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Venezuelan police stand in front a traffic congestion after an electricity blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, 03 September 2013. (EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ)

Power blackout hits 70 percent of Venezuela

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 4, 2013 | World

Caracas, AP—Venezuela’s main power distribution network failed Tuesday, depriving 70 percent of the country of electricity and creating traffic chaos in much of Caracas, which normally escapes such outages. Electrical Energy Minister Jesse Chacon said on state...

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Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro (Left) speaks to his Foreign minister Elias Jaua (Right) and Cuban Foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez (Centre) prior to laying a wreath in front Cuban national hero Jose Marti’s sculpture at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, Cuba, 27 April 2013. Source: EPA/Alejandro Ernesto

Venezuela says taking steps to restore US diplomatic ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2013 | World

Caracas, Reuters—Venezuela’s recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation’s desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Disputes...

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L), smile at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on January 9, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO)

The Piebald Horses Roam Free

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 15, 2013 | Opinion

It seems that the metaphysical influence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has even reached Caracas, the capital of revolutionary Venezuela. Ahmadinejad raised a messianic whirlwind in his obituary for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, portraying him as a...

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A supporter of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez waves a national flag next to a giant picture of Chavez, in front of a military hospital where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas February 19, 2013. (Reuters)

Venezuela VP: Chavez’ Battling for Life

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2013 | World

CARACAS, AP—Venezuela’s vice president said Thursday that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment more than two months after his latest cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez...