Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday said it would be a "good idea" to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such...

Colombian President Ivan Duque has accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of seeking to purchase missiles from its ally Iran. "There is information from international intelligence agencies which work with...

The United States has seized the cargo of four Iranian fuel tankers transporting supplies to Venezuela, continuing to step up its campaign of maximum pressure on Iran and sanctions...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi has called on Latin American countries to ban the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah during a meeting with ambassadors from the region yesterday. "Terrorism affects...

Lebanon's Moody's rating has been cut to the lowest possible grade, a C, the same classification as Venezuela, the agency said in a statement yesterday. The downgrading reflects an...

US prosecutors late on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is shipping to Venezuela, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to...

A Colombian man of Lebanese descent, said to be on trip to secure food and medicine supplies for Venezuela's Maduro government, has been arrested in the Cape Verde islands off...

The US is looking into claims that renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has travelled to Venezuela to secure oil deals, news agencies reported on Thursday. Speaking at a teleconference,...

Iran has delivered medical aid to Venezuela to support its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, in a sign of strengthening ties between the two countries. The shipment, which...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday his intention to make an official visit to Iran soon to sign a number of cooperation agreements, including those related to energy and...

US prosecutors have accused former Venezuelan politician, Adel El Zabayar, of conspiracy to help recruit Hezbollah and Hamas operatives to plan attacks on US targets. The 56-year-old, who is of Syrian descent, also...

The third Iranian oil tanker carrying gasoline and oil products arrived on Tuesday safely in Venezuela despite the United States' threats to prevent the delivery. Venezuela announced that Petunia...

The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela has moored at Venezuela's El Palito refinery, Iran's English-language Press TV reported on Monday. Iran ignored warnings of retaliation...

Iran ignored warnings of retaliation from the US as the first of five Iranian tankers entered Venezuela's exclusive economic zone on Saturday. The tanker, named Fortune, reached the Venezuela's...

A flotilla of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela is approaching the Caribbean, with the first vessel expected to reach the South American country's waters on Sunday,...

Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif has warned the United Nations that there will be "consequences" if the US acted against the Iranian oil tankers in the Caribbean. In...

A fuel tanker loaded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas is making its way to Venezuela, according to vessel tracking data issued by Refinitiv Icon, in defiance of...

Some OPEC ministers had a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the oil price rout and possible extra measures to support the market but it took place without the...

Hundreds of Iraqi writers, journalists and figures from the intelligentsia have called for the lifting of foreign sanctions and unilateral economic measures that have been imposed on Syria over...

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani spoke over the phone yesterday in order to strengthen cooperation and brotherhood in the face of the illegal unilateral...

A UN human rights expert called on Tuesday for lifting international sanctions against countries ranging from Iran to North Korea and Venezuela to ensure that food supplies reach hungry...

Venezuela is set to establish a cultural centre in the Syrian capital Damascus, boosting bilateral relations between the South American country and the Syrian regime. The Venezuelan Ambassador Jose...

Asylum applications in the European Union (EU) countries has increased by 13 per cent in 2019 compared to the year before, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) announced yesterday....

A Hamas delegation yesterday met the Venezuelan ambassador to Lebanon Jesus Gregorio, in the capital city of Beirut. The delegation was led by Hamas' representative in Lebanon Ahmed Abdel...

State violence against indigenous populations is arguably the most visible of human rights violations and, conversely, of the least concern to the international community. After the military coup in...

Imagine an Atlantic region where Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela teamed up to sign a new landmark NAFTA-like agreement, distributing amongst themselves the oil and natural gas reserves off...

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) called for the lifting of unilateral economic sanctions, Sunday. This came in a statement adopted at a ministerial meeting in Caracas, in which the speakers...

Saudi Arabia, Russia, and 35 other states have written to the United Nations supporting China's policies in its western region of Xinjiang, according to a copy of the letter...

Saudi Arabia retained the title of the world's top crude oil exporter last year, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on British energy giant BP's Statistical Review of...

For three years after Donald Trump narrowly won 2016's elections, much of America's establishment corporate press was obsessed with the "Russiagate" conspiracy theory. This was a relentless deluge of...

If America's standing as the "leader of the free world" has been on shaky ground following its disastrous wars post-9/11, US President Donald Trump has ensured that whatever little...

The crisis in Venezuela can be solved through talking and working together, not sending in troops or overthrowing the government, Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. "Turkey is...