Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation
CARACAS: Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world’s cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tank these days costs a tiny fraction of a US. penny. But…
Venezuela frees judge, journalist, 20 students: U.N
GENEVA: Venezuela has released 22 prisoners including the emblematic cases of judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, a senior U.N. official said on Friday. Twenty students were also among those freed…
Russia to help beef up Venezuela’s armed forces: RIA cites official
MOSCOW: Russia plans to take steps to strengthen Venezuela’s armed forces, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday. Russia is a staunch ally of embattled…
Venezuela have won Copa respect, says goalscorer Martinez
Venezuela have gained the respect of the football world in qualifying for the Copa America quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Bolivia on Saturday, said forward Josef Martinez. Following Tuesday’s impressive goalless…
Four million Venezuelans have fled crisis: UN
GENEVA: Four million Venezuelan refugees and migrants have fled an economic and political crisis in their homeland, all but 700,000 of them since the end of 2015, U.N. aid agencies said on…
Xi says China will play ‘constructive role’ on Venezuela
China will work with the international community to play a constructive role with Venezuela and help the country to get back on a normal development path as soon as possible, Chinese President…
Kremlin contradicts Trump statement on alleged Venezuela drawdown
The Kremlin on Tuesday contradicted a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump and said it had not officially informed him about the activities of its military personnel in Venezuela who it said…
Russia tells Trump ‘most of their people’ have left Venezuela
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia told the United States it had removed “most of their people” from Venezuela, where Moscow has maintained military and economic ties with socialist President…
Venezuela military chopper crash kills seven officers
CARACAS: Seven Venezuelan military officers were killed on Saturday when their helicopter crashed outside Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro said. The chopper had left the Venezuelan capital in the morning headed for San Carlos…
Swiss sign agreement to protect US interests in Venezuela
ZURICH: Switzerland and the United States signed an agreement on Friday for the neutral country to represent US interests in Venezuela, which broke off diplomatic relations with Washington after it recognised the opposition…
Trump tells Russia to get its troops out of Venezuela
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and warned that “all options” were open to make that happen. “Russia has to get out,”…
US to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela
–Venezuela give US diplomats 72 hours to leave, blames Trump for blackout The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department said late on Monday,…
Police block opposition protesters as tensions rise in Venezuela
Riot police blocked protesters as thousands of people took to the streets Saturday with tensions rising between opposition leader Juan Guaido and President Nicolas Maduro after crisis-wracked Venezuela emerged from the chaos…
Venezuela grinds to a halt as blackout drags into a second day
CARACAS: Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering…
US preparing ‘actions’ in coming days against Venezuela, says Pompeo
WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday.…
China says willing to provide Venezuela with what help it can
BEIJING: China is willing to provide Venezuela with what help it can, Premier Li Keqiang told Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, but there was no mention in state media of China…
Venezuela on edge as Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms
CARACAS: Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyperinflation that has thrown the oil-rich, cash-poor South American country…