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Mexico makes 'major' 1.5-bn barrel oil find

Mexico - AFP

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Friday state oil company Pemex has made a "major" oil and gas discovery with an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of crude equivalent, its largest onshore find in 15 years. The new field, dubbed Ixachi-1, is located in the eastern state of Veracruz near existing Pemex infrastructure, meaning it can be tapped "relatively soon, andRead more

Hurricane Katia makes landfall in eastern Mexico

Mexico - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Katia made landfall in eastern Mexico late Friday, US forecasters said, just as the country grappled with its worst earthquake in a century. The storm had weakened to a Category One storm -- the lowest on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale -- by the time it reached the state of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. At 0300 GMT, theRead more

Hurricane Katia strengthens to Category Two off Mexico

Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Katia strengthened on Friday to Category Two storm on a scale of five as it raged towards the eastern coast of Mexico, authorities said. Mexico's National Water Commission meteorological authority said Katia picked up strength as it swirled in the Gulf of Mexico 205 kilometers (127 miles) from the major port city of Veracruz. source: AFPRead 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

At least 242 bodies found in hidden graves in Mexico

Coatzacoalcos - ArabToday

Mexican authorities have found at least 242 bodies in hidden graves in the eastern state of Veracruz that were discovered by mothers searching for their missing children, officials have said. The bodies were found over a six-month period, with the first discovered in August near the city of Veracruz by the volunteer collective known as El Solecito, formed by relativesRead more

Mexican state elections test ruling party’s hopes for 2018

Xalapa - Arab Today

Mexican regional elections on Sunday pose a major test for the ruling party’s hopes of retaining the presidency in 2018 as discontent over corruption and impunity fuels support for the anti-establishment message of a resurgent leftist firebrand. Voters across Mexico choose new governors in a dozen of Mexico’s 31 states, including bastions of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary PartyRead more

Highway crash kills 13 in Veracruz, Mexico

Mexico City - Arab Today

At least 13 people were killed early Saturday after an 18-wheeler and a passenger bus crashed into each other in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, media reported. Initial police reports said the crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. (0930 GMT) along the Mexico-Veracruz Highway, outside the town of Rancho Viejo. The bus burst into flames upon impact with the doubleRead more

Highway crash kills 13 in Veracruz, Mexico

Mexico City - Arab Today

Tropical storm 'Earl' claims 3 lives in eastern Mexico

Mexico - Arab Today

Tropical storm "Earl" left three deaths in its wake as it passed through the state of Veracruz in eastern Mexico, informed the state government on Saturday. A married couple were killed along with their son after the heavy rains caused a landslide in the center of the region. The state Ministry of Civil Protection indicated that the incident happened atRead more

Kidnapped Mexican footballer escapes

Ciudad Victoria, Mexico - XINHUA

Kidnapped Mexican footballer Alan Pulido knocked his captor unconscious and was freed with the help of local police on Monday. Pulido, 25, found himself alone with one of his captors and managed to wrestle away the man's pistol and his cellphone and dialed Mexico's emergency number, according to the Associated Press. Pulido was snatched by four armed men on aRead more