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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 the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which...

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 is chosen by a top governing council, according to...

Cuba honours Fidel Castro one year after his death

HAVANA: With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro as it prepares to move...

Sonic attack allegations are ‘political manipulation’: Cuba

WASHINGTON: Cuba has hit out at allegations that mysterious sonic attacks made American diplomats ill in the country, dismissing them as "political manipulation" aimed...

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 to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary and...

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 half and warned US citizens not to visit because...

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 in Havana were harmed in outside attacks on their...

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

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Washington is considering the possibility of closing its embassy in Havana in the...

‘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 and their families, public broadcaster CBC reported on Friday. The...

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 on Sunday with a double barrel threat of destructive...

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 as authorities scrambled to complete an unprecedented evacuation of...

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 country marks "a setback" in relations with the United...

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 on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War...

Americans lament Cuba becoming ‘forbidden island’ again

CUBA: American travelers who long to swill a cocktail at Havana's legendary Sloppy Joe's bar or dive into the rooftop pool of its newest...

Trump vows revamp of Obama-era Cuba deal

MIAMI: US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's deal re-opening trade ties with Havana, in favor of...

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 tyrant, but in his neighborhood he was also a...

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 pledge to defend the socialist legacy of his brother...

What was Castro’s last goal?

HAVANA, Cuba: Fidel Castro is remembered around the world as a charismatic revolutionary, but in his neighborhood he was also a friendly old man...

Reunited in death: Fidel Castro’s remains rest at Che Guevara mausoleum

SANTA CLARA, HAVANA: One of the history's best known double acts was temporarily reunited on Wednesday, when Fidel Castro's ashes arrived at a mausoleum housing...

Cubans hold mass rally for late leader Fidel Castro

HAVANA: Hundreds of thousands of Cubans packed Havana's Revolution Square on Tuesday for a massive rally in honor of late leader Fidel Castro. The crowd...

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