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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

Hope fading for survivors as Mexico search enters third day

Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

Anxiety mounted Friday as Mexico approached the crucial 72-hour mark after a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people, with exhausted rescuers racing to reach survivors trapped in the rubble before it is too late. Anguished families watching and waiting at buildings that collapsed with their loved ones inside pleaded with authorities not to send in the bulldozers while thereRead more

Race to rescue survivors from ruins of Mexico quake

Mexico - Muslimchronicle

Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced Friday to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century, which killed at least 61 people. In the southern region hit hardest by the quake, emergency workers looked for survivors -- or bodies -- in the rubble of houses, churches and schools that were torn apart in the 8.1-magnitudeRead more

At least five dead as magnitude 8.2 quake rocks Mexico

Mexico - Muslimchronicle

At least five people were killed as a magnitude-8.2 earthquake rocked southern Mexico late Thursday night, causing people to flee into the street, buildings to sway, and lights to go out in Mexico City. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called the quake the strongest the country has seen in a century. The powerful quake occurred 59.7 miles southwest of Pijijiapan,Read more

Mexico used 'tools of tyranny' to spy on journalists

Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

Forty minutes into an interview, noted Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui picks up her phone and jokingly greets the government agents she alleges have been spying on her. "Hello? Interior ministry?... Thanks for listening!" says the veteran anchorwoman, who is famous for hard-hitting reports on government corruption. Humor is helping Aristegui, 53, get through the unsettling discovery that her cell phoneRead more

6 bodies found buried in ditch outside Mexico's Acapulco

Mexico City - Arab Today

The remains of at least six bodies were found in a ditch just outside the seaside resort of Acapulco in Guerrero, Mexico's bloodiest state, DNA India quoted an official as saying on Sunday. The bodies had been buried between 5 and 20 days ago in a ditch that fed rain water into one of Acapulco's main bays, according to AcapulcoRead more

Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with US

San José - ArabToday

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Wednesday he is working on "a new relationship" with the US and thanked Latin American neighbors for support as Mexico faces "big challenges" with its vital trading partner. His comments were made at a one-day summit in Costa Rica's capital San Jose that gathered leaders from Mexico, Central America and Colombia. US PresidentRead more

Mexico bristles at 'hostile' Trump deportation rules before U.S. talks

Mexico City - Arab Today

Mexico reacted with anger on Wednesday to what one official called "hostile" new U.S. immigration guidelines hours before senior Trump administration envoys began arriving in Mexico City for talks on the volatile issue. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security unveiled plans on Tuesday to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, and will seek to send many of themRead more

Top US officials to visit Mexico today for border talks

Washington - Arab Today

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly will meet this week in Mexico with President Enrique Pena Nieto, to discuss issues including border security amid frayed relations under new US President Donald Trump. In brief statement, the State Department said on Tuesday they will discuss “border security, law enforcement cooperation, and trade, among other issues”Read more

Top US envoys to meet Mexico president to calm tension

Mexico - ArabToday

The US secretaries of state and homeland security meet with Mexico's president on Thursday, seeking to ease diplomatic tensions over President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies. With the countries' relations at their most strained in years, President Enrique Pena Nieto will host US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly. Trump has angered Mexico byRead more