by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2017 | Features
London – Perhaps “state of doubt” could be the term that most accurately describes the current situation in Venezuela, this Latin American country that used to be one of the richest in the world due to is massive oil reserves. Now, the country is suffering from a...
by Mohammed Fahmi | Feb 4, 2017 | World
Mexico City- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro granted his new Vice President Tareck El Aissami new and broad powers through presidential decrees, only a few weeks after he was assigned his post. These powers, according to observers, could boost Aissami’s political...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2016 | World
Latin American media reports confirmed that there are more than 100 sleeper cells affiliated to the Lebanese Hezbollah in Latin America and that they are spreading in the Triple Frontier; the tri-border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and in other areas on the...
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 4, 2014 | World
Caracas, Reuters—Venezuela geared up on Tuesday for commemorations of socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s death despite continued protests against his successor that have shaken the OPEC member and threatened the legacy of “El Comandante.” Even as...
