Hugo Chavez’s Mixed Legacy in the Middle East - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ali Hashem

Ali Hashem

Mar 6, 2013

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez delivers a speech during a visit to Sweida city, south of Damascus September 4, 2009. Sweida is the hometown of most of the Syrian immigrants who live in Venezuela. The poster in the background shows Chavez and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad .REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA POLITICS) - RTR27FQG — Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez delivers a speech in September 2009 during a visit to Suwayda, south of Damascus and hometown to most of the Syrian immigrants in Venezuela. — REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri

Turkish foreign minister visits Venezuela

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

A couple walks past a wall with graffiti promoting Venezuela's acting President and presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro in Caracas April 12, 2013. The late Hugo Chavez's self-declared socialist revolution will be put to the test at a presidential election on Sunday that pits Maduro, his chosen successor against a younger rival promising change in the nation he polarized. The signs on the wall read, "Chavez forever, Maduro President" (top), "Chavez I swear to you, my vote is for Maduro" (bottom L) and "Cha

Arab Venezuelans Divided Over Election to Replace Chávez

Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

Palestinian hold posters depicting Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez during a vigil outside the Venezuelan consulate in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 6, 2013. Chavez supported the Palestinian statehood aspirations. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3ENOH

Palestinians Mourn Chavez

Hazem Balousha

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) offers his condolences to Elena Frias, mother of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, during the funeral service at the Military Academy in Caracas March 8, 2013, in this picture provided by the Miraflores Palace. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS

Ahmadinejad Steals Show At Chavez Funeral

Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict