TEHRAN, May 27 -Hundreds of people in Nicaragua have staged anti-government protests across the country, blocking roads and highways as at least eight more people are killed in political violence.
TEHRAN, May 18 - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's time is up and he should step aside to allow a transitional government to take over, a representative of university students spearheading protests against the veteran leader told AFP.
TEHRAN, May 17 - President Daniel Ortega's first formal talks with Nicaraguan opposition and civic groups since he returned to power in 2007 quickly became heated and confrontational Wednesday.
TEHRAN, May 3 - Riot police blocked young Nicaraguan demonstrators who were back on the streets Wednesday to demand justice over the deaths of 43 people in anti-government unrest.
TEHRAN, April 27 - Nicaragua on Thursday was hanging on to the prospect of talks to calm anti-government sentiment behind a week of protests in which at least 37 people died, according to rights groups.
TEHRAN, April 24 - Protesters in Nicaragua have taken to the streets in the capital, demanding the resignation of President Daniel Ortega despite the government’s cancellation of reforms that triggered protests in the first place.
TEHRAN, April 21 - Protests in Nicaragua over changes to social security have led to the deaths of at least three people, including a police officer, on Friday, heaping pressure on the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega.
Chairing a major pro-Palestinian event, Nicaragua has strongly objected to Israel’s continued Western-backed exemption from punishment for its occupation of Palestinian land and violations of the Arab nation’s rights.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Monday that Iran and Bolivarian Alliance ‘for the Peoples of Our America’ share common stance on various issues and can have extensive cooperation within framework of NAM IRNA reported.
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua Friday after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega endorsed Tuesday a route chosen by a Chinese firm commissioned to dig a 40 billion dollar canal linking the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Tehran, YJC. -- Iran and the Latin American nations have common characteristics as both have defied the hegemony of the world powers and maintain pro-independence morale, a prominent Iranian diplomat said.