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Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement: official

Managua - Muslimchronicle

Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on the global climate pact. The government of President Daniel Ortega said the global 2015 pact represented "the only international instrument that offers the conditions to face global warming and its effects," according to a statement read out by Vice President RosarioRead more

Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement

Managua - Muslimchronicle

Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement on Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on the global climate pact. The government of President Daniel Ortega said the global 2015 pact represented "the only international instrument that offers the conditions to face global warming and its effects." source: AFPRead more

Polluted lake is poor Nicaraguans' lifeline

Nicaragua - Muslimchronicle

Looking tired and haggard, William Coronado pulls up before dawn with a boat full of fish on the muddy shore of Nicaragua's Lake Managua, a dumping ground for trash and waste."The lake is so polluted. They throw all sorts of crap into " said the 56-year-old. "Containers, old buckets, all sorts of bags—all the junk they throw away inRead more

Remote Nicaragua village backs pastor in fatal exorcism

El Cortezal - ArabToday

The only evidence left of the macabre events that occurred February 21 are ashes from the pyre built by the religious leader and some of his followers. The news of the death of Vilma Trujillo Garcia, a 25-year-old mother of two children, caught international headlines. The pastor involved, Juan Rocha, 23, was arrested and taken to the capital Managua. HeRead more

Central American Countries Discuss Free-Trade Area, Customs Union

Managua - QNA

Members of the Council of Ministers for Central American Economic Integration (Comieco) have discussed in in Managua, Nicaragua the establishment of a regional free-trade zone and customs union. Nicaragua's Ministry of Promotion, Industry and Commerce Orlando Solorzano told a press conference that the commerce and economic ministers of Central America were working to resolve details concerning the proposals. According toRead more

Iran interested in proposed Chinese-built canal in Nicaragua

Managua - Arab Today

Iranian firms want to participate in the construction of a massive canal across Nicaragua that a Chinese company has vowed to build, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said Wednesday. Representatives of private Iranian construction companies accompanying Zarif on a visit to Nicaragua's capital discussed the possibility of getting a slice of the $50 billion project, the minister told aRead more

Nicaragua refinery fire under control

Managua - AFP

Firefighters have contained a massive refinery fire on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, officials said Sunday. The blaze at the Puma Energy facility ignited Wednesday when one of four huge fuel tanks exploded at the site in the port of Puerto Sandino, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the capital Managua. A second tank ignited on Thursday. "For all practical purposes,Read more

Nicaragua president, wife lead polls for November vote

Managua - Arab Today

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, have the support of more than seven in 10 voters three months before presidential and legislative elections, a poll released Monday showed. Ortega -- a former leftwing rebel who has led the Central American nation since 2007 with an authoritarian hand -- is running for a third consecutive term. He hasRead more

Nicaragua court splits opposition with ruling on party leadership

Managua - AFP

The Supreme Court in Nicaragua controversially split the opposition's ranks ahead of a presidential election in November by ordering a change in leadership of a pivotal conservative party. The divested opposition leader, Eduardo Montealegre, immediately slammed the ruling as a "coup" instigated by President Daniel Ortega, who is standing for re-election. He called for protests starting Friday. His Constitutionalist LiberalRead more