Venezuela

World leaders congratulate Iran's President-elect Raeisi

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Many political leaders and prominent figures in the region and the world in separate messages congratulated Iran's President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi for his victory in the 13th presidential election.

Maduro expresses desire for foreign aid, deal with US

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro declared on Friday that his government is seeking to negotiate with the US President Joe Biden administration in line with easing of their diplomatic and trade tensions.

Venezuela gets new shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – A new batch of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Venezuela, Russian Ambassador to the Latin American country Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov said.

Venezuelans get ready for elections

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and political organizations are preparing their electoral machines for the November 21 elections, while the extreme right-wing desperately advocates for dialogue.

WHO to send 5mn COVID-19 vaccines to Venezuela

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) will send five million coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccines to Venezuela in July, the country’s president announced on Sunday.

Two Iranian warships heading for Venezuela, US claims

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The US security officials claim they are monitoring two Iranian warships whose ultimate destination may be Venezuela. 

Venezuela Pres. felicitates his Syrian counterpart on victory

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – On behalf of President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza congratulated Bashar al-Assad on his victory in the Syrian election.

Maduro denounces Colombian pres. proposal to reopen border

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced his Colombian counterpart Sunday for proposing to reopen the border between the two countries.

Venezuela demands release of kidnapped soldiers

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez demanded the release of eight Venezuelan soldiers on Thursday who were kidnapped by Colombian armed groups, identified as dissidents of the FARC guerrilla group. 

Venezuela approves Russia's single-shot Covid-19 vaccine

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Venezuela has approved for use Russia's single-shot Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Saturday.

Venezuela says 8 soldiers captured in combat with Colombia

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Venezuelan Minister of Defense said that eight troops were captured during the fighting with irregular Colombian armed groups.

Venezuela needs $77.6 bn to rebuild gas, oil industry

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Venezuelan state-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) believes it needs $77.6 billion investment to rebuild the country's oil and gas industry.

Social benefit payments to be based on Crypto in Venezuela

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Venezuelan government has approved using the Petro cryptocurrency as the basis for calculating social benefit payments.

Venezuela to deploy more troops on Colombian border

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Venezuela announced Tuesday that it is to deploy more troops to the border with Colombia.

Venezuela slams US mishandling of its overseas assets

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Maduro denounced the US Treasury Department on Sunday over its planned delivery of $150 million of the country’s funds from offshore accounts frozen by sanctions to the opposition led by Juan Guaido.

Venezuela secures aid from UN food programme

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Maduro announced that his country has signed several agreements with the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

Venezuela:

Production capacity for empiric Cuban COVID vaccine available

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Venezuela has the capacity to produce the experimental Cuban coronavirus vaccine candidate known as Abdala at a Caracas biomedical facility, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday.

Maduro to ask for UN assistance in clearing mines

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that Caracas will seek UN assistance to clear mines left by Colombian armed groups in the border area.

Venezuela claims US, Colombia behind border raids: Report

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Some sources have claimed a series of attacks in western Venezuela's border region are work of dissident factions from Colombian FARC, which renounced armed struggle in 2016.

Caracas slams Facebook's 'Digital Totalitarianism'

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Caracas has slammed the recent decision by Facebook to freeze the account of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuelan opposition leader tested positive for COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms.

Explosion rocks PDVSA gas pipeline in Venezuela (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – A huge explosion occurred at the PDSVA gas plant pipeline in the Venezuelan state of Monagas' city of El Tejero, local media reported Saturday.

Nothing can stop Cuba-Venezuela ties: official

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Cuban and Venezuelan officials have discussed ways to expand bilateral relations in different fields.

Venezuela to move forward regardless of US sanctions: FM

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Venezuela will carry on its political development despite US sanctions and any other actions Washington takes against the country, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Saturday.

Venezuelan Armed Forces launch drills to bolster defense

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Venezuelan Armed Forces on Friday launched military exercises to bolster Venezuela's defenses.

Venezuela detects Brazilian COVID-19 variant

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Venezuela has detected the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus in three different parts of the country, President Nicolas Maduro announced Wednesday.

Blinken vows to continue Trump’s Venezuela policy

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to continue pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela gives EU delegation head 72 Hours to leave Caracas

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Venezuela has reportedly given the EU delegation head 72 hours to leave Caracas in wake of new sanctions.