By RICARDO CASTILLO USMCA Is a Done Deal Happiness is a good trade deal. And a great Christmas gift for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) since it affords the country a potentially secure economic future once all of the minor hurdles have been cleared. The passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, or T-MEC, in Spanish), which was finally
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Saudi-led economic blockade of Qatar may still be in force, but that didn’t stop the Arabian Peninsula state’s ambassador to Mexico, Mohammed bin Jassim M.A. al-Kuwari, from celebrating his country’s national day with a lavish diplomatic reception at Mexico City’s Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, Dec. 13. “Qatar today is recognized worldwide for the fruit of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although since presenting his credentials to President Enrique Peña Nieto back in August 2017, Turkish Ambassador to Mexico Tahsin Timur Söylemez has at times come off as aloof and offish, during his national day reception on Monday, Oct. 29, he was the epitome of conviviality and diplomacy as he graciously welcomed guests with smiles and handshakes to
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After its independence from Great Britain in 1971, Qatar underwent a dramatic transformation from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into a rich state with significant oil and natural gas revenues
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