30/01/2013 | Argentina

AMIA: Timerman denies third-party intervention on Iran deal

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured today that “no third party intervened in the ‘memorandum of understanding’ signed by Iran and Argentina which enables the latter to question Iranian citizens linked to the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Centre.”

09/02/2013 | Argentina

'Price freezing shows inflation is shooting up,' Lescano

Energy workers union leader Oscar Lescano criticized the freezing of prices accord between the Government and supermarkets and home appliances stores.

12/02/2013 | Argentina

AMIA: Argentina-Iran accord at risk

The Iranian government delivered a series of contradictory messages today regarding the accord with Argentina to investigate the AMIA Jewish community centre bombing. A spokesmnan for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ramin Menhanparast, denied early this morning that Defence Minister Ahhmand Vahidi, a suspect in the case, will be questioned over the attack. His comments prompted a strong reaction from DAIA and AMIA Jewish community groups,  which ratified their stance against the memorandum, which seems at risk.

17/02/2013 | Argentina

'It seems the Gov't wants to facilitate questionings' Moreno Ocampo

Former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo, legal adviser of DAIA and AMIA Jewish organizations analyzed the accord between Argentina and Iran to investigate 1994 bombing and assured that “it seems that one of the aims of the government was to facilitate questionings.”

19/02/2013 | Argentina

AMIA: Iran admits its gov't officials 'aren't concerned about the accord'

Members of the Iranian government admitted today that they weren’t concerned about the accord created between Argentina and Iran which is to further probe the AMIA terrorist attack that occurred in 1994.

27/02/2013 | Argentina

Lower House debates Iran agreement bill

Lawmakers were debating at the Lower House of Congress a government-sponsored bill preliminary approved by the Senate, which authorizes the bilateral agreement between Iran and Argentina in order to investigate the AMIA bombing in 1994.

23/12/2010 | Argentina

‘We’re looking for a social accord that defines our country,’ Tomada

One day after the joint meeting between leaders from the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) and the CGT labour confederation, Labour Minister Carlos Tomada said that “the social accord being sought must not be relegate to just price hikes and salaries.”

15/04/2013 | Argentina

Judge refuses to rule over Iran-Argentina accord

Federal judge María Alejandra Biotti declared herself “imcompetent” for ruling whether the accord celebrated between Argentina and Iran to resolve the 1994 AMIA bombing is unconstitutional or not after a request filed by both AMIA and DAIA Jewish community entities.

16/05/2013 | Argentina

Metalworkers union: 'Deal is positive'

28/01/2013 | World

AMIA: Israel 'surprised' by Argentina-Iran deal

Israel’s Foreign Ministry communicated to be “surprised” by the deal signed between Argentina and Iran to establish an independent international “truth commission” in the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack.

01/04/2013 | World

Kosovo and Serbia near accord to end ethnic partition

It's a dangerous job being a municipal clerk in the Kosovan town of Mitrovica, where the Ibar river forms a natural barrier between Serbs and Albanians.

22/11/2012 | Latin America

Colombia FARC rebels free 4 Chinese captives held since 2011

Colombia's FARC rebels freed three captive Chinese oil workers and their translator after holding them in jungle camps for more than a year, the defence ministry said today, an apparent goodwill gesture as the rebels seek to negotiate a peace accord to end five decades of war.

28/02/2013 | Argentina

Lower House approves Iran accord

After reaching quorum yesterday and a day-long debate, the Victory Front (FpV) and its allied parties passed into law the bill to give treaty status to the accord signed with Iran to jointly investigate the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack.