Venezuela

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMT
Venezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo ...

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:59:00 GMT
US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and backs its return to the IMF
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday lifted financial sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and three other state-owned banking institutions, in the most significant easing of the punitive regime in place since 2017. On the sa...

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:37:00 GMT
Venezuela expands Chevron operations in Orinoco Belt following hydrocarbon reform
Venezuela's government on Monday signed an agreement expanding US oil company Chevron's operations in the country, weeks after a hydrocarbon reform opened the sector to private and foreign investment. The signing ceremony took ...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:18:00 GMT
Venezuelan parliament passes law opening mining sector to private capital amid rapprochement with US
Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved on Thursday a new 131-article Organic Mining Law that opens the door to private and foreign investment in the mining sector, on a day also marked by police repression of thousa...

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:06:00 GMT
“Has anyone talked about democracy? No”: OEI secretary criticizes Trump's oil-driven approach to Venezuela
The secretary general of the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), Mariano Jabonero, said that US President Donald Trump's primary interest in Venezuela is energy-related and has nothin...

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:28:00 GMT
Chavismo and opposition faction seek judicial pause to shield Citgo and PDVSA assets
Lawyers representing Delcy Rodríguez's government and those of the opposition sector that has controlled Venezuelan assets in the United States since 2019 jointly asked a New York court for a 45-day suspension in a case where ...

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:24:00 GMT
Uruguayan national admits to scheme to circumvent US sanctions linked to Venezuela
A 60-year-old Uruguayan citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in order to circumvent American sanctions linked to Venezuelan government officials, the ...

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:01:00 GMT
US lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of For...

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:07:00 GMT
Machado meets Rubio in Washington, says her return to Venezuela is near
Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington. It was the second meeting between the two since ...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:53:00 GMT
Maduro calls from prison for "reconciliation, forgiveness, and reunion" in Venezuela
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, issued their first public statement since being captured in Caracas on January 3 in a U.S. military operation, calling for national reconciliation and endo...

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