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Venezuela Archives - Page 15 of 15 - Iran News Daily

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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,” […]