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Maduro plans to further expand ties with Iran, other allies in new year
Jan 02, 2021 07:24President Nicolas Maduro says he plans to further strengthen Venezuela's ties with Iran as well as with Russia and China among other allies in 2021 in order to boost his homeland’s economic status.
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Venezuela Supreme Court rules opposition assembly’s extension ‘invalid’
Dec 31, 2020 10:13Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ruled as “invalid” a move by the opposition-controlled parliament to extend its term for an additional year.
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Maduro: Pompeo imposes 'stupid sanctions' on Venezuela
Dec 19, 2020 09:15The United States has imposed what Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called "stupid sanctions" on a Venezuelan company that assisted the country’s parliamentary elections.
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Iranian tanker loading Venezuelan crude for export: Report
Dec 16, 2020 02:55A tanker chartered by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is loading Venezuelan crude for export as the two countries apply new tactics to expand their trade in defiance of US sanctions, a report says.
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Parl. speaker: Iran, Venezuela fight US hegemony, counter its cruel sanctions
Dec 14, 2020 03:14Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Islamic Republic and Venezuela are pursuing a strategic policy, which is based on maintaining their independence while fighting the US hegemony and its cruel sanctions.
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Venezuela disrupts US-backed terror attack on refinery: Oil minister
Dec 12, 2020 06:52Venezuela has disrupted a terror plot to attack its 146,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) El Palito refinery, says the country's oil minister, blaming Colombia and the US for the scheme.
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Maduro's ruling Socialist Party wins control of Venezuela legislature
Dec 07, 2020 09:55Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's ruling party has won a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections, further consolidating his grip on the Latin American country's power institutions.
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Venezuelans start voting for parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott
Dec 06, 2020 13:38People in Venezuela are voting in parliamentary elections amid calls for a boycott by the country’s US-led opposition figure and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido.
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Venezuela's Maduro meets foreign observers ahead of assembly vote
Dec 06, 2020 10:56Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has met with foreign delegations who arrived in the country earlier to monitor the parliamentary elections.
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Biggest Iranian flotilla en route to Venezuela carrying fuel
Dec 06, 2020 08:24The biggest Iranian fleet of tankers is reportedly en route to Venezuela carrying fuel for the South American oil-producing country, which is suffering from a severe gasoline shortage.