The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ecuador/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ecuador | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ecuador/ 32 32 Ecuador leader says Israel will provide intelligence to help country’s war on cartels https://www.timesofisrael.com/ecuador-leader-says-israel-will-provide-intelligence-to-help-countrys-war-on-cartels/ Sat, 10 May 2025 16:41:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3546006 Daniel Noboa says UAE has also said it will help in fight against cocaine traffickers

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]]> Armed men break into Ecuador live TV studio; president declares ‘internal conflict’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/armed-men-break-into-ecuador-live-tv-studio-president-declares-internal-conflict/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:44:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3197275 Daniel Noboa authorizes military to 'neutralize' 20 drug trafficking groups, amid series of attacks after top gang leader escaped from prison

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]]> Anti-corruption Ecuador presidential candidate shot and killed at campaign event https://www.timesofisrael.com/presidential-candidate-in-ecuador-shot-and-killed-at-campaign-event/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:12:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3068752 Unidentified gunman kills Fernando Villavicencio at a rally in capital Quito

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]]> Ecuadoran woman wakes in coffin 2 days after being declared dead https://www.timesofisrael.com/ecuadoran-woman-wakes-in-coffin-2-days-after-being-declared-dead/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:44:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3033970 Bella Montoya, 76, started knocking on inside of her casket during wake and was sent back to the hospital that pronounced her dead

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]]> Four dead as boat sinks off Galapagos, several still missing, three Israelis rescued https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-israelis-rescued-as-boat-sinks-off-galapagos-four-dead-several-still-missing/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:03:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843983 An American-Israeli was initially reported among the dead, but Foreign Ministry says no Israelis were killed in the accident off the coast of Ecuador

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]]> Israeli falls to his death while climbing Ecuadorian volcano https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-falls-to-his-death-while-climbing-ecuadorian-volcano/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:40:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819366 Foreign Ministry received report of incident Monday from Israeli embassy; deceased's family informed

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]]> Free after 993 days of detention, US lawyer vows to continue fighting Chevron https://www.timesofisrael.com/free-after-993-days-of-detention-us-lawyer-vows-to-continue-fighting-chevron/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:53:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2751564 Steven Donziger says it's time to force the oil giant to pay a court-ordered $9.5 billion for rainforest oil pollution. Chevron: The judgement was 'fraudulent'

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]]> ‘Not necessary’ to probe spills linked to Chevron, energy minister says https://www.timesofisrael.com/not-necessary-to-probe-spills-linked-to-chevron-energy-minister-says/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 05:43:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2369380 Despite activists' calls for urgent public debate about oil giant's pollution record, Yuval Steinitz 'confident' that $5 billion deal to buy Noble Energy will be approved

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]]> Ecuador’s ex-president detained in murder probe of jailed Israeli man https://www.timesofisrael.com/ecuadors-ex-president-detained-in-murder-probe-of-jailed-israeli-man/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 08:12:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2367014 Abdalá Bucaram held as part of an organized crime investigation involving a possible COVID-19 medical supplies scandal and two Israeli men who posed as US Drug Enforcement agents

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]]> Israeli said murdered in Ecuador jail; tied to ex-leader’s alleged COVID-19 scam https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-said-murdered-in-ecuador-jail-tied-to-ex-leaders-alleged-covid-19-scam/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 05:14:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2363908 Shy Dahan had a history of multiple allegations of international fraud, had escaped a Panama prison two years ago; was arrested in June on suspicion of peddling fake virus tests

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]]> Keep ‘unreliable, immoral’ Chevron Corp. out of Israel, activists urge MKs https://www.timesofisrael.com/keep-unreliable-immoral-chevron-corp-out-of-israel-activists-urge-mks/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:52:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2355441 Demanding debate on oil giant getting Noble Energy's Mediterranean stakes, campaigners say Chevron avoiding $9.5b payout for 'Chernobyl of the Amazon' spill, boding ill for Israel

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]]> British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-police-arrest-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:47:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2055423&preview=true&preview_id=2055423 Ecuador says it approved raid on its London embassy, where Assange has been staying since 2012, citing international convention violations

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]]> Ecuador denies decision made to expel Wikileaks founder from embassy https://www.timesofisrael.com/ecuador-denies-decision-made-to-expel-wikileaks-founder-from-embassy/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2051111 Though president accuses Julian Assange of hacking his personal phone, top official says Quito not planning to oust him from its London mission

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]]> 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, spy, and heavy metal singer is ready to rock you https://www.timesofisrael.com/97-year-old-holocaust-survivor-spy-and-heavy-metal-singer-is-ready-to-rock-you/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:40:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1987834 In the sunset of an adventurous and unconventional life, Vienna-born Inge Ginsberg declaims her 'divinely inspired' poems -- backed by a death metal band

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]]> How tiny Ecuador had a huge impact on Jews escaping the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-tiny-ecuador-had-a-huge-impact-on-jews-escaping-the-holocaust/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 11:43:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1963504 A new book by author Daniel Kersffeld tells how when many countries shut their doors to Jewish refugees, one welcomed them in, allowing them to thrive in the arts and sciences

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