Cuba

Cuba prepares to end dual currency system

HAVANA: For more than two decades, Cubans have used a unique dual currency system to… Read More

Fidel Castro’s eldest son commits suicide

HAVANA: The popular eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide on… Read More

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo detention center open

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he signed an order to keep open… Read More

Raul Castro to step down as Cuba’s president in April 2018

HAVANA: Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after his successor… Read More

Cuba honours Fidel Castro one year after his death

HAVANA: With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of… Read More

Sonic attack allegations are ‘political manipulation’: Cuba

WASHINGTON: Cuba has hit out at allegations that mysterious sonic attacks made American diplomats ill… Read More

Cubans pay tribute to ‘Che’ on 50th anniversary of his death

SANTA CLARA, CUBA: Tens of thousands of Cubans turned out on Sunday to pay tribute… Read More

United States cuts staff in Cuba over mysterious injuries

WASHINGTON/HAVANA: The United States on Friday cut its diplomatic presence in Cuba by more than… Read More

Cuba says found no proof of attack on US diplomats

UNITED NATIONS: Cuba has found no evidence to support US claims that several American diplomats… Read More

Closure of US embassy in Cuba ‘under review’: Tillerson

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Washington is considering the… Read More

‘Sonic attacks’ in Cuba hit several Canadian diplomats, families: media

OTTAWA: Mysterious "sonic attacks" in Cuba in recent months targeted at least five Canadian diplomats… Read More

Irma strengthens as it nears Florida with deadly storm surges

FORT MYERS: Hurricane Irma gained strength as it was set to make landfall in Florida… Read More

Hurricane Irma menaces Florida’s Gulf Coast after striking Cuba

REMEDIOS: Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast… Read More

Raul Castro warns of “a setback” in US-Cuba relations

HAVANA: Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday said that Donald Trump's hardline stance towards the… Read More

Russia slams Trump’s ‘Cold War’ policy on Cuba

MOSCOW: Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday said it regretted US President Donald Trump's policy reversal… Read More

Americans lament Cuba becoming ‘forbidden island’ again

CUBA: American travelers who long to swill a cocktail at Havana's legendary Sloppy Joe's bar… Read More

Trump vows revamp of Obama-era Cuba deal

MIAMI: US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's… Read More

Castro’s last goal? A football field for neighborhood kids

HAVANA: Fidel Castro is remembered around the world as a charismatic revolutionary or a ruthless… Read More

Cuba’s Raul Castro vows to defend brother Fidel’s legacy in final tribute

SANTIAGO, CUBA: President Raul Castro led tens of thousands of Cubans on Saturday in a… Read More

What was Castro’s last goal?

HAVANA, Cuba: Fidel Castro is remembered around the world as a charismatic revolutionary, but in… Read More