Argentina

Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Argentina's Ambassador to Israel sentenced to 8 years for corruption

Argentina's Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus Sergio Uribarri has resigned after being sentenced to 8 years in jail for “embezzlement and negotiations incompatible with public office.”
Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Argentina's Atlantic air corridor back as of July

Aerolíneas Argentinas has announced the resumption of the so-called “Atlantic Corridor” starting in July.
Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Latin American focus, support for Argentina's Falklands' claim and diplomacy to solve continental shelf disputes, Boric's agenda

Chilean president Gabriel Boric in his recent visit to Argentina stated some of the basic pillars of the new administration's foreign policy, focused mainly on Latin America, human rights, support for Argentina's claim over the Falklands, and willingness to address border disputes its neighbor through diplomacy and patience.
Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 20:38 UTC
Argentine scientists and lawmakers recommend returning to GMT -4

The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Argentine Province of Mendoza's Lower House this week began analyzing a bill to adopt a daylight saving time system and go rogue to GMT -4, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 20:31 UTC
Argentina takes IA-63 to Santiago Air Fair in search of buyers

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana is to head the country's delegation at the Argentine ward of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago, Chile, where he will try to attract potential customers for the IA-63 jet trainer Pampa.
Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 13:55 UTC
Boric rounds up Argentine tour

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday left Argentina, after a two-day official trip which marked his first trip abroad since taking office last month.
Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Argentina complains over Falklands tourism stand at WTM in Sao Paulo

Argentina expressed concern and requested specific measures from Brazilian authorities because of the presence in Sao Paulo at the World Trade Market, Latin America fair, of a Falkland Islands' stand.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 23:17 UTC
Former Mauricio Macri aide booed at Parlasur: his dismissal to be voted on shortly

Argentina's Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón, a former aide to then-Argentine President Mauricio Macri, was forced to leave the Parlasur's building Monday when he showed up and was jeered at by the other legislators, who agreed to vote on his dismissal during the next plenary session.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 20:14 UTC
Gas supply deal with Bolivia almost closed, Argentine officials say

Pending Brazil's approval, Argentina has announced it had agreed to purchase additional gas from Bolivia to meet wintertime demand, Integración Energética Argentina Sociedad Anónima (IEASA) announced Tuesday, according to press reports in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Pepe Mujica: Britain's stance regarding Malvinas/Falklands a thing of the past

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, who was in Buenos Aires during the weekend to join Alberto Fernández for the ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the 1982 armed conflict with the United Kingdom, insisted “the Malvinas claim reminds us that there is still colonialism in the world.”