Cuba
U.S. Cuba tour operators gird for Trump travel crackdown
World
July 23, 2017
U.S. Cuba tour operators gird for Trump travel crackdown
US tour operators that send Americans to Cuba are banding together to try to limit damage to business from tighter…
Cuba bounces back from recession in first half of year: minister
World
July 15, 2017
Cuba bounces back from recession in first half of year: minister
Cuba’s economy bounced back from recession and expanded an estimated 1.1 percent in the first half of this year, driven…
Trump to clamp down Obama’s detente with Cuba
World
June 16, 2017
Trump to clamp down Obama’s detente with Cuba
President Donald Trump on Friday will announce plans to tighten restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and clamp down on…
White House concedes it won’t close Guantanamo after all
World
January 18, 2017
White House concedes it won’t close Guantanamo after all
The White House said Tuesday that the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba will still be open when President Barack…
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
World
January 13, 2017
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United…
EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift
World
December 12, 2016
EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift
The European Union and Cuba on Monday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by…
Castro to be laid to rest next to Cuban independence hero Marti
World
December 4, 2016
Castro to be laid to rest next to Cuban independence hero Marti
Fidel Castro will be laid to rest on Sunday alongside the mausoleum of Cuban independence hero Jose Marti, ensuring that…
Clinton says Trump may have violated US law on Cuba
Egypt
September 30, 2016
Clinton says Trump may have violated US law on Cuba
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that Republican opponent Donald Trump may have violated U.S. law, following…
Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday
World
August 13, 2016
Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday
Thousands partied along Havana's Malecon seafront into the early hours of Saturday, celebrating retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro turning 90…
Cuba says talks with US over claims cannot be rushed
World
August 2, 2016
Cuba says talks with US over claims cannot be rushed
Cuba said on Monday it was not willing to rush talks with the United States over multibillion-dollar claims and counter-claims…