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US judge orders release of activists detained from Venezuela's embassy in
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 18 (ANI): A US judge on Friday ordered the release of four activists who were detained by US authorities from the premises of the Venezuelan embassy here on Thursday morning.
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Security tightened at former US Embassy in Caracas
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venzuela], May 17 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said that he ordered the strengthening of security at the United States' former embassy here despite US action against pro-government activists protecting the Venezuelan embassy in Washington.
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Guaido calls for establishing ties with US military
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 12 (ANI): Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday said that he instructed his envoy to the US to establish relations with the US military, in a fresh move to pressurise President Nicolas Maduro to resign.
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US imposes sanctions on Venezuela defence, security sectors
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two shipping companies operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy, adding that individuals operating in Venezuelan defence and security sector might be subject to sanctions.
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Guaido calls for fresh protests after his deputy's arrest
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 11 (ANI): Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido on Friday said that a countrywide protest will take place against his deputy Edgar Zambrano's arrest, terming it as an "unlawful incident."
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Venezuela: Guaido's deputy's detainment illegal, says Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 10 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday (local time) called Venezuelan National Assembly's Vice President's detainment as an illegal act, calling for his immediate release.
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Guaido's deputy detained by Venezuelan authorities
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 9 (ANI): Venezuelan National Assembly's Vice President Edgar Zambrano was detained by intelligence officials outside the Democratic Action Party's headquarters on Wednesday evening.
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who turned against Maduro
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The US on Tuesday announced that it was lifting sanctions imposed on Venezuela's former intelligence chief General Manuel Cristopher Figuera, who broke ranks with President Nicolas Maduro's regime and pledged his support to the country's opposition leader
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Presence of Russian military may be expanded, says Venezuela Foreign Minis
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 6 (ANI): Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Monday said that the number of Russian military specialists in Venezuela could be boosted considering the situation in the Latin American country.
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Russia urges US to abandon 'irresponsible' plan to overthrow Maduro's regi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 6 (ANI): Irresponsible plans by the United States to overthrow Nicolas Maduro's regime by force would disrupt the prospect of a political settlement in Venezuela, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday.
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Always loyal, traitors never: Maduro praises Venezuelan troops following f
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 5 (ANI): Following the failed uprising against him, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro praised Venezuela's military, which supported the embattled President amidst the political crisis in the Latin American nation.
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Venezuela: Overestimated military support for uprising, says Guaido
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 5 (ANI): Acknowledging errors made during the recent coup attempt to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, National Assembly head Juan Guaido conceded that the opposition had miscalculated military support for the failed uprising.
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