance in a parade held on Saturday in one of the main boulevards of the Portuguese capital to greet the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, a celebration also known as…
US imposes sanctions on Iran’s IRGC general
Iranian Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US State Department said that it had imposed sanctions on a brigadier general of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The department said in a statement that it had blacklisted Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour, a commander in Khuzestan province,…
Uzbekistan Signs Energy Agreements With UAE’s Mubadala, Masdar
TASHKENT, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, signed project implementation agreements in strategic energy sector, with Mubadala, Abu Dhabi’s investment and development fund, and its subsidiary, Masdar, the ministry’s press service said. The project agreement, signed between Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and…
Fresh Recruits Join Troops To Boost Afghan Army Capacity
KANDAHAR, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 500 newly graduated officers and soldiers, joined the Afghan national army in the southern region, an army source said, on Saturday. “A total of 551 military officers and soldiers, received their certificates, during a graduation ceremony held at Afghan National Army (ANA), 205…
Seven Remain Missing As Over 150 Rescued Following Avalanche In Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 19 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Four South Koreans and three Nepalis remained missing since Friday, following an avalanche in western Kaski district, as over 150 foreign tourists and Nepalis were rescued on Saturday from around the area, local officials said. The incessant snowfall caused the avalanche, near a popular trekking…
Pompeo Meets Pakistani FM On Afghanistan, Ties
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met with Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, here, on Friday, discussing Afghanistan and bilateral ties, according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department. The two sides talked about a range of issues, including Iran, U.S.-Pakistan cooperation,…
UK adds entire Hezbollah movement to terror blacklist
Hezbollah fighters LONDON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s finance ministry said it had added Lebanon’s entire Hezbollah movement to its list of terrorist groups subject to asset freezing. The ministry previously only targeted the Shiite organisation’s military wing but has now listed the whole group after the government designated it…
Digital Bangladesh Mela (Expo) Kicks Off In Dhaka
DHAKA, Jan 18 (NNN-BSS) – The Digital Bangladesh Mela 2020, begin today, in the capital, with the aim to showcase next generation 5G internet technology and building efficient ecosystem and manpower model in the coming digital era. Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, inaugurates the three-day expo at Bangabandhu…
Canada says black boxes from Iran crash should be sent to France
Most of the victims were Iranian and Canadian citizens OTTAWA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Iran to send the flight and cockpit data recorders from a crashed jet to France for analysis and said the first remains of victims should soon arrive back in Canada.…
Cambodia Releases Measures To Curb, Reduce Air Pollution
PHNOM PENH, Jan 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment, released measures to prevent and reduce air pollution in the kingdom, after it observed that air quality had declined. The ministry said that, it has equipped air quality monitoring devices across the country, to detect PM10 and PM2.5 (air particles)…
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