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Venezuela’s Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and following assurances that Venezuela would hold a fair presidential election in 2024.
Former US prisoner Alex Saab appointed Venezuela's industry minister
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday in a social media post that businessman Alex Saab has been appointed industry minister, replacing Pedro Tellechea. Saab, a close ally of Maduro, was freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States late last year,
Alex Saab, once charged by U.S. with money laundering, named Venezuela’s industry minister
Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro on Friday appointed controversial businessman Alex Saab as the country’s minister of industry and production, despite the charges that had been brought against him in the United States for allegedly running a massive corruption and money-laundering scheme.
Venezuela Names Former US Prisoner Saab as Industry Minister
Saab replaces Pedro Tellechea, whom Maduro moved from the oil ministry to the industry ministry in August as part of a large cabinet shakeup following a disputed presidential election. The cabinet shakeup included leadership of the oil and finance ministries and state energy company PDVSA.
Venezuela's Maduro names to Cabinet ally released by US in prisoner swap
- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab embrace during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23,
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Venezuela’s opposition leader speaks about ‘nightmare’ of his last days in Caracas before Spanish exile
From exile in Spain, Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia sat down with CNN en Español on Thursday where he ...
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Venezuela bishops demand government come clean about election results
Full disclosure, the bishops said during an Oct. 15-17 extraordinary assembly in Caracas, is the only way “to build a ...
Tiny creature with ‘cone-shaped’ head found in Venezuela forest. It’s a new species
On a forest trail in northern Venezuela, a small creature with a “cone-shaped” head darted in and out of the leaves.
Venezuela's Post-Election Crackdown Was Filled With Human Rights Abuses
The post Venezuela's Post-Election Crackdown Was Filled With Human Rights Abuses appeared first on Reason.com. The former ...
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Rensselaer Police arrest pair from Venezuela in connection with homicide
Two people originally from Venezuela were arrested in Rensselaer in connection with a Connecticut homicide. Rensselaer Police ...
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Telecoms investor wins claim against Venezuela
A split ICSID tribunal has ordered Venezuela to pay damages to a Peruvian entrepreneur over the seizure of his telecoms ...
Venezuela Ousts Electoral Board Dissenter Ahead of 2025 Vote
Venezuela lawmakers ousted a national electoral board member who declared irregularities around President Nicolás Maduro’s ...
Venezuela Rising | Latin Music Week 2024
En los últimos seis meses, Venezuela pasó de abrir sus puertas a conciertos internacionales a ser la sede de una elección ...