CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST Israel sends thousands more troops into Lebanon 08-10-2024 11:00 Israel ramps its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon's southern coast.
World Biden to meet European leaders for talks on Ukraine, Middle East 08-10-2024 08:17 US President Joe Biden will meet the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom in Berlin on Saturday to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Argentines commemorate first anniversary of brutal Hamas attack 07-10-2024 21:51 Thousands of people gathered in Buenos Aires on Monday to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel last October 7.
MIDDLE EAST World marks first anniversary of October 7 attack on Israel 07-10-2024 07:37 Global commemorations mark first anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with memorials held to honour the victims and the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.
Bombing in Beirut Israel hits Beirut as world awaits its response against Iran 03-10-2024 15:54 Nine people died and dozens injured in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, after an Israeli strike on a medical site. Amidst waiting for Israel’s response against Iran, Beirut was bombed and the European Union increased humanitarian aid by 30 million euros.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Argentina condemns 'unjustified' Iranian attack on Israel 01-10-2024 22:13 President Javier Milei’s government condemns Iran's "unjustified and dangerous" missile attack against Israel, warning it could "escalate a conflict that threatens to project itself beyond the region and acquire a global dimension."
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Iran fires missiles at Israel in new Middle East escalation 01-10-2024 14:34 Iran's official news agency IRNA says Tehran has launched "a missile attack on Tel Aviv," Israel's commercial hub; Attacks come after Israeli raids against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon.
As I see it Israel’s terrible swift sword 21-09-2024 06:20 Israel not only tore apart Hezbollah’s communications’ network and undermined its morale, but also scored a major propaganda triumph. For a small country whose very survival depends entirely on its military prowess, this is a matter of literally vital importance. by James Neilson
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina rejects UN vote on 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories 18-09-2024 14:43 Prior to President Javier Milei's speech to the UN General Assembly this weekend, Argentina votes against non-binding resolution
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina declares Hamas 'international terrorist organisation' 13-07-2024 11:00 Argentina declares Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas an "international terrorist organisation" for the October 7 assault in Israel.
HUMAN RIGHTS IACHR holds Argentina responsible for for failings over AMIA attack 14-06-2024 17:07 Top human rights court deems Argentine state responsible for not preventing, nor properly investigating, the lethal 1994 terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei signs Biden’s statement calling for Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal 06-06-2024 12:20 President Javier Milei’s government co-signs US-led statement urging Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal and Israel to accept compromises in a bid to stop the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY ‘Wrong’: Argentina slams ICC decision to request Netanyahu’s arrest 23-05-2024 15:37 “Argentina considers the comparison made by the prosecutor of lawful authorities of a democratic State with leaders of a terrorist organisation responsible for brutal crimes wrong and rejects it,” the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST ICC seeks Gaza 'war crimes' arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders 20-05-2024 10:41 Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, applies for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Argentina shifts historic position on Palestine as UN member state 10-05-2024 17:12 President Javier Milei's government votes against recognition of Palestinian state at United Nations, breaking with its normal diplomatic position.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Milei's foreign policy based on whims and mystical fantasies 29-04-2024 13:26 Argentina’s president moves the country according to his ideological whims. Why Milei got involved in the Middle East conflict, tensions with China and a meeting that never materialised with Donald Trump. by Juan Luis González
GEOPOLITICS Gaza conflict shows limits of Argentina, Brazil’s influence in Middle East 27-04-2024 06:32 In the grand chessboard of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Argentina and Brazil find themselves limited more by the game's rules than by their own ambitions. by Sam Forster
Interview Moving Embassy to Jerusalem is 'important step,’ says Israeli vice-ambassador 27-04-2024 05:12 Adam Levene, Israel’s second-in-command in Buenos Aires, on his nation’s “very special” connection with Argentina and bilateral relations across Latin America. by Sam Forster
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages 25-04-2024 12:55 Argentina signs joint statement calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza; Casa Rosada's release says nation is aligned with "nations of the free world."
AMIA BOMBING PROBE 'Illegal': Iran slams Argentina bid to arrest minister over AMIA attack 24-04-2024 15:21 Tehran condemns "illegal" Argentine request for Interpol to arrest Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi over his alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires.
AMIA BOMBING INVESTIGATION Argentina seeks arrest of Iranian minister over 1994 AMIA bombing 23-04-2024 23:11 President Javier Milei's government calls for Interpol to assist in the arrest of Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, in connection with the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in 1994.
CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST Global calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran 19-04-2024 10:55 World leaders appealed for calm on April 19 after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in the central province of Isfahan.
CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST Israel launches strike against Iran, reports US media 18-04-2024 23:55 Israel has launched a strike against Iran in retaliation for its weekend attack, US media reported Thursday night.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President Milei cuts short international trip over Mideast crisis 13-04-2024 21:56 President Javier Milei is ending his international trip early to handle his country's response to the crisis in the Middle East.
AMIA BOMBING RULING AMIA bombing: Argentina court holds Iran, Hezbollah responsible 11-04-2024 19:28 Court blames 'terrorist state' Iran for 1990s attacks; Ex-judge Galeano’s sentence reduced, opening the door to lawsuits in international courts, judges ratify attack as crime against humanity.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST UN Security Council demands 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza 25-03-2024 11:54 UN Security Council demands 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire for first time; Only United States abstains, 14 other members vote in favour.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Israel's Shiri Bibas: unwitting face of hostages 06-03-2024 14:31 Poignant images of an anguished Shiri Bibas clutching her two red-headed boys as she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have turned her into the face of the Israeli hostages seized that day.
Milei and Judaism Milei's rabbi reveals how Argentina's president fell in love with Judaism 06-03-2024 14:27 Milei's visit to the Western Wall was one of the first things he did when he arrived in the Holy Land, bringing the leader to tears, reveals
War in Middle East Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for 'immediate ceasefire' 04-03-2024 13:04 Mediators in Cairo push towards a Gaza truce after the US, Israel's top ally, stepped up pressure for a halt in fighting and more aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory.
Blinken in Brazil Blinken heads to Brazil after Lula's Israel denunciation 20-02-2024 13:33 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro for the Group of 20 summit; trip seen as an opportunity to build ties with two key leaders
DIPLOMACY Brazil-Israel row escalates as Lula declared 'persona non grata' 19-02-2024 21:14 Brazil recalls its ambassador from Israel, which declares Lula "persona non grata" after controversial remarks.
War in Gaza Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire 13-02-2024 11:33 Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Tears, hugs in Tel Aviv after rescue of Israeli-Argentine hostages 12-02-2024 10:06 Israeli special forces in a dramatic overnight raid freed two Argentine-Israeli captives held by Hamas militants since the October 7 attack, in Gaza's densely crowded southern city of Rafah near Egypt.
ANALYSIS Argentina’s power duo meets at the Vatican after trading insults 11-02-2024 09:55 President Javier Milei and Pope Francis meet after libertarian leader's campaign trail insults.
War in Gaza Netanyahu orders Israeli army to ready plan to 'evacuate' Rafah 09-02-2024 12:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military officials to draw up plans for "evacuating" Rafah, where half of Gaza's 2.4 million people are currently sheltering
Catholic Church Argentines at odds: Milei and Pope Francis set to meet 09-02-2024 10:43 Javier Milei will meet Pope Francis for the first time on Sunday, amid seeing Israel as a "natural" ally, having different world views, and formerly calling the Pope an "imbecile" during his campaign.
PRESIDENTIAL TOUR Milei says terror attack on Israel was 'a new version of Nazism' 08-02-2024 16:22 The President visited one of the Israeli kibbutzes attacked by Hamas and called for the release of the kidnapped hostages.
Milei in Israel President Milei likens Hamas attack on Israel to the Holocaust 08-02-2024 12:20 Argentina's President Javier Milei on Thursday likened Hamas' attacks on southern Israel to the Holocaust after touring a kibbutz targeted in the October 7 raids.
Milei in Israel Milei meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 07-02-2024 15:16 Two leaders discuss trade opportunities, Milei’s plan to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation and potential move of Argentina's Israeli Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina bonds slump as Milei reforms go back to square one 07-02-2024 10:12 Argentina bonds dropped in early trading after President Javier Milei’s reform package was sent back to square one in Congress.
World news US lawmakers to vote on US$17.6 billion Israel aid bill 06-02-2024 14:33 Congress is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill that would provide $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel, which is strongly supported by the vast majority of lawmakers in both parties
Foreign Policy & Diplomacy From Israel, Milei announces plan to move Argentina's Embassy to Jerusalem 06-02-2024 11:51 Upon his arrival in Israel, President Javier Milei immediately announced that he plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem; Hamas "strongly condemns" libertarian leader's announcement.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei’s Jerusalem visit signals Argentina’s support of Israel 05-02-2024 18:55 President Javier Milei chose Jerusalem as the destination of his first bilateral trip, underscoring his government’s willingness to bring Argentina closer to Israel.
PRESIDENTIAL TOUR Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and kibbutz attacked by Hamas – Milei's agenda in Israel 05-02-2024 15:21 President Javier Milei departed Buenos Aires on Monday for a week-long trip that will take in Israel and Italy.
Gaza UN court tells Israel to protect Gazans, avoids ceasefire call 26-01-2024 11:54 United Nations’ top court tells Israel it must act to immediately prevent the killing and harm to innocent Palestinians in an interim ruling that stopped short of demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘Plot’ twist: Court frees trio held over ‘terrorist act’ plan 16-01-2024 14:49 Members of “possible terrorist cell” denounced publicly by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich released due to lack of evidence; Accused must appear before the courts once a month and may not leave Argentina.
World Woman killed, 17 injured in Israel suspected ramming attack 15-01-2024 13:16 One woman killed and 17 others injured in suspected terrorist car-ramming attack in central Israel.
Global Affairs Wars to cast pall over meeting of global VIPs in Davos 12-01-2024 10:48 President Javier Milei among the names attending next week's meeting of the world's financial, business and political elite in Davos; Wars in Ukraine and Gaza look set to dominate the conversation.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Davos guest-list confirmed with Milei, Blinken, Israeli president set to attend 09-01-2024 12:02 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Middle East leaders will also attend the event in Davos next week, as well as France
CRIME & SECURITY Police arrest three foreigners on terrorism plot suspicions 04-01-2024 13:19 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich assures that suspected members of a terrorist cell arrested were waiting for "a package from Yemen"; Trio detained on December 30 are believed to be from Syria and Lebanon and at least one had multiple Latin American passports in his possession.