Category: Venezuela
February 12, 2016 > Staff
Venezuela’s Maduro Gains Decree Powers, Sidestepping Opposition Legislature
Top Story — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro gained effective decree powers on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his declaring a state of economic emergency, dealing a blow […] Read More >
January 12, 2016 > Staff
Venezuelan Supreme Court Invalidates Legislature as Political Crisis Worsens
Top Story — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ruled that “decisions taken or to be taken” by the opposition-led National Assembly are void until three opposition members who were previously barred […] Read More >
January 6, 2016 > Staff
Venezuelan Opposition Takes Control of Parliament Amid Shouting Match
Top Story — Venezuela’s opposition coalition gained control of congress for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday as legislators were sworn in during an animated parliamentary session that […] Read More >
December 16, 2015 > Staff
US to Bring Drug Trafficking Charges Against Top Venezuelan Military Official
Top Story — U.S. authorities will unseal drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela’s armed forces, who formerly headed the country’s anti-drug unit, as part of the U.S. government’s […] Read More >
December 8, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Opposition Claims Legislative Supermajority, Promises Sweeping Changes
Venezuelan opposition leaders announced Monday that they had secured the 112 seats necessary to form a two-thirds supermajority in the legislature following mid-term elections the day before, which could allow […] Read More >
December 7, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Opposition Defeats Ruling Party in Legislative Election
Top Story — Venezuela’s opposition coalition on Sunday won control of the National Assembly for the first time in nearly 17 years, dealing a major blow to President Nicolás Maduro and […] Read More >
November 19, 2015 > Staff
NSA Targeted Venezuela State Oil Company: The Intercept
An internal National Security Agency memo obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals a spying scheme into Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company Petróleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, The Intercept […] Read More >
November 12, 2015 > Staff
Two Nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Extradited to U.S. on Drug Charges
Top Story — Two nephews of Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores were arrested on Tuesday in Haiti for their alleged attempt to smuggle 800 kilograms of cocaine into the United […] Read More >
October 16, 2015 > Staff
Exiled Venezuelan Opposition Leader Arrested Upon Returning Home
Top Story — Former Venezuelan opposition Governor Manuel Rosales, who represented the oppositional Un Nuevo Tiempo party, was arrested on Thursday by intelligence police at the Caracas airport upon returning from […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Alexandra Hall
Border Deal between Colombia and Venezuela Shows Increasing Influence of Regional Organizations
NEW YORK — In Quito on Monday, President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, and President Juan Manuel Santos, of Colombia, finally brokered a set of agreements to resolve the crisis on […] Read More >