Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro says ready to run for second term

Caracas - Muslimchronicle

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that he is ready to run for a second term if he is nominated by his ruling Socialist Party. "I am a humble worker, a humble man of the people. If the United Socialist Party of Venezuela... believes that I should be the presidential candidate... I'm at your service," Maduro, 55, told reporters beforeRead more

EU agrees to sanctions against Venezuelan officials

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

The EU agreed to add Venezuelan officials to its sanctions blacklist on Thursday, European sources said, the first time the bloc has targeted individual members of President Nicolas Maduro's embattled regime. Seven individuals have been blacklisted according to diplomats, making them subject to asset freezes and travel bans. Source: AFPRead more

Venezuela says rebel pilot killed in police operation

Caracas - Muslimchronicle

Venezuela's government announced Tuesday that rogue pilot Oscar Perez was among seven "terrorists" killed in a police operation to arrest him the day before. Perez, 36, shot to prominence last year when he used a helicopter to bomb Venezuela's Supreme Court at the height of anti-government protests. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said another six people arrested in the operation, inRead more

Several dead in operation to arrest Venezuela pilot

Caracas - Muslimchronicle

Several people, including two police officers, were killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot who dropped grenades on Venezuela's Supreme Court during anti-government protests last year, the interior ministry said Monday. A ministry statement said members of a "terrorist cell" were killed in a gunbattle, and five were captured, but did not say whether the pilot, Oscar Perez, wasRead more

Colombia ships 50 tonnes of holiday ham

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

Colombia has shipped around 50 tonnes (55 tons) of ham to Venezuela after protests broke out over shortages of the traditional holiday staple, an official said Saturday. The first two trucks of ham arrived in Venezuela on Friday night, a source from Colombia's national tax and customs office told AFP. On Saturday, there were "two other trucks ready to go," but awaitingRead more

Venezuela opens new probe into former oil company chief

Caracas - Muslimchronicle

Venezuelan authorities said Friday they were opening a new investigation into Rafael Ramirez, the former head of state oil company PDVSA, who is already accused of graft. The matter, announced by chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab in a statement, relates to a PDVSA subsidiary created in Austria in 2006 to bill for oil sales. The subsidiary used a firm to helpRead more

Almost 70 media outlets close in Venezuela

Carcas - Muslimchronicle

Venezuela saw almost 70 newspapers, TV and radio stations close in 2017 while attacks on journalists rose, the main union representing the media said Wednesday, accusing the socialist government of trying to "silence" the press. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) said 46 radio stations, three television channels and around 20 newspapers had been shuttered in the past year. TheRead more

Pro-government panel in Venezuela recommends

Caracas - Muslimchronicle

A commission from Venezuela's pro-government Constituent Assembly has recommended the release of more than 80 political opponents of President Nicolas Maduro who were arrested during protests. Delcy Rodriguez, president of the assembly and head of its Truth Commission investigating the protests, said the recommendation had been forwarded to Maduro and to relevant criminal-justice offices. "We hope this will be doneRead more