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Venezuelan activists clash with police during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)

Venezuela Anti-Maduro Unrest Marks 50th Day with Huge Protests

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | World

Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Venezuela on Saturday, day 50 of an angry and sometimes deadly showdown with the unpopular government of President Nicolas Maduro. Scores of people were injured in the demonstrations. The opposition blames...

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)

Maduro Tells Trump to ‘Get Pig Hands’ out of Venezuela

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2017 | World

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused US President Donald Trump of promoting an interventionist policy that infringes on his socialist government’s sovereignty. He said in a scathing critique of the US leader on Friday to stop intervening and “get...

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President of the National Assembly and deputy of the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties Julio Borges talks to the media at the Congress in Lima, Peru, May 11, 2017. (Reuters)

Venezuela Opposition Turns to Latin America to Press Maduro on Democracy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2017 | World

Venezuelan opposition leader Julio Borges called on Latin America to exert pressure of the government of President Nicolas Maduro to implement a “democratic agenda.” Speaking from the Peruvian capital Lima on Thursday, the opposition-led National Assembly president...

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Reuters)

Venezuela Drowns in Poverty despite Massive Oil Reserve

by Sabri Najeh | May 12, 2017 | Business

Cairo – Venezuela has the biggest oil reserve in the world. Since 2013, it has raised the minimum wage around 15 times, the last of which was last Sunday. The country is suffering from a very bad economic situation and is drowning in poverty more and more every...

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An opposition supporter clashes with riot police during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 8, 2017. (Reuters)

Tear Gas Seeps into Homes as Violent Venezuela Protests Continue

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...