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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Juan Guaidó has been the face of Venezuelans’ efforts to restore their democracy since he took to the streets to challenge the rule of President Nicolás Maduro in early 2019. But the 39-year-old former head of the country’s legislature, the National Assembly, is at risk of…

Updated 5 days ago · Published on 10 Dec 2022 4:10PM · THREE people accused in a failed drone attack targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in 2018 were sentenced to 30-year jail terms, relatives said yesterday. Maria Delgado Tabosky, retired army major Juan Carlos Marrufo and retired colonel Juan Francisco…

The administration has weakened the democratic opposition and strengthened the Maduro regime in exchange for maybe a few drops of oil and little else...Read More

The easing of sanctions comes after the Venezuelan government and the opposition signed an accord to set up a UN-mandated fund. Published On 26 Nov 202226 Nov 2022 The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela after the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition signed a…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between President Nicolás Maduro’s government and its opposition. The Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume “limited” energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions that have dramatically curtailed oil and gas profits that have…

MEXICO CITY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A delegation representing the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Mexico City on Friday to sign a "social agreement" with its political opponents, after talks between the two sides have been on ice for more than a year. Mediated by Norway, the…

Three well-placed unnamed sources have told Reuters that Washington could grant Chevron approval to significantly boost oil production in Venezuela as early as this weekend, if the government of Nicolas Maduro resumes talks with the opposition.  This potential would mean an easing of sanctions against Venezuela at a time when…

Updated 1 week ago · Published on 24 Nov 2022 8:00AM · President Nicolas Maduro is due to meet opposition leaders tomorrow after years of political deadlock and a presidential election widely panned as fraudulent. – EPA pic, November 24, 2022. VENEZUELA’S President Nicolas Maduro’s government will resume talks with…

While the Biden administration considers unraveling Trump-era sanctions on the Venezuelan dictatorship...Read More

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations on Tuesday (Nov 8) of making a major foreign policy reversal after an apparently cordial encounter with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. The one-and-a-half-minute handshake and chat on the sidelines of the summit in…