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Venezuela's Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap

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.

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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,

Voice of America · 17h

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,

YAHOO!News · 19h

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 Detains Three Americans, Two Others

Associated Press · 1d

Three Americans among latest to be detained in Venezuela over alleged anti-government plot

Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three U.S. citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the South American country.

devdiscourse · 1d

Venezuela Detains Three More Americans Amid Ongoing Tensions

The Venezuelan government has detained three additional Americans citing alleged terrorist activities. This comes after the release of 10 American prisoners in December, following extensive negotiations between Caracas and Washington.

Reuters · 1d

Venezuela detains three Americans, two others for alleged terrorism

Venezuela has detained three Americans and two others for alleged terrorist activities, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Thursday, marking an increase in the count of foreign prisoners in the South American country.

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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 sat down with CNN en Español on Thursday where he spoke about the ...

Venezuela names former US prisoner Saab as industry minister

Businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who was freed in a prisoner exchange with the ...

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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 ...

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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.

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UN accuses Venezuela of crimes against humanity in post-election violence

The United Nations accuses the Maduro government for a wave of violence that led to a growing new wave of exodus from Venezuela.

What’s So Funny About a Dictator? Venezuela’s Comedians-in-Exile Have Ideas

Some nations elevate their novelists or poets to positions of cultural eminence; Venezuela has long viewed its comedians as among its most important societal expositors. Now, with nearly eight million ...

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