Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes dies in exile at 65

In this June 1, 2012 file photo, El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes stands in the National Assembly in San Salvador, El Salvador. Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various …

El Salvador Attracts New Foreign Investments from US, Germany, and South Korea in 2025.

El Salvador is poised to welcome a significant influx of foreign investments in 2025, with new companies from the United States, Germany, and South Korea set to establish operations in the country. Minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem, recently …

Ambassador Duncan: El Salvador’s Commitment to Combatting Drug Trade Benefits Entire Region.

The United States Embassy in El Salvador has praised the efforts of President Nayib Bukele’s government in the ongoing battle against organized drug trafficking. U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, William Duncan, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to …

El Salvador’s prisons overflow as gang crackdown brings safety but raises fair trial concerns

El Salvador: A Global Leader in Bitcoin Adoption, Says Max Keiser.

El Salvador has firmly established itself as a global leader in the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), according to Max Keiser, a renowned Bitcoin expert and advisor to President Nayib Bukele. In a recent interview with Diario El Salvador, Keiser outlined the five …

El Salvador to Share Economic Growth Strategies at Panama’s International Economic Forum.

A high-level delegation from the Government of El Salvador will participate in the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2025, scheduled for January 29 and 30 in Panama City. The event, organized by the Andean Development Corporation …

El Salvador’s Export Revenues Climb 72.3%

Coffee exports from El Salvador experienced a significant boost in the first quarter of the 2024-2025 cycle, with revenues soaring by 72.3%, according to the Salvadoran Coffee Institute (ISC). From October to December 2024, export earnings totaled $15.66 …

'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison for gangs

Confined to their cells for all but 30 minutes a day, denied visits, forced to sleep on stainless steel cots without mattresses: this is life in Latin America's biggest prison.Built to house El Salvador's most dangerous gangsters, conditions at the …

International News: El Salvador must limit State of Emergency and end Arbitrary detention, UN review urges

Views: 0 Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2025. 3:59 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: The United Nations has reviewed El Salvador’s human rights record, with strong calls from civil society, UN bodies, and many States for the government to lift its ongoing state of …

Inmates are pictured exercising at El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, but they are confined to their cells for ...