Elias Ferrer Breda

On December 20 th , the governments of Venezuelan and the US realised a prisoner exchange, as part of a broader effort to normalise relations and produce democratic guarantees for elections in 2024.

On December 21 st , the Venezuelan government signed a license for Shell plc and Trinidad and Tobago's National Gas Company (NGC) to operate and exploit the Dragon gas field.

The year 2023 will be remembered as a turning point for relations between the U.S. and Venezuela.

The Moroccan army has come under attack in the Western Sahara, a disputed territory it occupies since 1975.

Simultaneously, a different group of lawmakers, elected in 2020, entered the legislative chamber in Caracas.

A group of armed men took over the station of TC Televisión , in Guayaquil, Ecuador at 2 pm local time. They attempted to take the staff inside hostage.

It is now common to hear about Saudi Arabia's ambitious new investments. Many will have seen advertisements of the new futuristic city, Neom, near the Red Sea.

Venezuelan economist and professor Luis Vicente Leon. He is also president of Datanalisis.

The Biden administration would not renew General License 44, which lets U.S. citizens buy Venezuelan crude.

The threat of oil sanctions is causing shock and dismay in the local business community.