FBI agents raid multimillion-dollar SW Miami-Dade home of man accused of playing role in high-profile assassination in Ecuador

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Federal agents descended on a multimillion-dollar home in Southwest Miami-Dade, where the homeowner is accused of having ties to a high-profile assassination in Ecuador. 7Skyforce hovered above the entrance to...

Ecuador’s Indigenous Movement to Define Next Steps in National Strike

October 2, 2025 Hour: 11:57 am On Thursday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) will meet to decide new actions to continue the national strike against President Daniel Noboa’s policies. RELATED: Indigenous Protester...

Ecuador's Jonathan Gonzalez

In Ecuador, football is a deadly sport, with players competing in the shadow of match-fixing mafias and under threat of an assassin's bullet. Midfielder Jonathan González, 31, was relaxing at his home near the Colombian border this month when a...

IMF says Ecuador performing well on reforms, faces numerous challenges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Ecuador is performing well in meeting the targets of its expanded $5 billion IMF loan program, but still needs to overcome challenges from oil price volatility to domestic...

Local pastor, wife help spread gospel, clean water during Ecuador mission trip

Imagine driving from Colbert County to Sacramento, California. Then, just for good measure, drive another 200 miles. That’s how far away Tuscumbia is from Quito, the capital city of Ecuador in South America. Pastor Nick Ray and his wife Carlinda...

New possibilities in Ecuador for Italian pears

Last week's visit of Ecuadorian inspectors to start the exports of Italian pears to Ecuador was a successful one, and represented the final step in the negotiations that began in 2021, which saw numerous exchanges of information, preparation of...

Ecuador’s universities call for dialogue after 10 days of protests

After 10 days of protests and police repression in Ecuador, a gap is opening to dialogue, as long as it is on the basis of respect, say social leaders October 1, 2025 Hour: 9:50 pm Rectors of 15 universities in Ecuador expressed their concern on...

Ecuador’s Social Transparency law deepens Noboa’s authoritarian rule

The trial of Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza has pulled back the curtain on a sweeping state surveillance campaign in Ecuador, exposing undercover operations, and a wave of new laws critics say are dismantling civil society. As President Daniel...

Ecuador's armed forces say 17 kidnapped soldiers freed

(Reuters) -Ecuador's armed forces said on Wednesday that 17 soldiers who had been kidnapped were freed after three days in captivity. The troops were part of a convoy delivering food to families in the Sierra Norte region to prevent shortages, the...

Ecuador’s armed forces say 17 kidnapped soldiers freed

Minister of State bids farewell to Ecuador Ambassador

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met yesterday with Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar H E Pascual Del Cioppo, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs extended thanks to...

Ecuador agreement strengthens port security and exports

DP World has signed a cooperation agreement with Carga Segura (Secure Cargo), part of the European Union-funded Security, Hope and Resilience Program for Peace in Ecuador (SERPAZ). The three-year initiative, valued at nearly US$1.8 million, is...

Ecuador Beats Nevada Firm in $214 Million Casino Damages Claim

Posted on: October 1, 2025, 11:20h. Last updated on: October 1, 2025, 11:33h. Ecuador defeated a $214M casino damages claim in arbitration Tribunal rules Lynton Trading lacked US economic activity Casino referendum could revive gambling industry...

AL MURAIKHI BIDS FAREWELL TO ECUADOR’S AMBASSADOR

AL MURAIKHI BIDS FAREWELL TO ECUADOR’S AMBASSADOR Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi on Wednesday met with Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar HE Pascual Del Cioppo on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The...

Ecuador: More than 140 rights violations reported during protests

The group has so far recorded 92 people injured, 100 detained, and 10 temporarily missing, as well as one death: Kichwa community member Efrain Fueres. Among those detained, 12 were sent to pretrial detention after being charged with terrorism....

Ecuador: Kichwa Federation Declares Truce to Open Dialogue With Government

Leaders of the Federation of Kichwa Peoples of the Northern Sierra of Ecuador, Sept 18, 2025. X/ @wambraEc October 1, 2025 Hour: 11:14 am On Wednesday, the Federation of Kichwa Peoples of Northern Ecuador declared a temporary truce as a “gesture...

Stop Criminalizing Indigenous Land Defenders in Ecuador

En español Cultural Survival condemns the violence perpetrated by the Ecuadorian government towards Indigenous Peoples peacefully resisting the high cost of living in the country and in defense of their territories. During the September 2025,...

Ecuador: National strike against Noboa’s neoliberal policies met with brutal repression

Ecuadorians are resoundingly resisting the Daniel Noboa government’s neoliberal policies, despite heavy police and military repression. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) — the country’s most powerful social movement...

Ecuador excludes opposition party from referendum campaign

The head of the opposition organization, Luisa Gonzalez, denounced on her X account that the electoral body “invented legal tricks” to deny them registration in the consultative process that will take place on November 16. “But we will go to all...

Ecuador: Protests continue with demands to Noboa Government

The repeal of Executive Decree 126, which eliminated the diesel subsidy, a reason that triggered the call for the strike, is among those demands. Additionally, the indigenous movement calls on the Executive to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) from...