Tag: Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
HAVANA: The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for...
Cuba passes law that bans naming sites after Fidel Castro
Cuba’s National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with...
Fidel Castro interred in rock, closing last chapter of historic life
Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro's ashes were encased in a large granite boulder on Sunday in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning...
Raul Castro vows to defend Fidel’s revolution
Cuban President Raul Castro pledged Saturday to uphold his brother Fidel’s socialist revolution at a massive rally in honour of the communist icon before...
Cubans hold mass rally for late leader Fidel Castro
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans packed Havana’s Revolution Square on Tuesday for a massive rally in honour of late leader Fidel Castro.
The crowd chanted...
Tearful Cubans pay tribute to Fidel Castro
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans swarmed Havana's Revolution Square for a tearful tribute to Fidel Castro on Monday while his brother, Raul, led a...
Raul Castro, stepping from Fidel’s towering shadow
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his late brother Fidel, ushering in a gradual opening on the communist island and...
Grief, and joy, erupt at Fidel Castro’s death
Havana plunged into mourning Saturday and celebrations erupted in Miami at the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, whose iron-fisted rule defied the...
Facts about Cuba’s Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US...
Cuba’s revolutionary icon Fidel Castro dies at 90
Cuban revolutionary icon, former President and leader of the Communist revolution Fidel Castro died late Friday in Havana, his brother, President Raul Castro, announced...
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...
Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday marked with 90-metre cigar
A Cuban cigar maker broke his own record on Friday by rolling the world's longest cigar at 90 meters (295 feet), the length of...
Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance after Obama visit
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 89, made a rare appearance outside his home on Thursday, visiting a school to mark the birthday of a...
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...
