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Judge allows five crew-members of detained Venezuelan plane to depart

15-10-2022 08:14 The five remaining crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane detained since June in Argentina have been granted permission to leave the country.

Judge takes statements from five crew-members of grounded Venezuela plane

30-09-2022 16:53 Judge Federico Villena has taken preliminary statements from five crew members from a Venezuelan cargo plane grounded at Ezeiza International Airport since June.

Rushdie stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

18-08-2022 17:50 Hadi Matar, accused of attempting to murder British author Salman Rushdie, pleaded not guilty today on trial in the United States. He has been detained without bail.

Argentina’s ambassador in Venezuela slams ‘hijacking’ of aircraft by courts

17-08-2022 17:48 “There is a feeling of injustice in the Venezuelan people," declares Oscar Laborde, Buenos Aires’ envoy in Caracas, prompting opposition criticism.

Argentine judge allows some crew of grounded Venezuela plane to depart

02-08-2022 18:24 12 of the crew of the grounded plane have been allowed to leave Argentina. The group of Iranians and Venezuelans have been kept in Buenos Aires since June when the plane was seized.

New York Times report keeps AMIA bombing in the news

01-08-2022 16:37 Following New York Times publication of a report attributed to Mossad ruling out direct Iranian participation in the AMIA attack, Israel stands by Tehran planning, financing and authorising the deadly terrorist strike

Renewed calls for justice 28 years after attack on AMIA Jewish Centre

19-07-2022 13:32 Argentine Jews are still waiting for justice, nearly 30 years after a terrorist attack which killed 85. They demonstrated their frustration with the lack of answers this Monday outside the rebuilt Jewish Centre.

Don’t shed light on the dark

02-07-2022 07:00 Straight news, half-truths, omissions and fake news – the case of the grounded Venezuelan plane with the Iranian crew grounded at an airport in Argentina is a very interesting case study for analysis.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Mystery over Iranians on grounded Venezuelan plane at Ezeiza deepens

17-06-2022 09:13 Boeing 747 cargo plane, reportedly carrying car parts, has been held at an airport in Argentina since Wednesday last week, its 14 Venezuelan and five Iranian crew prevented from leaving the country pending investigations.

Government denies detained Iranian flight crew are linked to Al Quds

15-06-2022 16:09 Argentina's government on Wednesday rejected reports that one of the 19 crew members of the Venezuelan cargo plane detained at Ezeiza International Airport belonged to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Al Quds forces.

Iran beckons top IAEA official with nuclear deal in sight

03-03-2022 13:05 Top Iranian leaders will meet on Saturday with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, the international official in charge of investigating their nation’s past nuclear activities.

Argentina, US ask OAS to discuss Interpol red alerts with member states

19-01-2022 17:02 Request comes less than 24 hours after Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and less than a week after Iranian official and AMIA suspect Mohsen Rezai visited Nicaragua.

Iran leader names another AMIA bombing suspect as official, angering Argentina

26-08-2021 23:37 Argentina expresses “strongest condemnation” of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s decision to appoint Mohsen Rezaei, wanted by Interpol for 1994 AMIA terror attack, to his government. News comes just two weeks after Ahmad Vahidi was named interior minister.

Government condemns appointment of Iranian minister linked to AMIA attack

12-08-2021 16:17 Leading suspect in the 1994 terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre nominated as government minister by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new president, sparking a diplomatic protest from Argentina.

Iran, UN nuclear monitor extend inspection deal till June

24-05-2021 11:08 The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran on Monday said an agreement to monitor Tehran's activities would be extended by a month till June 24, as world powers hold talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.

Cristina & the courts: Outstanding cases against Argentina's vice-president

17-04-2021 08:59 Dollar futures case dismissed against former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who led nation between 2007 and 2015. But Argentina’s current vice-president – who denies all the charges filed against her and claims she is a victim of “judicial and political persecution” – still faces a number of other allegations in the courts.