Venezuela
Colombia urges Venezuela to reopen border
BOGOTA: Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos urged Venezuela to reconsider its decision to close its border in response to an...
Venezuela eyes $40b offshore discovery in Guyana
GEORGETOWN: On May 20, the ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited announced the discovery of approximately one billion...
Venezuela appoints new Oil and Mining Minister
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the appointment of the current head of state-oil company PDVSA, Eulogio del Pino, as...
Venezuelan authorities discovers tons of products to overcome economic crisis
CARACAS: Authorities discovered 50 tons of food and other types of products like detergent, toothpaste, in the northwestern port of...
Venezuela raids on criminals engaged in hoarding, contraband
CARACAS: Venezuelan security forces executed major raids on criminal groups engaged in hoarding and contraband as part of the Bolivarian...
China’s Yingli Green Energy supplies 1.1 MW solar panels in Venezuela
CARACAS: Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy announced that it supplied 1.1 megawatts’ worth of solar panels for a solar...
Venezuela customs arrests 6000 people for smuggling in 1 year
CARACAS: Since August 12, 2014, when Venezuelan authorities launched a national anti-smuggling operation, 6,000 people have been arrested for that...
Chinese carmaker likely to expand auto assembly in Venezuela
CARACAS: As decreased production makes new cars virtually impossible to buy in Venezuela, government officials are hoping Chinese automaker Chery...
Venezuela provides 1.4 million ounces of gold in exchange for $1b
CARACAS: Venezuelan government has negotiated a deal with Citigroup to swap a portion of its gold reserves for $1 billion...
Chinese firm supplies 1.1 megawatts’ of solar panels in Venezuela
CARACAS: Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy announced that it supplied 1.1 megawatts’ worth of solar panels for a solar...
Venezuela seeks to improve country’s oil prices
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is wrapping up his week-long tour of Asia and Russia — and is not coming...
Venezuela beer maker to restart operation after shortages
CARACAS: Venezuela's largest beer manufacturer says it will restart operations after shortages of raw materials led it to close some...
Venezuela crude oil exports to US increase 9.5% in July
HOUSTON: Venezuelan petroleum exports to the United States increased 9.5 percent in July from June, helped by more sales of...
Venezuelan’s Petroleos sells crude oil for $43.15, down $2.72 this week
CARACAS: Venezuela’s oil basket price fell to within $5 of its 2015 lows as oil prices slipped in international markets...
Venezuela’s Chavez Hearse on display classic car parade featured in Colombia
MEDELLIN: The hearse that carried Venezuelan ex-President Hugo Chavez’s remains during his funeral procession in Caracas in March 2013 was...
Venezuela supermarket looting leaves one dead, dozens arrested
CARACAS: One person was killed and dozens were detained following looting of supermarkets in Venezuela's southeastern city of Ciudad Guyana,...
Venezuela asks Exxon Mobil to stop oil drilling at Essequibo
CARACAS: Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodríguez stated that Venezuela upheld its sovereign claim over the Essequibo as a Venezuelan...
Venezuela- Colombia border closed after smuggler’s death
CARACAS: Colombian street vendors clashed for hours with Venezuela's national guard after an alleged Colombian smuggler was killed, leading authorities...
Venezuela seeks to raise hard currency
CARACAS: The lifeblood of Venezuela’s economy is oil, and the dollars it brings in. So with crude prices low, the...
Venezuela seizes Nestle, Polar warehouse to build social housing
CARACAS: Venezuelan soldiers seized a food distribution center rented by companies including Nestle SA, PepsiCo. Inc and Empresas Polar SA...
