Egypt, Cuba explore air transport deal, aviation cooperation
Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Sameh El-Hefny met with Armando Daniel Lopez, head of Cuba’s Institute of Civil…
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Egypt, Cuba explore health sector cooperation – Cabinet
Egypt’s Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met on Monday with Cuba’s Ambassador to Egypt Alexander Pellicer to…
EAEU summit kicks off in Russia’s Leningrad
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is holding a summit at Igora Resort in Russia's Leningrad Region on Thursday,…
UN talks: the debate over plastic production limits
UN discusses the debate over plastic production limits to help protect the environment and wildlife.
Cuba lifts bank cash deposits in US dollars ban
Cuban banks are going back to accept cash deposits in U.S. dollars, as the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) has lifted a…
Cuba’s president meets Russia’s Rosneft CEO amid fuel shortage
CEO of Russian oil firm Rosneft, Igor Sechin, met with the Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, on Saturday after…
Massive forest fires rage in eastern Cuba
Forest fires raged in Cuba’s eastern region on Monday, nearing populated areas a week after sparking near a…
Biden visits U.S.-Mexico border for 1st time as president
U.S. President Joe Biden has visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, amid…
Tropical Storm Philippe strengthens, bears down on Cuba and the Bahamas
The National Hurricane Center said that a a tropical storm had formed in the Caribbean, bringing heavy rains to…
Trump’s administration nearing completion of Cuba policy review
Trump's administration is nearing completion of a policy review to determine how far it goes in rolling back…
Yemen’s Saleh asks UN to allow him to travel to Cuba
Yemen's powerful ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key ally of the country's dominant Houthi movement, has asked…
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s leader of revolution, dies aged 90
Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has…
Warnings issued for Florida as Hurricane Matthew turns from Cuba
Southeastern Florida was under hurricane and tropical storm warnings on Wednesday as the eye of powerful Hurricane…
Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti and Cuba, takes aim at Bahamas, U.S.
Hurricane Matthew, the strongest Caribbean storm in almost ten years, powered towards the Bahamas and the U.S.…
Japan’s PM Abe considering visiting Cuba in September
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Cuba next month to strengthen ties and promote Japanese…
Mitsubishi Corp says scouting for Cuba infrastructure projects
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) is scouting for business opportunities in Cuba including…
Cuba’s Fidel Castro slams Obama after historic visit
Cuba’s retired leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his…
Obama to end Cuba trip with dissident meeting, baseball and hope
President Barack Obama will meet with Cuban dissidents on Tuesday and watch a baseball game with the communist…
Cuba’s Castro and Obama air differences over human rights
Cuba and the United States will always have differences, Cuban President Raul Castro stated Monday during a…
Obama arrives in Cuba on historic visit
President Barack Obama arrived to small but cheering crowds on Sunday at the start of a historic visit to Cuba that…
Cuba casts aside rancor to welcome Obama on historic visit
President Barack Obama arrives in Cuba on Sunday for a 48-hour visit, making history by venturing into what was…
AT&T, Starwood, Marriott working on Cuba deals ahead of Obama visit
At least three major U.S. companies, AT&T Inc (T.N), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (HOT.N) and…
Obama to make historic trip to Cuba in coming weeks
President Barack Obama will visit Cuba in the coming weeks, a senior administration official said on Wednesday,…
In Cuba, Pope kicks off first leg of 9 day tour
In brokering the historic thaw between Cuba and the United States, Pope Francis stepped squarely into the thorny…
White House to close Guantanamo Prison
The White House is in the "final stages" of a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, spokesman Josh…
U.S., Cuba Quietly Open Historic New Chapter In Post-Cold War Ties
The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formally restoring…
U.S.-Cuba deal to restore Ties to be unveiled on Wednesday
The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties severed…
U.S., Cuba to focus on reopening embassies in Washington talks
The United States and Cuba resume talks on Thursday aiming to overcome obstacles to opening embassies in each…
Cuba, US to soon exchange ambassadors
Cuba's expected removal from the U.S. terror list later this month will be followed by an exchange of ambassadors…
Obama, Castro shake hands as U.S., Cuba seek better ties
President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on Friday at a summit in Panama, a symbolically…
How Obama Outmaneuvered Hardliners And Cut A Cuba Deal
The December breakthrough that upended a half-century of U.S.-Cuba enmity has been portrayed as the fruit of 18…
U.S., Cuba say Progress made in Talks; No Date for Diplomatic Ties
Cuba and the United States held a second round of talks on Friday toward normalizing ties, and both sides said they…
North Korean Ship Was Carrying Sugar Donation, Cuba Told Panama
When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized last week in Panama on suspicion of smuggling drugs, Cuba…
S. Africa Eyes Closer Ties With Panama, Cuba
South African International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman left on Sunday for a…
Obama, Romney Trade Blows Over US Policy Towards Iran-Latam Tie
Iran’s amicable relations with Latin American states, in particular Venezuela, has become a sticking point in the…
Ecuador’s President not to attend America’s Summit
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador says he will boycott this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia because…