Tag: Diosdado Cabello

• Tuesday, July 30th 2024 - 21:42 UTC

  María Corina Machado's arrest ordered, Venezuelan opposition warns

  

  The Venezuelan government under President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the arrest of opposition leader María Corina Machado, a prominent figure in the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD). This move, denounced by leaders within PUD, comes amid a turbulent post-election period marked by accusations of irregularities and widespread unrest.

• Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 14:42 UTC

  Venezuela denies safe-conducts to asylum seekers in Argentine embassy

  

  Venezuela's regime Wednesday denied Argentina's request for safe-conducts whereby six dissidents housed in the diplomatic mission in Caracas would be able to reach the airport and take a flight to Buenos Aires, government strongman Diosdado Cabello confirmed while calling Argentine President Javier Milei a “fascist.”

• Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Venezuelan gov't speaks of terrorist attack as oil pipe burns

  

  Venezuelan authorities were speaking of a “terrorist attack” Monday after a state-owned gas pipeline went up in smoke Sunday in the country's eastern region.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Arrest warrant issued in Argentina against Diosdado Cabello

  

  Argentine surrogate Judge Mariela Alejandra Giménez has issued an arrest warrant against Venezuela's Government leader Diosdado Cabello, number two of the ruling PSUV, should he try to enter the country. Authorities believe Cabello might try to travel through the northern border in the province of Jujuy.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:01 UTC

  Cabello judicially seizes Caracas' El Nacional newspaper

  

  Caracas' El Nacional newspaper has been handed over to United Socialist Party of Venezuela Deputy Chairman Diosdado Cabello Rondón, thus executing a judiciary ruling issued late in January in a damages suit against the publication.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Prominent Venezuelan politician warns EU's mission: The will of the people must be respected

  

  Venezuelan prominent political leader, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, lashed out on Tuesday against the European Union's electoral mission that is in the country to supervise the upcoming legislative and regional elections.

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Venezuelan government confident it will regain control of the Assembly and thus no need for a new constitution

  

  Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly will not deliver a new constitution, the legislature's chief Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday, despite repeated assurances from assembly members that the body was preparing to update the 1999 Magna Carta.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:34 UTC

  Venezuela considers holding 2020 congressional elections earlier, to reclaim control of the National Assembly

  

  Venezuela's pro-government legislature on Monday agreed to create a commission to evaluate holding 2020 legislative elections early, which would create an opportunity for the government to reclaim control of the opposition-dominated congress.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Thousands march in support of Maduro chanting “Yankee go home”

  

  Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro marched through the capital Caracas on Wednesday in protest against attempts by US President Donald Trump to asphyxiate the ruling regime.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Venezuela and Cuba make a display of unity with Cabello's visit to Havana

  

  Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello met with Cuban government officials on Friday during a trip to Havana in a show of unity even as Cuba is being courted to help resolve the political crisis facing its ally.