Cuba
US, Cuba to meet on mystery ‘health attacks’ in Havana
World
September 13, 2018
US, Cuba to meet on mystery ‘health attacks’ in Havana
WASHINGTON (AP) — US and Cuban officials will meet later today in an effort to determine the method and…
Cuba confirms 110 killed in country’s deadliest plane crash since 1989
World
May 20, 2018
Cuba confirms 110 killed in country’s deadliest plane crash since 1989
Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had…
Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway
World
May 19, 2018
Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway
More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared…
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
World
April 19, 2018
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro’s place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
World
April 18, 2018
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Antiquities Minister inagurates ‘Moses’ Wells’ in Sinai with foreign ambassadors
Egypt
February 11, 2018
Antiquities Minister inagurates ‘Moses’ Wells’ in Sinai with foreign ambassadors
Six ambassadors took part in the opening of the first phase of the rediscovery and purifying of ”Ouyoon Moussa” (Moses’ Wells)…
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
World
February 2, 2018
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after…
Castro freezes Cuban private sector, throws future in doubt
World
February 1, 2018
Castro freezes Cuban private sector, throws future in doubt
Two years after taking office, President Raul Castro widened the niche for private enterprise in Cuba’s state-dominated economy. Capitalism came…
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
World
December 14, 2017
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
The US has continued to torture detainees held at the controversial detention center in Cuba, said the UN’s expert on…
Men due to leave Guantanamo Bay under Obama seem stuck under Trump
World
December 13, 2017
Men due to leave Guantanamo Bay under Obama seem stuck under Trump
Abdellatif Nasser got what he thought was the best news possible in the summer of 2016: One of his lawyers…