US, Maduro and Venezuela
Venezuela’s Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by US President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and following assurances that Venezuela would hold a fair presidential election in 2024.
Maduro ally freed in US prisoner exchange joins government cabinet
Colombian businessman Alex Saab will become new industry minister, in latest cabinet change since contested election.
Former US prisoner Alex Saab appointed Venezuela's industry minister
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday in a social media post that businessman Alex Saab has been appointed industry minister, replacing Pedro Tellechea. Saab, a close ally of Maduro, was freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States late last year,
Shugaba Nicolas Maduro Na Venezuela Ya Nada Alex Saab A Majalisar Ministocin Shi
Shugaba Nicolas Maduro na Venezuela ya nada wani na hannun daman shi cikin majalisar zartaswa, wanda shugaban Amurka Joe Biden yayiwa afuwa a bara, a wani musayar bursunoni, biyo bayan tabbacin cewa,
Alex Saab Appointed Venezuela's Industry Minister Amid Cabinet Shakeup
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appointed Alex Saab as the new industry minister in a major cabinet reshuffle. Saab, who had been freed in a prisoner swap with the U.S. last year, replaces Pedro Tellechea,
Venezuela Names Former US Prisoner Saab as Industry Minister
Saab replaces Pedro Tellechea, whom Maduro moved from the oil ministry to the industry ministry in August as part of a large cabinet shakeup following a disputed presidential election. The cabinet shakeup included leadership of the oil and finance ministries and state energy company PDVSA.
Venezuela's Maduro names to Cabinet ally released by US in prisoner swap
- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab embrace during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23,
Alex Saab, once charged by U.S. with money laundering, named Venezuela’s industry minister
Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro on Friday appointed controversial businessman Alex Saab as the country’s minister of ...
Venezuela detains three Americans, two others for alleged terrorism
CARACAS/BOGOTA - Venezuela has detained three Americans and two others for alleged terrorist activities, Interior Minister ...
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Venezuela Takes Americans Hostage
Nine months ago the U.S. returned alleged money launderer Alex Saab to Venezuela in exchange ... and a virtual pinky-swear from Nicolás Maduro not to take any more American hostages.
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More Hostages But No More Sanctions: The Failure of Biden Administration Venezuela Policy
This week, the Maduro regime showed what U.S. policy had gained by doing prisoner deals with Venezuela: nothing much. Last December, the Biden administration released Alex Saab, a notorious ...
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Venezuela: Americans freed in swap deal - and fraudster Fat Leonard returned
The Maduro government has long demanded the release ... by fraudulently using favourable exchange rates. Getty Images Alex Saab's wife, Camilla Fabri, is in Venezuela as her home country of ...
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US seizes Venezuelan president's plane in Dominican Republic
The Venezuelan government, which confirmed Maduro had used the plane ... The was also visible in December images of the homecoming of Alex Saab, a businessman who was granted clemency on a ...