Tag: Cuba
Mushahid calls for lifting of blockade against Cuba, supports strengthening of...
Says Pakistan cannot forget Cuban aid worth $20 million to Pakistan during the 2005 earthquake
Convener of the Pakistan-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group Senator Mushahid Hussain...
Iran seeks closer ties with Cuba
Iran wants to forge a “new path” in its relations with Cuba by tightening ties, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday at the...
Cuba volleyball players held in rape probe in Finland
Police in Finland investigating an alleged rape are holding six members of the Cuban national volleyball team.
They are suspected of raping a woman in...
Cuba invites Canadian PM Trudeau
Cuba has invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit the communist-run island, Havana’s ambassador to Ottawa said Wednesday.
“He is welcome to Cuba any time...
Fidel Castro slams Obama following historic visit
Retired leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his visit to the island last week and ignoring...
Soft shoe diplomacy: Obama dances the tango at Argentine state dinner
President Barack Obama has made headlines for unexpectedly crooning a song or two in public since coming to the White House. Now he can...
Obama meets Castro in the heart of revolutionary Havana
US President Barack Obama was received by Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana on Monday at the start of historic talks where the US...
Cuba reports first case of Zika
Cuba has detected the first case of Zika in a Venezuelan doctor who came to the island for postgraduate studies, the health ministry said...
Obama announces historic visit to Cuba next month
US President Barack Obama on Thursday said he will visit Cuba on March 21 and 22 and meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, in...
Regular flights to resume between US and Cuba
The United States announced Thursday the resumption of regular flights to and from Cuba, the latest step in a historic thaw in relations.
“On December...
UN overwhelmingly calls for end to US embargo on Cuba
The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for an end to the US embargo on Cuba in a resolution adopted by a near-unanimous vote, three...
US removes Cuba from terror blacklist
The United States on Friday removed Cuba from its state sponsor of terrorism blacklist in a landmark move aimed at paving the way towards...
US allows first ferry services to Cuba in over 50 years
The United States (US) authorised commercial ferry services to Cuba for the first time in more than a half-century on Tuesday, another major step...
Obama removes Cuba from US terror sponsors list
Demonized and victimized for more than half a century as a consequence of Cold War dynamics, Cuba has finally been removed from Washington's list...
Cuba says US must respect its communist system
Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday demanded that the United States respect Cuba's communist rule as the two countries work toward normalizing diplomatic ties.
US...
Historic photos of dead Che Guevara resurface in Spain
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Lost for half a century, historic photographs of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara shortly after his execution taken by an AFP photographer have come...
Pakistan cherishes good relations with Cuba, says NA speaker
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan greatly values its cordial relations with Cuba and the decades old warm relations between...