#Abbas visits #Venezuela to seek observer status
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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Venezuela on Thursday to seek backing from Caracas for observer status in three Latin American regional organizations. During his stay, which ends Saturday, Abbas will meet with socialist President Nicolas #maduro. He arrived around 0230 GMT at Maiquetia airport for his third visit to the oil-producing country in five years. Maduro’s government has faced three months of deadly street protests, which have claimed at least 42 lives since February, in what many observers agree have been driven by the United States in a coup attempt. read more