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Experts Condemn AMLO’s Aim to Withdraw from the USMCA

OPINION By KELIN DILLON After a continued period of tension between Mexico, Canada and the United States over Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial energy policies, which directly violate portions of the free-trade United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and his continued public rhetoric against foreign and private investment, López Obrador has now publicly floated the idea of Mexico reneging

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Qatar Airways Says it Won’t Use Felipe Ángeles Airport

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Just one day after Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced that the Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) government was beginning negotiations for Qatar Airways to open direct flights to Mexico, using the  Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), the Middle Eastern airlines on Wednesday, April 6, contradicted Ebrard, saying it has no plans

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Qatar Airways Looking to Establish Direct Flights to Mexico

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Qatar Airways will soon begin negotiations to establish direct flights between Doha and Mexico City, Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday, April 5. The airlines, which already services more than 150 international destinations with a fleet of 200 aircraft, would theoretically be flying to the newly opened Felipe Ángeles International Airport

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Salazar Contradicts Biden Administration on Mexico’s Electricity Reform

By KELIN DILLON Days after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar publicly stated on Thursday, Feb. 3, that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “is right” about Mexico’s energy sector requiring reforms, the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady published a column calling for Salazar’s removal from his post, claiming his vocal contradiction of  President Joe Biden’s policies are worthy

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US Congressmen, Pompeo Will Spend Weekend in Mexico City

By RICARDO CASTILLO   Regardless of the fact that the United States still does not have an ambassador in Mexico, diplomatic relations are intensifying to the point that this coming weekend there are two mini-summits planned that will deal with some of the many pressing issues between the two nations. First, Mexican Foreign Relations Undersecretary for North America Jesús Seade Kuri

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The Fantastic Four’s Debate Debacle

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Sunday night television is never prime-time viewing in Mexico. But last Sunday, May 20, ratings were through the roof on a double-header featuring first the Mexican Soccer League championship game between the Torreón Saints and Toluca Red Devils, and, later, the second of three presidential debates, this time featuring the “Fantastic Four” hopefuls. In case you’re interested, the Saints became

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