Venezuela

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 19:36 UTC

  Chávez dynasty comes to an end at Venezuelan state of Barinas

  

  Opposition candidate Sergio Garrido from the Democratic Unity Table (MUD) has been chosen Sunday as the new governor of the Venezuelan state of Barinas after electoral authorities ordered the elections to be held again citing irregularities in the Nov. 21 polls.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 20:59 UTC

  Russia hopes to start manufacturing Kalashnikov rifles in Venezuela soon

  

  Russian officials Wednesday insisted the launch of the plant to manufacture Kalashnikov rifles in Venezuela had to be postponed during 2021 as a consequence of sanctions imposed by the United States, but the final works have been gaining pace lately thanks to cooperation from local authorities.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Maduro-appointed Venezuelan ambassador lands in Lima

  

  Peru's Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña Tuesday received the credentials from Venezuela's new ambassador Alexander Yáñez Deleuze during a ceremony at Lima's Torre Tagle Palace.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Venezuelan leader announces trip to Iran sometime next year

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced he would visit strategic ally Iran sometime next year following an invitation from his Iranian colleague Ebrahim Raisi to discuss further cooperation between the two countries.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 22:59 UTC

  Leaders of Venezuela, Turkey reaffirm mutual cooperation

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Tuesday said he had discussed in a telephone conversation a series of bilateral issues with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 22:20 UTC

  UK Supreme Court rules Guaidó is Venezuela's president, but the case is not over

  

  The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Monday maintained opposition leader Juan Guaidó should be recognized as the truthful President of Venezuela, which would grant him access to his country's gold in custody at the Bank of England. But instead of making a decision on that issue, the case was sent back to a lower court for further judicial proceedings.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 11:45 UTC

  UK Court ruling to decide on Venezuelan gold's fate

  

  The UK's Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the fate of 31 tons of Venezuelan gold which is currently in the hands of the Bank of England. The Venezuelan central bank turned to the British justice system in 2020 to resolve the issue.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Mexico tightens travel requirements on South American visitors

  

  Mexican migration authorities have decided over the past few days to reinstate a visa requirement for travelers from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil after it was detected large numbers of those alleged tourists were seeking to go on by land and try to cross into the United States.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Venezuelan exports grow 30% compared to 2020

  

  The president of the Venezuelan Association of Exporters (AVEX) Ramón Goyo Wednesday announced a 30% increase in sales abroad compared to 2020 figures, which has allowed producers to make up for a sharp decrease in domestic consumption.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Venezuela, Belarus strengthen bilateral ties

  

  The Governments of Venezuela and Belarus agreed Wednesday to set up in Caracas the VIII High-Level Joint Committee between the two countries to foster trade agreements and bilateral ties, it was reported.