Europe

Lisbon streets decorated to welcome Chinese New Year

People watch lion dance during “Chinese New Year” celebration in Lisbon LISBON, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Actors perform dragon and…

Moroccan king, French president discuss Libyan crisis in phone call

RABAT, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Moroccan King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed on Saturday the Libyan crisis…

Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summit

TRIPOLI/BERLIN, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country’s…

OPEC, Partners To Extend Production Cut Deal To End Of 2020

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners, including Russia are expected…

Thousands of Irish teachers to strike on eve of election

DUBLIN, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 19,000 Irish teachers will go on strike on Feb 4, potentially shutting schools just days…

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…

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…

Ukraine President Rejects PM’s Resignation Over Leaked Recording

KIEV, Jan 18, (NNN-CGTN) – Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky said, he wanted to give his Prime Minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, a…

Greece ready to help Libya’s post-conflict transition: FM

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (L) welcomes Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), in Athens ATHENS, Jan…

Germany agrees plan to phase out coal power by 2038

A lignite power plant near Halle in eastern Germany  BERLIN, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government and regional leaders have agreed on…