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A mural of the eyes of Venezuela’s national hero Simon Bolivar is seen as farmers march in support of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas February 26, 2014. Pope Francis called on Wednesday for an end to violence in Venezuela that has killed at least 13 people and urged politicians to take the lead in […]

Opinion: Venezuela and the “Curse of Oil”

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...

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Leopoldo Lopez, left, an ardent opponent of Venezuela’s socialist government led by President Nicolas Maduro, is surrounded by supporters during a demonstration before turning himself in to authorities, in Caracas, on February 18, 2014. (AFP Photo/Raul Arboleda)

Venezuela opposition leader surrenders, protesters flood streets

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...

Power outage plunges most of Venezuela into darkness

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...

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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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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez light candles while gathering in front of the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago, Chile. (AFP)

Hugo Chávez: The Man Who Turned the Light of Hope On and Off

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...