Guatemala

Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Panama Airport was closed as a precaution while the Naturgy power company reported electricity supply disruptions across six Panamanian provinces. The Panama Canal remains operational.

People gather in an open area after an earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama, in Panama City, Panama, October 9, 2026.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with Lionel Aingimea, Nauru's deputy president and foreign affairs minister.

From the Pacific to Jerusalem: The special alliance between Nauru and Israel - opinion

MK Mansour Abbas speaks during a 40 signatures debate at the Knesset.

Grapevine, July 31, 2026: Common sense and compassion

 A GROUP of Jewish schoolgirls finish their tour of the City of David National Park excavations.

Guatemala to recognize Jerusalem’s City of David as part of its national heritage


Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

"It's a river of lava... There are injured, burned and dead people," - A national disaster management agency employee is among the dead.

Fuego volcano is seen after a violent eruption, in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala June 3, 2018.

The move of the Guatemalan Embassy to Jerusalem is no surprise

To be honest, the Guatemalan move shouldn’t be a surprise to any one of us.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the opening of the Guatamalan embassy in Jerusalem

This week in 60 seconds: U.S. embassy moves to Jerusalem as Trump promised

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

Jerusalem Post News

Christian Allies celebrate U.S., Guatemala embassy moves in Knesset

Congressman Juan Manuel Diaz Duran, chairman of the Guatemalan Israel Allies Caucus, spoke at the event on behalf of his government.

Knesset Christian Allies Caucus marks the moving of embassies to Jerusalem, May 16th, 2018.

Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S.

"This is the beginning of something extraordinary," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the opening of the Guatamalan embassy in Jerusalem

Friends of Zion welcomes Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales to Israel

Morales was awarded the Friends of Zion Award a few months ago in a ceremony at the Guatemalan President’s Office to mark his steadfast support for strong Guatemala-Israel relations.

FRIENDS OF ZION Museum founder Dr. Mike Evans (right) hosts Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the museum in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)

Guatemalan president arrives to reopen embassy in Jerusalem

Mattanya Cohen, Israel’s ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras, said in a Kan Bet interview that Guatemala has a tradition of friendship for Israel that goes back to 1947.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, US.

After U.S. and Guatemala, Paraguay to move its embassy to Jerusalem

The US is scheduled to move its embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, followed two days later by Guatemala.

A general view shows Jerusalem's old city from an Israeli Air Force plane during an aerial show as part of celebrations for Israel's Independence Day to mark the 66th anniversary of the creation of the state, May 6, 2014

Paraguayan president pledges to move embassy to Jerusalem

Already in March Paraguay indicated that it would relocate its embassy if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to visit.

Horacio Cartes

Arab League secretary-general urges Guatemala to cancel embassy move

In an urgent letter to Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales, Arab League Chief Aboul-Gheit expressed his dissatisfaction with the President's decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.