Tag: Venezuela
Iranian fuel starts arriving in Venezuelan waters despite US warning
The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela entered the South American country’s exclusive economic zone on Saturday, despite a US...
Venezuela says two military officials arrested over drone blasts
Venezuela chief prosecutor, Tarek Saab, said on Tuesday two high-ranking military officers were arrested for their alleged involvement in drone explosions during...
Venezuela drone attack highlights risks
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused political foes of trying to kill him during an open-air speech using explosive-laden drones, prompting questions about...
Six arrested over Venezuela drone attack
Venezuelan authorities detained six people over drone explosions at a rally led by President Nicolas Maduro, as critics warned the socialist leader...
Venezuela movie actor behind helicopter attack on government buildings
The rogue police officer behind a helicopter attack on Venezuelan government buildings is an action film star who paints himself as a...
Carlos the Jackal back in court over 1980s bombs
Grey hair and a paunch have replaced the beret, leather jacket and dark glasses but Carlos the Jackal's defiance remains intact before...
Chavez foes say his absence a security risk
Venezuela's opposition said President Hugo Chavez's prolonged convalescence from cancer in Cuba put the country's security and sovereignty at risk and it...
Angolan, Cuban firms join Venezuelan oil venture
Angolan state-owned oil company Sonangol says it has had signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela's national oil firm PDVSA and...
Russia eyes $5bln in arms sales to Venezuela: Putin
Russian may sell $5 billion worth of weapons to Venezuela, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said after a visit to the South American...
Overlooked report links al-Qaeda to Latin America-Africa drugs route
A US official is warning that Latin American narcotics rebels have teamed up with al-Qaeda elements in Saharan Africa and now pose...
The day Venezuela taught Nigeria a hard lesson
The Nigerian minister of information and communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, was given a good lecture by the Venezuelan ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique...
Mali probes wreckage of suspected Boeing 727 drugs plane
Malian authorities have launched an investigation into whether a Boeing 727 cargo plane, thought to have been carrying a large amount of...
Navantia sets patrol boat afloat for Venezuela
This is the second ocean-going patrol boat for surveillance of the exclusive economic zone (POVZEE) ordered by the Venezuelan Navy in 2005
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