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Posted on · The remaining five members of the "Citgo 6," along with two other Americans who had been jailed by the Venezuelan government, were released Saturday as part of a prisoner swap.
Posted on · Citgo's parent company is currently involved in a legal battle over debt from 2011.
Posted on · Saying "we are making history," Venezuela's opposition leader makes his boldest attempt yet to oust President Nicolás Maduro. On Tuesday, Juan Guaidó declared "Operation Freedom" has begun.
Posted on · Venezuelans are one of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the Houston metro area. Over three million people have already left the country, fleeing the ongoing crisis and making new homes in countries around the world.
Posted on · Defying an election boycott, opposition candidate Henri Falcón wants to repair ties with Washington and dollarize the economy
Posted on · The order bars the opposition-controlled National Assembly and other agencies from taking any action that would interfere with the laws passed by the pro-government super-body.
Posted on · If the U.S. imposes sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector, what effect could it have on the Houston oil and gas industry?
Posted on · Despite widespread objections, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, is moving ahead with a plan to rewrite the country’s constitution. A vote is scheduled for July 30 to elect a National Constituent Assembly that will write it.
Posted on · The 13 nations presented a statement at an Organization of American States meeting Wednesday calling the constitutional process being pushed by President Nicolas Maduro a "definitive dismantling" of democratic institutions.
Posted on · Venezuela rejected President Donald Trump’s call to halt a rewriting of its constitution that is widely seen as a move to consolidate the government’s power.