Argentina

• Friday, September 11th 2015 - 06:23 UTC

  Malvinas war declassified documents delivered to Argentine veterans

  

  Argentina's Defense minister Austin Rossi handed Malvinas veterans a report on the 1982 South Atlantic conflict compiled from recently declassified military documents. The report handed to Ernesto Alonso, head of the Malvinas former combatants national committee was drafted by the ministry's Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law desks.

• Thursday, September 10th 2015 - 08:33 UTC

  Lula da Silva campaigns for Scioli and is full of praise for Cristina Fernandez and the 'K' model

  

  Brazil's popular but scandal-weary former leader Lula da Silva endorsed Argentina's ruling party presidential candidate on Wednesday, identifying Daniel Scioli's credentials with the political left, and hoping the current project “that began in 2003 is re-elected”. The former president was also full of praise for president Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, September 10th 2015 - 06:32 UTC

  Lula da Silva pictured with the Pope's Malvinas-dialogue poster

  

  Brazil's former president Lula da Silva was pictured holding Pope Francis' poster calling for dialogue in the 'Malvinas issue'.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2015 - 07:00 UTC

  New evidence questions claims that Argentine prosecutor Nisman committed suicide

  

  Another conflicting result has surfaced in the ongoing investigation into Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman's death, which remains an unsolved mystery of eight months with opinions divided as to whether he was killed or committed suicide.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2015 - 06:31 UTC

  Don't Be Fooled by Dialogue -- Argentina Only Wants One Answer to 'the Falklands Question'

  

  By Jan Cheek (*) (*) - On Friday 4th, Ms Cecilia Nahón, Argentina Ambassador to the United States, wrote an article for the Huffington Post, titled 'Malvinas: All Argentina Is Saying Is Give Dialogue A Chance.'

• Monday, September 7th 2015 - 10:09 UTC

  Brazil's Lula da Silva supports Scioli as Argentina's next president

  

  Former Brazilian head of state Lula da Silva joined the Argentine presidential electoral campaign and made public his support for the incumbent Daniel Scioli in the October dispute, stating that the Victory Front candidate would maintain strong relations with Brazil

• Monday, September 7th 2015 - 09:51 UTC

  Chevening scholarships for 27 Argentines: farewell party at the embassy

  

  The British embassy in Buenos Aires offered a farewell reception for 27 Argentines who will be studying in UK universities under the Chevening Scholarships program. Ambassador Dr. John Freeman pointed out at the occasion that the scholarship was “not all about studying, but also about taking the opportunity to travel and meet new people”.

• Monday, September 7th 2015 - 09:12 UTC

  Malvinas: All Argentina Is Saying Is Give Dialogue a Chance

  

  By Cecilia Nahón (*) (**) - Over the last few months the United States has reached two historic agreements that have dominated media headlines and the local political debate: the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba after more than 50 years and, more recently, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed by the US, China, Russia, France, United Kingdom and Germany, along with the European Union, with the Islamic Republic of Iran about the latter's nuclear program

• Friday, September 4th 2015 - 08:12 UTC

  Falklands unaware of Argentina's scholarships program geared to Islanders

  

  Falklands' Director of Education Tom Hill has confirmed that no approach has been made to the Falkland Islands Education Department regarding a free scholarship scheme with a Patagonian university in Argentina.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 21:37 UTC

  Malvinas 1981: Argentina threatens to withdraw air link and fuel if there are no 'realistic' negotiations

  

  Penguin News in its latest edition in a special section, “A stroll down memory lane”, remembers events of 34 years ago, that is August 1981. And in effect then as now, Argentina calls for more talks, yet again, over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and emphasizes impatience at the lack of actual progress made.