Tag: AMIA

Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:10 UTC
Gendarmerie report says Nisman was beaten and drugged by two attackers who then staged his suicide

A new report summarizing the findings of an Argentina police probe into the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, who accused Argentina's government of covering up Iranian involvement in the bombing of a Jewish community center in 1994, has determined that the prosecutor was murdered.
Wednesday, September 13th 2017 - 10:32 UTC
Israel's Netanyahu praises Macri for his efforts to solve the AMIA bombing

Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday used the first Latin America visit of a sitting Israeli prime minister to praise President Mauricio Macri's effort to solve the bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center, AMIA, in 1994 that killed 85 people.
Friday, May 20th 2016 - 11:23 UTC
Six presidents asked to testify of ex president Menem's son death in 1995

An Argentine court on Wednesday asked six former presidents to testify in the investigation into the 1995 death of the son of ex-president Carlos Menem. The court requested the testimony of Fernando de la Rúa, Ramón Puerta, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Eduardo Camaño, Eduardo Duhalde and Cristina Fernández. All followed Menem as presidents after his 1989-1999 rule.
Wednesday, January 20th 2016 - 07:14 UTC
Thousands turn out in Buenos Aires on the anniversary of special prosecutor Nisman's death

Thousands of Argentines, including the top ranks of the current ruling administration attended a demonstration in Buenos Aires city to commemorate the one-year anniversary of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death.
Monday, December 28th 2015 - 07:14 UTC
Argentina's MOU with Iran sponsored by Cristina Fernandez, dropped by Macri

Argentina's divisive 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran was finally dropped became after Argentine Federal Judges Juan Carlos Gemignani and Angela Ledesma accepted a request filed by the president Mauricio Macri administration Justice Ministry to drop the Executive’s appeal to the Federal Cassation Court.
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015 - 14:57 UTC
Israel invites Macri and calls on Argentine judiciary to speed up AMIA investigation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made an official invitation to Argentine President Mauricio Macri to visit his country, Israel’s ambassador to Buenos Aires Dorit Shavit confirmed.
Monday, December 21st 2015 - 06:32 UTC
Timerman admits in 2012 recording that Iran 'planted the bombs' at AMIA

Argentine journalist Daniel Santoro on Friday revealed two recordings in which former Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is heard admitting that Iran “planted the bombs” that demolished the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994.
Friday, October 16th 2015 - 08:19 UTC
Argentina's Supreme Court issues international arrest warrants for Hezbollah members

Argentina's Supreme Court of Justice issued on Thursday an international arrest warrant against Hussein Mohamad Ibrahim Suleiman, who is being investigated for his involvement in the 1992 attack against the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people and injured more than 200.
Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 08:37 UTC
Argentine Jewish community asks Washington to reveal whereabouts of former spymaster

The Argentine Jewish community has requested that the United States reveal the whereabouts of their country’s former spymaster – who reportedly fled to Miami in February following the shooting death of a prosecutor investigating the 1994 car bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured hundreds.
Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 06:54 UTC
Argentina furious with Washington over top-spy 'hiding' in the US

Argentina and the US are on collision course following president Cristina Fernandez complaint of lack of cooperation from Washington, in helping locate a former Argentine spy, head of special operations, who apparently is hiding 'or being protected' in the US, and has been summoned by prosecutors in Buenos Aires.