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Brazil closes, then reopens border to Venezuelan migrants 07 Aug 2018

Brazil closes, then reopens border to Venezuelan migrants

Brazil briefly closed then reopened its northern border to Venezuelans on Monday as it struggled to contain mass migration from the South American country saddled with a crippling political and economic crisis, police said. A Supreme Court justice overturned a lower court judge’s decision that had suspended for a few hours the entry of more […]

Venezuela says Iran lucky to have no US embassy; ‘petro’ main tool for bypassing US sanctions 21 Jul 2018

Venezuela says Iran lucky to have no US embassy; ‘petro’ main tool for bypassing US sanctions

Venezuela’s Ambassador to Tehran Jesus Gregorio Gonzalez Gonzalez hailed Iran’s chance to have no US embassy, saying what Americans do in all the embassies throughout the world is only to interfere in their affairs and their illegal demands are not met, they push for other measures, plots and coups. Venezuela’s Ambassador to Tehran Jesus Gregorio […]

Iranian deputy FM says US unilateralism is a threat to intl. peace, security 01 Jul 2018

Iranian deputy FM says US unilateralism is a threat to intl. peace, security

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi said in Caracas that the US unilateralism and its withdrawal from international agreements indicate its imperialistic approach. Sarmadi made the remarks in a meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in Caracas, during which the two diplomats discussed bilateral relations and exchanged their views on the regional and […]

Iran urges respect for Venezuelan people’s votes 22 May 2018

Iran urges respect for Venezuelan people’s votes

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that foreigners should respect the Venezuelan people’s votes in the presidential elections. Venezuelan officials declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election. Qassemi said, “Holding elections in spite of domestic pressure and foreign threats and sanctions is a great victory for democracy in […]

Venezuela learns from Iran’s experiences 23 Apr 2018

Venezuela learns from Iran’s experiences

 Venezuelan Ambassador to Iran Jesus Gregorio Gonzalez has said his country is learning from Iran’s experiences to tackle its challenges. “The problems that we are experiencing now, are similar to the ones which you (Iran) have experienced for many years,” Jesus Gregorio Gonzalez told Iranian media outlet IRNA, adding “we are using Iran’s experiences.” He […]

Venezuela’s Maduro Says Govt Wins 90% of Mayorships 11 Dec 2017

Venezuela’s Maduro Says Govt Wins 90% of Mayorships

TEHRAN  – Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party won at least 90 percent of the 335 mayorships contested in Sunday’s local elections, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday. According to the national election board’s latest official count, the socialists won 41 of 42 mayorships counted by late evening. But Maduro said results overnight would show his government […]

Venezuela government sacks UN representative, sources say 30 Nov 2017

Venezuela government sacks UN representative, sources say

Sources in Venezuela have indicated that Rafael Ramirez, the country’s representative to the United Nations in New York, has been removed from his job. Four sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday that Ramirez, once known as Venezuela’s oil czar and a former powerful politician, was dismissed by the government of President Nicolas […]

Iran edge past Venezuela in friendly 14 Nov 2017

Iran edge past Venezuela in friendly

Iran national football team defeated Venezuela 1-0 thanks to a goal from Alireza Jahanbakhsh on Monday. Iran and Venezuela players observed a minute’s silence to remember those killed in the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck late Sunday in Iran’s western provinces. In the match held at the Goffertstadion in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, Jahanbakhsh found the […]

Maduro Wins Landslide Victory in Venezuela State Elections 16 Oct 2017

Maduro Wins Landslide Victory in Venezuela State Elections

TEHRAN – President Nicolas Maduro’s government won a landslide victory in closely watched regional elections in Venezuela on Sunday, according to official results that the opposition said were “suspicious.” Maduro’s socialist party won governorships of 17 of the 23 states with the opposition Democratic Union Roundtable (MUD) coalition taking only five, according to the results […]

11 killed in clash between Venezuelan troops, armed group 12 Sep 2017

11 killed in clash between Venezuelan troops, armed group

CARACAS – A clash between Venezuelan army troops and an armed group left 11 people dead in Tumeremo, a town in southern Bolivar state, prosecutors said on Monday. The clash took place at 11:00 a.m. (1500 GMT) Sunday when the troops “were patrolling the area due to the presence of members of an armed organization,” […]