Cuba swears in Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Castro as president (Update)
Cuban Communist Party stalwart Miguel Diaz-Canel replaced Raul Castro as president on Thursday, a new chapter for the island after nearly sixty years of rule...
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New ambassadors promote stronger ties with Cyprus
Three new ambassadors to Cyprus were accredited on Wednesday to represent India, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), all pledging to boost ties with...
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 being treated for months for...
Hurricane Irma rips through Cuba as it heads for Florida
Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday as it headed for Florida, where millions of residents were told to evacuate after the storm killed...
Guevara’s daughter still fighting for ‘perfect socialism’
While former US President Barack Obama may have been smarter than other American presidents, Donald Trump is certainly more loutish, Aleida Guevara, daughter of Marxist...
Cuba returning Castro’s ashes to birthplace of the Revolution
A procession carrying Fidel Castro‘s ashes prepared to set out from Havana on Wednesday on a long trek to a final resting place in Santiago...
Leftist allies fly in to pay tribute to Cuba’s Castro at mass rally
Leaders of Cuba‘s leftist allies and other developing countries arrive in Havana on Tuesday for a mass rally commemorating Fidel Castro, the rebel who seized...
‘Viva Fidel!’: tens of thousands pay last respects to Cuba’s Castro
Tens of thousands of Cubans, some wrapped in red, white and blue national flags, paid final respects in Havana on Monday to Fidel Castro, who...
Trump vows to end US-Cuba ‘deal’ unless Havana makes better one
US President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Monday he would end the United States’ “deal” with Cuba unless a better one was made,...
Cubans to throng Revolution Square in mourning for Fidel Castro
Cubans will begin massing on Havana’s Revolution Square from Monday for a week-long commemoration of Fidel Castro, the communist guerrilla leader who led a revolution...
