Citing “grave internal commotion,” Noboa's Executive Decree 552 provides for the extended state of emergency in the provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, Orellana, Santa Elena, El Oro, and ...

On the eve of a too-close-to-call presidential election, Ecuador declared a state of emergency Saturday in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital Quito, saying it was needed to fight a ...