Tag: AMIA

Friday, January 16th 2015 - 06:54 UTC
Prosecutor Nisman confirms case against Cristina Fernandez and reveals further evidence

Argentina's AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman confirmed his complaint against President Cristina Fernandez and several other officials over an alleged “criminal deal of impunity” with Iran and explained the role of every one of those he accused for “covering up” Teheran’s involvement in the attack against the Jewish centre in 1994 in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, January 15th 2015 - 05:42 UTC
Argentine government bluntly rejects 'Iran cover up' accusation as 'nonsense'

Argentina's Presidency Secretary General Anibal Fernandez bluntly rejected the accusations by the prosecutor in the AMIA bombing probe against president Cristina Fernández, foreign minister Hector Timerman and other Kirchnerite officials for allegedly “covering up” Iranian citizens in the investigation.
Thursday, January 15th 2015 - 05:32 UTC
Argentine president accused of 'covering up' Iran's role in Buenos Aires deadly attack

An Argentine federal special prosecutor on Wednesday accused President Cristina Fernandez of seeking to cover up the involvement of Iran in a 1994 terrorist attack on a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires that claimed 85 lives and 300 injured.
Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 23:56 UTC
Argentine convicts want to form their own political party for 2015 presidential elections

Leader of the presumed innocent hopes to lure 200,000 of his fellow prison inmates to vote for “one candidate.” (most likely FPV)
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 07:03 UTC
Iran officials admit supplying missile technology to Hamas to wipe out Israel

Two senior Iranian officials told an Arabic-language television channel on Monday that Tehran has supplied missile technology to Hamas for its fight against Israel. Revolutionary Guard commander Mohammad Ali Jafari warned in an interview with the Arabic channel of Iran's state Al-Alam television that Palestinian resistance to Israeli aggression is “endless and growing.”
Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 08:00 UTC
Argentine Jewish community lash out at the government over 1994 attack

Thomas Saieg, the vice president of the Argentine AMIA Jewish community centre, the target of a terrorist attack which left 85 people killed back on 18 July 1994, demanded on Friday “a new trial as soon as possible to know what happened.”
Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:51 UTC
Pope sends message demanding justice on 20th anniversary of AMIA bombing

On the 20th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish community center bombing, the Argentine pontiff sent a message for “justice” to Argentina’s Israeli community and relatives of the 85 victims that resulted dead in the attack.
Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:16 UTC
Setback for Cristina: federal court declares Iran/Argentina memorandum unconstitutional

An Argentine Federal court on Thursday struck down the memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran to jointly investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that local courts blamed on Teheran.
Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 06:20 UTC
Timerman in Israel to rebuild relations deteriorated because of Iran accord

Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman began a two-day visit to Israel on Monday that aims to strengthen the diplomatic ties weakened last year after the signature in Buenos Aires of the memorandum of understanding with Iran for the investigation of AMIA bombing.
Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 09:06 UTC
Argentina ready to sign for the Israeli Kfir Block 60 fighter aircraft

Argentina is advancing in negotiations with Israel for the purchase of the multi-purpose combat aircraft Kfir Block 60, which is supposed to replace the aging Mirage III, on service for over four decades.