by Amir Taheri | Feb 28, 2014 | Opinion
With attention focused on dramatic events in Ukraine, another anti-despotic uprising at the other end of the earth has not received the media treatment it deserves. And yet the struggle in this second battlefield for freedom, Venezuela, could have a greater impact on...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 19, 2014 | World
Caracas, Reuters—Venezuelan security forces arrested opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez on Tuesday on charges of fomenting unrest that has killed at least four people, bringing tens of thousands of his angry supporters onto the streets of Caracas. Crowds of white-clad...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 3, 2013 | World
Caracas, Reuters—Venezuela’s second massive power outage of the year plunged much of the nation into darkness on Monday night, prompting renewed talk of sabotage from President Nicolás Maduro’s government and cries of incompetence from its foes. Power went...
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...
by Amir Taheri | Mar 6, 2013 | Profiles
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—I first met Hugo Chávez, the late flamboyant Venezuelan president, in 2002, after one of his earlier trips to Iran. With a few colleagues, we dined at an Italian restaurant in Paris. The conversation touched on a range of topics, but two themes...
