Category: Venezuela

Many Venezuelan streets were barricaded and deserted on Thursday for a strike called by foes of President Nicolas Maduro to demand a presidential election and the abandonment of a plan Continue Reading

The Trump administration is mulling over sanctions against senior Venezuelan government officials, and additional measures could include sanctions against the country’s oil industry, such as halting imports into the U.S., Continue Reading

The Trump administration is considering major sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports into the US, a policy move which could exacerbate the current heavy crude supply tightness, and cause a months-long dip Continue Reading

The Trump administration is preparing sanctions against several senior Venezuelan officials, including the country’s defense minister and a ruling party leader, for alleged human rights violations and could announce the Continue Reading

Venezuela’s government issued a firm rebuke of President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he threatened to put sanctions on the troubled oil-exporting nation unless its increasingly authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, Continue Reading

On Sunday 9 th , 2017 Venezuela hit a hundred days of anti-dictatorial regime demonstrations. Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have taken over main streets and roads demanding a new Continue Reading

In a desperate bid to survive its economic meltdown, Venezuela is lobbying other OPEC members to agree to steeper oil production cuts, a move that would likely lead to higher Continue Reading

Energized by a massive vote against President Nicolas Maduro in an unofficial plebiscite, Venezuela’s opposition mulled on Monday how to escalate protests and block a new congress it fears may Continue Reading

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro came under growing pressure Monday as the opposition announced plans for a parallel government and U.S. President Donald Trump warned of sanctions if his government moves Continue Reading