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International observation demanded due to  repression in Panama

International observation demanded due to repression in Panama

According to the document, the repression of recent social protests and the criminalización of dissidence in Panama evoke the worst episodes of its history. The letter compares the current situation with military governments and calls for...

Pipeline Disruption Slashes Ecuador Output by 133,000 bpd

Pipeline Disruption Slashes Ecuador Output by 133,000 bpd

Ecuador’s state oil company, Petroecuador, has declared force majeure on its operations after both major crude pipelines, SOTE and OCP, halted flows due to worsening erosion in the Amazonian province of Napo. The company suspended activities this...

Ecuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains

Ecuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains

Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:31 UTC One person died, and oil exports had to be stopped The Ecuadorean Government Friday declared a 45-day regional state of emergency in the Amazonian provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo due to severe rainfall,...

Peruvian Congress Moves to Revoke President Boluarte’s Salary Increase

Peruvian Congress Moves to Revoke President Boluarte’s Salary Increase

Peruvian lawmakers have introduced four bills to annul the decree that doubled President Boluarte’s salary, challenging its legitimacy and demanding accountability before Congress. President Dina Boluarte faces mounting criticism over her salary...

Ecuador Opens First Embassy in Morocco, Marks New Era in Bilateral Ties

Ecuador Opens First Embassy in Morocco, Marks New Era in Bilateral Ties

Rabat – Ecuador officially opened its first embassy in Morocco on Friday, marking a new chapter in the growing relationship between the two countries. The opening of the embassy comes after Ecuador’s decision in October 2024 to cut all ties with...

Ecuador inaugurates its embassy in Rabat

Ecuador inaugurates its embassy in Rabat

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Gabriela Sommerfeld, inaugurated the Embassy of the Republic of Ecuador in Rabat on Friday....

Ecuador views Autonomy Initiative as 'basis' to resolve Moroccan Sahara regional dispute

Ecuador views Autonomy Initiative as 'basis' to resolve Moroccan Sahara regional dispute

HESPRESS English – Morocco News With MAPFriday 4 July 2025 - 15:16 Ecuador reaffirmed on Friday in Rabat that the Autonomy Initiative represents “the basis” to resolve the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was voiced by the...

Rafael Correa Exposes Transferable Ink Fraud in Ecuador’s Presidential Election with OAS Evidence

Rafael Correa Exposes Transferable Ink Fraud in Ecuador’s Presidential Election with OAS Evidence

Ecuador election controversy: Correa claims vote manipulation through transferable ink. Photo: @cnegobec/X. July 4, 2025 Hour: 10:21 pm Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa reveals evidence of ink transfer on ballots during the April 2025...

Morocco, Ecuador Reiterate Willingness To Further Bolster Bilateral Ties

Morocco, Ecuador Reiterate Willingness To Further Bolster Bilateral Ties

(MENAFN- APO Group) The Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Ecuador reiterated on Friday in Rabat their mutual willingness to further strengthen the development of their bilateral relations. Following the meeting held between the Minister of...

Morocco: Ecuador Inaugurates Its Embassy In Rabat

Morocco: Ecuador Inaugurates Its Embassy In Rabat

(MENAFN- APO Group) Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Mrs. Gabriela Sommerfeld, inaugurated the Embassy of the Republic of...

Liberia, Ecuador Reaffirm Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara

Liberia, Ecuador Reaffirm Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara

Rabat – Liberia and Ecuador have both reaffirmed their strong support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara during official visits to Rabat on Friday. Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, said her...

Ecuadorian man pleads guilty to illegal re-entry in Buffalo

Ecuadorian man pleads guilty to illegal re-entry in Buffalo

Michael DiGiacomo United State Attorney for the Western District of New York | Department of JusticeMichael DiGiacomo United State Attorney for the Western District of New York | Department of Justice U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that...

International cocaine operation busted

International cocaine operation busted

Authorities have uncovered two sophisticated drug-trafficking operations using new methods to smuggle cocaine from Latin America into Europe, arresting 13 people in separate raids. In the latest operation Thursday in the Attica suburb of Pikermi,...

Three Tons of Cocaine Seized in Ecuador, Authorities: It Belongs to the Albanian Mafia

Three Tons of Cocaine Seized in Ecuador, Authorities: It Belongs to the Albanian Mafia

Three tons of cocaine have been seized in Ecuador, with authorities stating that the shipment belongs to the Albanian mafia, which is reportedly linked to Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. The narcotics were discovered on Thursday at a farm in...

USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador

USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP 25), July 4, 2025. “We look forward to building upon our relationship with Ecuador through medical care and...

Dominican Republic and Ecuador sign pact to boost trust in digital transactions

Dominican Republic and Ecuador sign pact to boost trust in digital transactions

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic and Ecuador have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening legal security and trust in digital transactions through the mutual recognition of electronic signatures. The agreement was...

Ecuadorian Anti-Mining Coalition Warns of Repression Under New Laws

Ecuadorian Anti-Mining Coalition Warns of Repression Under New Laws

Police repress protests in the Las Naves community, Ecuador, June 26, 2025. x/ @miningwatch July 3, 2025 Hour: 1:23 pm On Wednesday, Ecuador’s National Anti-Mining Front (FNA) denounced a smear campaign by mainstream media and multinational...

Government of Canada Extends MDA Space Contract Providing Continuous Space-based 'Maritime Awareness' and Security

Government of Canada Extends MDA Space Contract Providing Continuous Space-based 'Maritime Awareness' and Security

Government of Canada Extends MDA Space Contract Providing Continuous Space-based 'Maritime Awareness' and Security Richmond, BC, July 3, 2025--(T-Net)--MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a mission partner to the global space industry, today announced a...

Peruvians outraged after president Boluarte doubles her salary to over $10,000

Peruvians outraged after president Boluarte doubles her salary to over $10,000

President of Peru, Dina Boluarte has doubled her monthly income to more than $10,000, sparking widespread outrage, with approximately 30% of the population still living in poverty. The Peruvian economy minister announced late Wednesday that...

Legal Pluralism in Practice:  Colombia’s New Framework for Indigenous Territorial Self-Government

Legal Pluralism in Practice: Colombia’s New Framework for Indigenous Territorial Self-Government

In May 2025, the Colombian government took a historic step toward realising a long-delayed constitutional promise: by means of a decree, it recognised the right of indigenous peoples to establish autonomous territorial entities with their own...

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