Venezuelan authorities late Saturday began releasing some of those detained during demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government, a rare goodwill gesture to the opposition at the end of a politically torrid year. Delcy Rodriguez, the president of the assembly and head of its Truth Commission investigating the protests, said that Christmas was “a moment of reconciliation” as she announcedRead more
Venezuelan authorities on Friday banned top opposition leader Henrique Capriles from political office for 15 years, the latest move in an increasingly tense power struggle in the crisis-hit country.
The state comptroller imposed a "sanction of disqualification from exercising public office for a period of 15 years," the body said in a ruling, effectively banning Capriles from running against socialistRead more
The Egyptian Embassy in Caracas is following up measures taken by the Venezuelan authorities to return the body of an Egyptian citizen, who was killed in an armed robbery in Venezuela earlier, and four of his companions to homeland, the spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The Egyptian ambassador to Venezuela is in contact with the VenezuelanRead more