Uruguay
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:53:00 GMTUruguayan court rejects injunction against offshore seismic prospection, allowing exploration to continue
A Montevideo civil court dismissed an injunction filed by social organizations and fishing industry unions against seismic prospection activities for hydrocarbon exploration in Uruguay's exclusive economic zone, allowing operat...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:46:00 GMT
Uruguay says RAF Falklands flight was medevac; Tierra del Fuego alleges airspace breach
Uruguay's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the flight of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas between the Falkland Islands and Montevideo was a medical evacuation of two patients, authorized under decree 41...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:55:00 GMT
Logistics corridor to Falklands via Uruguay: former Kirchnerist diplomat denounces untracked flight
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft operated on April 12 between Mount Pleasant base in the Falkland Islands and Carrasco airport in Montevideo, switching off its transponder during the return leg to t...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:00 GMT
Uruguay bets on international integration to attract investment amid global uncertainty
Uruguay's government responded on Tuesday to the International Monetary Fund's latest projections with a strategy centered on trade openness and investment attraction. Deputy Economy and Finance Minister Martín Vallcorba ackno...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:30:00 GMT
Orsi to meet Sanchez, Sheinbaum and Ramaphosa in Barcelona at multilateralism summit
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel to Barcelona on Friday to attend the fourth "Democracy Always" summit, a gathering of 19 heads of state convened by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, where the Uruguayan leader...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:27:00 GMT
Uruguay hosts DEA summit that warns of new drug trafficking routes in South America
Uruguay hosted the 2nd Regional Coordination Meeting of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Southern Cone Division, a conference held on April 9–10 in Montevideo that brought together representatives from Argentina...
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:49:00 GMT
Argentine court orders environmental studies over HIF plant in Uruguay
A federal court in the Argentine city of Concepción del Uruguay on Friday ordered a series of environmental studies and requested information from Uruguayan agencies after accepting a lawsuit against the Uruguayan state and mu...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:09:00 GMT
Tourism accounted for nearly half of Uruguay's GDP growth in 2025, generating $2.04 billion in exports
Tourism accounted for nearly half of Uruguay's gross domestic product growth in 2025 and represented 6.2% of the country's economic activity, according to the first monitor produced by the Uruguayan Chamber of Tourism together ...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:40:00 GMT
Uruguay considers relocating HIF Global's green hydrogen megaplant to ease tensions with Argentina
Uruguay's government is considering relocating within the department of Paysandú the synthetic fuels plant planned by multinational HIF Global, in an effort to simultaneously defuse diplomatic tensions with Argentina and advan...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:11:00 GMT
QatarEnergy and Chevron join Shell in Uruguay's offshore oil exploration
QatarEnergy and Chevron have formally entered as non-operating partners in offshore hydrocarbon exploration blocks off Uruguay's coast, in areas operated by Shell, state energy company Ancap announced. The incorporation of two ...