by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2017 | World
Security forces fired tear gas against protesters in Venezuela on Monday forcing hundreds of people to evacuate buildings as the gas seeped into homes, schools and a hospital. The protest turned violent when demonstrators were blocked by national guardsmen while...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | World
Demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro continued in the Venezuelan capital Caracas as students took to the streets on Thursday as the death toll in the protests gripping the country reached 37. “We are students, not terrorists!” a mass of students...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 21, 2017 | World
The Venezuelan government and opposition traded accusations on Friday over the evacuation of some 50 children from a Caracas hospital following an attack at the maternity ward. The government blamed the attack on armed gangs, while the opposition attributed it to tear...
by Luisa Polido | Sep 12, 2016 | Interviews
Caracas – Venezuelan opposition leader and MP Maria Corina Machado criticized on Sunday her country’s President Nicolas Maduro for publicly supporting Iran on the international level. Machado also accused the current government of forging ties with Iranian...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2014 | World
Caracas, Reuters—Opposition activists in the slums of eastern Caracas hope to unseat President Nicolas Maduro, but not by blocking streets or burning tires. They plan to build parks and fix roads to show that the opposition can do more for poor neighborhoods than the...
