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Nate becomes Category One hurricane

Cancún - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Nate was bearing down on popular Mexican beach resorts and headed for the US Gulf coast early Saturday after killing at least 28 people in Central America. At 0330 GMT, the US National Hurricane Center said the storm had top winds of 121 kilometers (75 miles) per hour, making it just strong enough to reach Category One strength. ItRead more

Franklin strengthens to hurricane in Mexico: NHC

Cancún - Muslimchroniclle

Hurricane Franklin slammed into Mexico's eastern coast early Thursday, sweeping the region with powerful winds and heavy rain capable of producing deadly flash floods. Franklin made landfall near the town of Lechuguillas, some 70 miles (115 kilometers) northwest of the port of Veracruz, as a category one hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center reported at 0600 GMT. That is theRead more

Storm Franklin set to become hurricane when it strikes

Cancún - Muslimchronicle

Tropical Storm Franklin will likely strengthen into a hurricane when it makes landfall again on Mexico's eastern coastline, storm forecasters said Wednesday. Franklin made its first landfall on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Monday, dumping heavy rain on some of the country's premier tourist beaches. Moving west Franklin crossed the peninsula, emerging into the warm waters of the Gulf of MexicoRead more

Qatar’s offer to buy 10% of American airlines

Doha - Muslimchronicle

An offer by Qatar Airways to buy 10 percent of American Airlines has been dismissed by the US carrier’s CEO as “confusing” and “ill-conceived.” "It makes no sense. Why an airline we are aggressively fighting would want to take a stake makes no sense,” American Airlines Chairman and CEO, Doug Parker said in an interview with CNBC. Parker said QatarRead more

Laptop ban hot topic as airlines meet in Cancun

Cancún - AFP

Top airline industry players are meeting Monday and Tuesday in Cancun to seek alternatives to the US and British bans on laptops and tablets on certain flights, which they say is hurting business. The computer bans are looming large over the agenda as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) holds its annual meeting in the Mexican resort city. Alternative proposalsRead more

3 shot dead in Mexican resort of Cancun

Mexico - Arab Today

Three men were shot dead early Sunday in Mexico's famed Caribbean resort of Cancun, local media reported. The shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the Santino Bar located in downtown Cancun, an area popular with tourists staying along the hotel strip. Witnesses said at least five armed men entered the bar, threatened customers and shot a man in the headRead more

Rout looms for Mexico ruling party in regional vote

Xalapa - Arab Today

Mexico’s ruling party looked set to lose control of several bastions in Sunday’s regional elections, dealing a heavy blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto for failing to crack down on corruption and gang violence. The rout would help set the tone for the next presidential election in 2018, underscoring deep discontent over graft scandals and a sluggish economy, and throwingRead more

At least 4 killed in Mexico shootout

Mexico - ArabToday

At least four people were killed on Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at government offices in Cancun, in southeastern Mexico, according to media reports. Armed gang members targeted the city's security facilities, including the Control, Command, Computing and Communications Center (C4) and the office of the attorney-general, along the Xcaret Avenue. Police then responded. One policeman and three suspected gunmenRead more

10 prison inmates escape in Mexico beach resort Cancun

Mexico City - Arab Today

Ten inmates escaped in Mexico's Caribbean beach resort of Cancun by jumping the prison wall, in the latest jailbreak to hit the country's scandal-plagued penitentiary system. The inmates beat a guard before jumping the wall and, according to witnesses, at least three of them fled in a taxi in which they changed their clothes, the Quintana Roo state government saidRead more