Venezuela
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Iran starts refining its oil in Venezuela: Minister
Tehran: Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji has said that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela, state media affiliated to his Ministry reported. Iran had started processing nearly 100,000 barrels…
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Iran, Venezuela sign 20-yr partnership agreement
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a 20-year partnership agreement to boost cooperation in energy, economy, tourism, culture, and politics, local media reported. Speaking at a…
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Venezuela slams EU renewal of sanctions days before elections
Caracas: Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Felix Plasencia has condemned the decision by the Council of the European Union (EU) to renew sanctions against officials of the South American country for another year.…
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Venezuela slams US veto of access to IMF resources
Caracas: Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has slammed the US for vetoing Venezuela’s access to $5 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights. “The International Monetary Fund refuses to give…
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China providing Venezuela with powerful military hardware: Reports
Caracas: Although the Venezuelan Navy has not been a top concern for the US Department of Defense, reports have emerged that China is supplying Venezuela with some rather powerful weapons that could…
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Saudi extends travel restrictions for travelers from India, 12 other countries
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the extension of the travel ban to India and twelve other countries without prior permission from the concerned authorities, according to the Saudi…
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Venezuelans in US granted temporary protected status
Washington: The US government will grant temporary protected status (TPS) to Venezuelans already living in America for a period of 18 months until September 2022. In an official statement issued on Monday,…
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Venezuelan currency depreciates by 97.36% this year
Caracas: The Venezuelan currency, the bolivar, has depreciated by 97.36 per cent so far in 2019 amidst the ongoing economic crisis, according to the country’s Central Bank. On Thursday, it stood at…
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Venezuela expels Salvadoran diplomats in retaliatory move
Caracas: The Venezuelan government has expelled El Salvador’s diplomatic personnel to leave the country in a retaliatory move based on the “principle of reciprocity”. The move on Sunday came a day after…
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Venezuela refugee crisis to become far worse: UN-EU
Brussels: The refugee wave in Latin America sparked by Venezuela’s implosion will get worse next year, aggravating a regional crisis, a UN representative on the issue told a Brussels conference Monday. “The…
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Venezuela’s Guaido holds ‘exploratory’ talks with China: envoy
Sao Paulo: Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during “exploratory” talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said…
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Putin reiterates support for ‘legitimate authorities’ in Venezuela
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reiterated to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro support for “all the legitimate authorities” of the Latin American country. Putin also backed the idea of dialogue…
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US sanctions Italy,Panama and Colombia firms over Venezuela ties
Washington:The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 16 companies linked to Colombian businessman Alex Nain Saab Moran, an associate of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The move is the latest US escalation…
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Venezuela ‘ready’ to defend itself after US invokes defence pact
Geneva:Venezuela is “ready” to defend itself, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Friday, after Washington invoked a regional defence pact that might justify such a move. “We are ready to protect ourselves, we…
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Venezuela begins war games on Colombia border
Venezuela : Venezuela’s armed forces chiefs said Tuesday they had begun mobilizing 150,000 troops for military exercises on the Colombian border amid renewed tensions between Bogota and Caracas. President Nicolas Maduro ordered his…
