Nicolas Maduro

Zapatero corruption scandal explained: How the rescue of an obscure Spanish airline exposed former socialist PM’s shady links to Venezuelan dictatorship

SHOCKWAVES rippled through the Spanish government after former prime minister Jose Luis Zapatero was placed under criminal investigation on Tuesday. Zapatero, who led the socialist

20 May, 2026 @ 12:05

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain axes humanitarian visa scheme for Venezuelans after welcoming nearly 250,000 fleeing Maduro regime – days after opposition leader granted nationality

SPAIN is to end a humanitarian visa programme that has brought in nearly 250,000 Venezuelans fleeing Nicolas Maduro’s regime in under ten years. The fast-track

1 Apr, 2026 @ 11:57

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Venezuela finally frees five Spanish political prisoners – including pair held over alleged plot to assassinate Maduro

THE Venezuela government has started releasing detainees considered by human rights groups and international commentators to be political prisoners, including five Spanish citizens. Spain’s foreign

12 Jan, 2026 @ 11:52

International Affairs·Lead

‘Greenland belongs to its people’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez stands up to Trump – and warns Venezuela strikes set a ‘dangerous precedent’

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez and seven other top European leaders have joined forces to rebuke President Trump over his remarks about annexing the autonomous

7 Jan, 2026 @ 12:14

International Affairs·Lead

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

THOUSANDS of Venezuelan expats took to the streets on Saturday evening to celebrate the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s socialist leader who has clung

4 Jan, 2026 @ 13:06

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts Trump’s Venezuela strikes as ‘violation of international law’ after Maduro is captured

SPAIN’S prime minister has said his government will not recognise President Trump’s intervention in Venezuela after US forces launched an unprecedented military assault that resulted

4 Jan, 2026 @ 11:57

International Affairs·Lead

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela

THE world’s largest aircraft carrier has been snapped powering through the Strait of Gibraltar as it heads to join President Trump’s fleet terrorising the Caribbean.

6 Nov, 2025 @ 11:58

Gibraltar·Lead

Trump excludes Spain from new coalition against ‘state-sponsored Venezuelan drug cartel’

WASHINGTON has ramped up its military push against Venezuela’s narco regime – and Spain has been left out in the cold. US Secretary of State

29 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory

THE Spanish government has denied allegedly facilitating the exile of Edmundo Gonzalez after the Venezuela opposition leader, who arrived in Madrid over a fortnight ago,

24 Sep, 2024 @ 16:38

Lead·Politics

Spanish tourists are arrested in Venezuela over ‘assassination plot’ against Maduro: Spain denies they are spies as families say they were on holiday

TWO Spanish nationals have been arrested in Venezuela over an alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ the South American nation and assassinate senior politicians. The pair, named

16 Sep, 2024 @ 17:14

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Spain-Venezuela relations reach new low after ‘dictatorship’ comment made by Spanish minister

DIPLOMATIC relations between Spain and Venezuela have plummeted to a new low after a government minister branded the South American nation as a ‘dictatorship’. The

13 Sep, 2024 @ 16:51

Lead·Politics

Spain’s foreign minister on Venezuelan elections: ‘We do not recognise Nicolas Maduro’s victory’

SPANISH Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has made his government’s position clear on the recent elections in Venezuela: “We do not recognise the victory of

9 Sep, 2024 @ 13:26

Lead·Politics

Spain grants political asylum to Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo González

THE Spanish government has accepted a political asylum request from Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez, who is allegedly being persecuted by the administration of President

8 Sep, 2024 @ 13:17

Lead·Politics

Spain urges Venezuela to avoid bloodshed amidst coup reports

SPAIN’s government has called for no bloodshed after Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said his plan to oust President Maduro had begun ‘final phase.’ “Faced

30 Apr, 2019 @ 14:35

Lead

GREEN LIGHT: Spain and UK support new Venezuela leader as political crisis continues

It comes after the under-fire Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro failed to meet an eight-day deadline to call new general elections

4 Feb, 2019 @ 18:38

Lead·Politics

Zapatero corruption scandal explained: How the rescue of an obscure Spanish airline exposed former socialist PM’s shady links to Venezuelan dictatorship

Spain axes humanitarian visa scheme for Venezuelans after welcoming nearly 250,000 fleeing Maduro regime – days after opposition leader granted nationality

Venezuela finally frees five Spanish political prisoners – including pair held over alleged plot to assassinate Maduro

‘Greenland belongs to its people’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez stands up to Trump – and warns Venezuela strikes set a ‘dangerous precedent’

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts Trump’s Venezuela strikes as ‘violation of international law’ after Maduro is captured

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela

Trump excludes Spain from new coalition against ‘state-sponsored Venezuelan drug cartel’

Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory

Spanish tourists are arrested in Venezuela over ‘assassination plot’ against Maduro: Spain denies they are spies as families say they were on holiday

Spain-Venezuela relations reach new low after ‘dictatorship’ comment made by Spanish minister

Spain’s foreign minister on Venezuelan elections: ‘We do not recognise Nicolas Maduro’s victory’

Spain grants political asylum to Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo González

Spain urges Venezuela to avoid bloodshed amidst coup reports

GREEN LIGHT: Spain and UK support new Venezuela leader as political crisis continues

WATCH: Chaos in Barcelona as knife-wielding man chases pedestrians through upmarket barrio

Spain’s subsidised pensioner holiday scheme opens for applications next week – but can foreign expats apply?

Family fun on the Costa del Sol as new splash park opens in Mijas with water jets, tipping buckets, mini slides, and a ‘Riversense’ area

Over 200 police officers make 62 arrests during massive swoop on Costa Blanca market selling fake goods

Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000

Nicolas Maduro

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