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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, 40 years, who is currently at Ecuador‘s London embassy, faces arrest for breaching his bail. Assange’s website has published a mass of leaked diplomatic cables that embarrassed several governments and international businesses. Assange...

Assemblyman Abdala Bucaram Pulley said that his father, the former President Abdala Bucaram Ortiz, would run as a candidate for the PRE political party in the next elections to be held in Ecuador in 2013. However, the assemblyman explained, during a press conference, that so far...

Today at 14:00 it is expected that President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado, travels from Mariscal Sucre Air Base in Quito to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) where he will attend the Conference on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit Rio +20). At the Rio Earth Summit +20, Ecuador...

Former National Prosecutor, Washington Pesántez presented yesterday to the National Electoral Council around 230000 signatures for the registration of his political party Movimiento Político Unión Ecuatoriana. Pesántez didn’t confirm his candidacy, but didn’t rule it...

Following the announcement made by businessman Álvaro Noboa, about the renovation of the PRIAN party, the councilor for Guayaquil, Vicente Basántez, son of the Assemblyman Vincent Taiano Alvarez, was also separated from this party. Noboa announced that the PRIAN members who did...

Following her visit to Ecuador, the former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet recognized the progress in gender equality that this country has achieved in recent years. “No country gets an A+ grade in this matter,” but acknowledged that Ecuador’s efforts...

Press Secretary, Fernando Alvarado, confirmed today that the Government of Ecuador will not grant interviews to private for-profit media and invited the “opposition” press to reject the government advertising. Alvarado said the decision of not to giving interviews to private...

Assemblyman Vincente Taiano announced his disaffiliation from PRIAN political party today. Assemblyman Vincente Taiano revealed that while separated from PRIAN he will remain firm in the opposition. His decision is irrevocable and he will remain in the Assembly, he said at a...

20 mass media, between radio and video-subscription media, will be closed in the days ahead. “Their assets would be seized if the media refuse to turn off their frequencies,” said Telecommunications Superintendent, Fabian Jaramillo yesterday. Jaramillo reveale...

This morning the former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet visited the Foreign Ministry of Ecuador, where she held a dialogue with Ecuadorian authorities about the “achievements and challenges in gender equity in Ecuador.” Later, Bachelet would meet with Ecuadorian...