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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores greet supporters during the closing rally of an electoral campaign in 2015 in Caracas. (AFP)

Venezuela Army Deploys on Streets ahead of Opposition Rally

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 18, 2017 | World

Caracas – Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that the army will deploy “throughout the country” starting on Monday, two days before a new protest called for by the opposition. The volatile country is now braced for what Maduro’s opponents vow will...

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An injured demonstrator is helped by others during a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela April 10, 2017. (Reuters)

Two Killed as Protests Spread in Venezuela

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 13, 2017 | World

Two people were killed during the ongoing unrest in Venezuela as groups in Caracas’ traditionally pro-government hillside slums and low-income neighborhoods took to the streets. Venezuelans in poor areas blocked streets and lit fires during scattered protests...

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores palace in Caracas March 14, 2014. Venezuela’s foreign minister lambasted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday as a “murderer” fomenting unrest that has killed 28 people in the South American OPEC member nation. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: POLITICS)

Venezuelan Opposition Protests for Fifth Time in April

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | World

Caracas-Venezuela erupted Monday in a fifth day of violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro as the US voiced “grave concern” over moves to stifle one of his main opponents. In the latest clashes, riot police in Caracas fired tear gas at stone-throwing...

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Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks during a press conference in Caracas on April 7, 2017. FEDERICO PARRA / AFP

Venezuela Bars Key Opposition Leader from Office as Crisis Grows

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 8, 2017 | World

Venezuelan authorities on Friday banned top opposition leader Henrique Capriles from public office for 15 years, a move that could galvanize more protests in an increasingly tense power struggle in the crisis-hit country. Capriles was one of the leaders of mass...

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Venezuelan opposition activists scuffle with National Guard personnel in riot gear during a protest in front of the Supreme Court in Caracas. (AFP)

Venezuelan National Assembly Seeks to Sack Supreme Court Judges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Caracas – Amid tensions and violent clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters, the opposition-dominated Venezuelan National Assembly kicked off measures to impeach the judges of the Supreme Court, that backs President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition is...