Venezuela

Venezuela to limit American diplomatic staff in the country

Venezuela will limit the number of US diplomats working in the country, President Nicolas Maduro has announced. Nicolas Maduro said…

10 years ago

Antonio Ledezma: Venezuela indicts Caracas mayor for coup plot

Venezuela has indicted Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma for plotting violence against the government - a move strongly condemned by the…

10 years ago

Venezuela: Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma arrested amid accusations of coup attempt

Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma has been arrested amid accusations of a coup attempt in Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro said the…

10 years ago

Nicolas Maduro orders takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia by the state food agency. During…

10 years ago

US imposes new visa restrictions on Venezuela officials

The US has expanded visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accuses of human rights violations and corruption. Venezuela’s President…

10 years ago

Venezuela issues new protest regulation allowing troops to open fire

Venezuela has issued new protest rules allowing troops to open fire if they feel their lives are at risk during…

10 years ago

Venezuela: Maria Corina Machado to be investigated over alleged plot to assassinate Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela's leading opposition figure Maria Corina Machado is to be investigated over an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.…

10 years ago

Venezuela to pay $1.6 billion to Exxon Mobil in compensation for expropriated assets

An international arbitration tribunal has decided that Venezuela must pay Exxon Mobil $1.6 billion in compensation for expropriated assets. Exxon…

10 years ago

Monica Spear’s killers given long sentences

Three men have been sentenced to many years in jail for the killing of Venezuelan beauty queen Monica Spear in…

10 years ago

Venezuela to fingerprint shoppers to combat food shortages and smuggling

A mandatory fingerprinting system will placed in Venezuela’s supermarkets to combat food shortages and smuggling, President Nicolas Maduro has announced.…

10 years ago

US imposes travel restrictions on Venezuela officials

The US government is imposing travel restrictions on a number of Venezuelan officials. Officials did not specify how many people…

10 years ago

Venezuela: United Socialist Party holds first congress since Hugo Chavez’s death

Venezuela's key party - United Socialist Party (PSUV) - has begun its first congress since President Hugo Chavez died in…

10 years ago

Stolen Matisse’s Odalisque in Red Pants handed back to Venezuela

Henri Matisse’s painting Odalisque in Red Pants, which was stolen more than a decade ago, has been handed back to…

10 years ago

American Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela from July 2014

American Airlines has announced it is cutting almost 80% of its flights to Venezuela from next month. From July 2,…

10 years ago

Venezuela arrests three air force generals for plotting against Nicolas Maduro’s government

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his…

11 years ago

Venezuela revokes Maria Corina Machado’s Congress mandate

Venezuela has stripped leading opposition congresswoman Maria Corina Machado of her mandate after she spoke before the Organization of American…

11 years ago

Air Canada suspends flights to and from Venezuela

Air Canada has decided to suspend flights to and from Venezuela, citing concerns over security. Air Canada said it would…

11 years ago

Nicolas Maduro urges US to discuss peace and sovereignty in a high level commission

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged the US to discuss "peace and sovereignty" in a high level commission mediated by…

11 years ago

Venezuela accuses John Kerry of murder

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been accused by Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua of inciting violence and "murder".…

11 years ago

John Kerry: Venezuela must end terror campaign against its own citizens

The government of Venezuela must end its "terror campaign against its own citizens", US Secretary of State John Kerry has…

11 years ago

Venezuela: Thousands of students and opposition supporters join anti-Maduro rally

Students and opposition supporters have joined an anti-Nicolas Maduro rally in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The government deployed hundreds of government…

11 years ago

Panama ambassador and three diplomats declared persona non grata in Venezuela

Venezuela has given 48 hours to leave the country to Panama's ambassador and three other diplomats amid growing tensions over…

11 years ago

Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Panama

Venezuela has broken diplomatic relations and frozen economic ties with Panama, President Nicolas Maduro announced during Hugo Chavez's first commemoration.…

11 years ago

Venezuela divided on first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death

The first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death is being marked in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez died of cancer after 14 years…

11 years ago

Venezuela: Riot police use tear gas to break up student protests in Caracas

Venezuela’s police and National Guard have used tear gas to break up a student demonstration in the capital, Caracas. Hundreds…

11 years ago