Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: CARACAS
Erdogan defies Trump, calls Maduro Bolivar
:: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized sanctions on Venezuela during a visit to Caracas, while President Nicolas Maduro defended the country’s right to export gold after U.S. sanctions last month targeted its shipments of the metal. Washington has
Venezuela invites regional governments for high-level talks
:: Venezuela has invited governments from across the Americas that have taken a position on its political processes to gather for high-level talks. “I call on the countries of our region… if they believe that dialogue is the way forward
Venezuela defense chief calls Trump threat of intervention ‘crazy’
:: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit the Philippines’ northern island of Luzon on Friday and was felt in the capital Manila, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of offices and schools. There were no immediate reports of deaths or
Venezuelan President calls for national peace agreement
:: The Venezuelan President has called to establish “a great national peace agreement” following an opposition referendum in which more than 7.5 million citizens voted against the government’s plan to rewrite the constitution. “Despite the senselessness of the Venezuelan opposition,
Maduro urges ‘peaceful’ opposition vote in Venezuela
:: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday urged citizens taking part in a vote organized by the opposition the next day to do so “peacefully,” as concerns simmered of worsening political violence. Sunday’s polls are meant to gauge public support
Lopez release raises hopes for Venezuela talks
:: Venezuela hit its 100th day of anti-government protests Sunday, amid uncertainty over whether the release from prison a day earlier of prominent political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez might open the way to negotiations to defuse the profound crisis gripping the
Venezuelans shut down capital roads to protest government
:: Masses of protesters with white shirts, homemade gas masks and flags draped around their shoulders shut down a main road in the Venezuelan capital on Saturday in a continuation of near-daily street protests. Soldiers shut down access to the
Venezuelan president calls for new constitution as protests rage
:: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for a new constitution as he fights to quell a crisis that has led to more than a month of protests against him and deadly street violence. The opposition immediately rejected the idea
Army declares loyalty to Maduro as Venezuela braces for giant rally
Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has declared the army’s loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro, who ordered troops into the streets ahead of a major protest by opponents trying to oust him. Venezuela is bracing for what Maduro’s opponents vow
Venezuela envoy walks out of meeting as OAS steps up pressure on Maduro
Venezuela’s representative to the Organization of American States stormed out of a session of the 34-nation bloc on Monday, calling the meeting a “coup d’etat,” as regional pressure grew for President Nicolas Maduro to fully restore democratic rule. The meeting
Ex-Guantanamo Syrian prisoner goes on hunger strike in Venezuela
A former Guantanamo prisoner now held by Venezuela’s intelligence agency has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer said Saturday. Jihad Diyab, who was relocated from Guantanamo to Uruguay nearly two years ago, was detained after traveling to Caracas in July
Venezuelan opposition leader gets 14 years in jail for ‘inciting violence’
Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was convicted and sentenced on Thursday to almost 14 years in prison, the maximum allowed, for inciting violence as leader of protests last year in which several dozen people died. About 200 Lopez supporters
Al-Naimi to visit Venezuela and Mexico
CARACAS: Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi will visit fellow OPEC producer Venezuela this week to attend a climate conference and also travel to Mexico, according to sources close to the Kingdom. “He is participating in the Margarita meeting
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