Venezuela

Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Argentine FM defends resumption of full ties with Venezuela

Argentina is planning to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after former President Mauricio Macri's decision in 2015 not to appoint an ambassador to Caracas.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 20:18 UTC
Paraguay turns down Venezuelan oil – climate change “an absurdity”

Paraguay is making a statement as its stances on certain issues are being raised above circumstantial conditions that would advise against holding on no matter what to one's convictions.
Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 19:53 UTC
Iranian Petroleum Minister visits Venezuela to deepen bilateral ties

Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) CEO Asdrúbal Chávez has met in Caracas with Iran's Petroleum Minister Javad Owji to sign bilateral agreements between two countries heavily damaged by US-imposed sanctions.
Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Turkish FM signs bilateral agreements on his Caracas visit

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Friday signed in Caracas a series of agreements between his country and Venezuela in areas such as financial economy, agriculture and fishing, tourism, sports, health and medicine, and education, it was announced.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine President says “time to help Venezuela”

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday stressed all countries needed to resume full diplomatic ties with Venezuela, which cannot survive on its own.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials

Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”
Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Venezuela's monthly inflation stays within one-digit figures

Venezuela's economic authorities have reported one-digit monthly inflation once again for a country that had grown accustomed to astronomic figures. However, independent observers consider this data to be absurd.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Mural of Chávez and Putin together unveiled in Caracas

Clear signs of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin are on display in the Venezuelan capital. A mural of him alongside the late Hugo Chávez Frías has been unveiled Monday in appreciation. Another mural of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona is to be seen in Caracas not far off, it was reported.
Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:53 UTC
ICC to open Caracas office, Prosecutor Khan announces in surprise trip

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan Thursday announced the opening of an office in Caracas to further strengthen President Nicolás Maduro's pledge to abide by international law in matters of human rights.
Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Venezuela's Maduro feels worthy of Nobel Prize in Economics

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro Thursday unleashed anger worldwide when he claimed his government deserved the Nobel Prize in Economics, which earned him a barrage of negative comments on social media.