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...
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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...
Fidel Castro was ‘a true friend of Cyprus’
President Nicos Anastasiades has sent a message of condolence to the President of Cuba Raul Castro after the death of his brother, Fidel Castro, noting...
‘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...
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...
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90 (Update 2)
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts...
Cypriots pay respects to ‘greatest rebel’
Political parties and groups on Saturday expressed their sorrow over the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro who died on Friday at the age...
OBITUARY: Cuba’s Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history
By Daniel Trotta The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in...
AKEL sends birthday congrats to ‘comrade Fidel’
AKEL announced on Thursday that its general secretary Andros Kyprianou sent a congratulatory message to the former leader of Cuba Fidel Castro for his 90th...
Cuba’s Castros are clearly robust, Raul quips after 85th birthday
The day after his 85th birthday, Cuba’s President Raul Castro quipped that the Castros were clearly “robust and long-lived” and he could easily manage several...
Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance after Obama visit (Video)
By Frank Jack Daniel Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 89, made a rare appearance outside his home on Thursday, visiting a school to mark the...
Pope meets Fidel Castro, warns against ideology on Cuba trip
By Philip Pullella and Daniel Trotta Pope Francis met Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and celebrated Mass with tens of thousands of followers in Havana’s...
Cuba’s Fidel Castro appears in first photographs since August
By Daniel Trotta Photographs of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, 88, appeared in official media on Monday for the first time since August, showing him...
The perversity of the Cuban embargo
By Nicholas Wapshott THERE has been a lot of clucking about US President Barack Obama shaking hands with Raúl Castro at the funeral of Nelson...