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Following Trump, Guatemala

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Guatemala is to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, President Jimmy Morales said Sunday, following US President Donald Trump's controversial lead on the holy city. After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Morales wrote to Guatemalans on his Facebook page that "one of the most important topics was the return of Guatemala's embassy to Jerusalem," from Tel Aviv where itRead more

Following Trump's lead, Guatemala

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Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem, becoming first to back Trump

Guatemala - Muslimchronicle

Guatemala is to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, President Jimmy Morales said Sunday, becoming the first leader to back US President Donald Trump's controversial change of stance on the holy city. After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Morales wrote to Guatemalans on his Facebook page that "one of the most important topics was the return ofRead more

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

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Hundreds block Guatemala roads to demand president step down

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Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in Guatemala on Tuesday to demand that President Jimmy Morales step down because of accusations of corruption stemming from his 2015 election campaign. The demonstrators were mostly from rural and indigenous communities. The national roads authority said main roads in the Central American country were blocked at at least seven locations. A leader of theRead more

Anti-president protests during Guatemala independence day

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Street protests demanding President Jimmy Morales step down erupted across Guatemala on Friday, as the country celebrated its 1821 independence from Spain. The demonstrations come after months of opposition directed at Morales and several lawmakers who are under a cloud of corruption suspicions being investigated by a UN-backed commission. They were also spurred by changes the country's congress had triedRead more

Guatemala congress keeps president's immunity over corruption probe

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Guatemala's congress on Monday voted overwhelmingly to reject a UN-backed request to lift the immunity of President Jimmy Morales in order for him to face a corruption probe over irregular campaign financing. Only 25 lawmakers voted in favor of the motion to strip Morales of his immunity, far fewer than the 105 needed in the 158-member legislature. source: AFPRead more

Guatemala court overrules leader's order expelling

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Guatemala's top court on Tuesday scrapped a widely criticized order by President Jimmy Morales expelling a UN anti-corruption official who is investigating graft allegations against him. The Constitutional Court's permanent suspension of the order follows a temporary stay it had already placed against the order hours after it was issued on Sunday. Morales has accused Ivan Velasquez, aRead more

Guatemala court overrules Morales order ousting UN anti-corruption official

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Guatemala's top court announced Tuesday it has overruled an order by President Jimmy Morales expelling a United Nations anti-corruption official investigating graft allegations against him. The decision by the Constitutional Court made permanent a temporary stay of the order handed down on Sunday. Morales accused the UN official, Ivan Velasquez of Colombia, of interfering in domestic matters and provoking aRead more

Guatemala faces crisis after president turns on UN man

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Guatemala faced a fresh political crisis Sunday as President Jimmy Morales tried to expel a UN official investigating him for suspected corruption, but was overruled by the courts. The row comes two years since another graft affair that toppled a former president in the Central American country of 15 million people. The power play by the television comedian-turned-leader sparked internationalRead more