Cuba
Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official
Society
December 19, 2018
Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official
Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage,…
UN urges end to US embargo on Cuba, US raises rights concerns
World
November 2, 2018
UN urges end to US embargo on Cuba, US raises rights concerns
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resolution calling for an end…
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
Food
October 24, 2018
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
Sugar: it’s so quintessentially Cuban that even a young, machete-wielding Fidel Castro used to hack away at the cane…
Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
World
October 11, 2018
Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
HAVANA (AP) — In a country with no opinion polls, campaigns or independent mass media, a series of meetings…
US, Cuba to meet on mystery ‘health attacks’ in Havana
World
September 13, 2018
US, Cuba to meet on mystery ‘health attacks’ in Havana
WASHINGTON (AP) — US and Cuban officials will meet later today in an effort to determine the method and…
Cuba confirms 110 killed in country’s deadliest plane crash since 1989
World
May 20, 2018
Cuba confirms 110 killed in country’s deadliest plane crash since 1989
Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had…
Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway
World
May 19, 2018
Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway
More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared…
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
World
April 19, 2018
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro’s place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
World
April 18, 2018
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Antiquities Minister inagurates ‘Moses’ Wells’ in Sinai with foreign ambassadors
Egypt
February 11, 2018
Antiquities Minister inagurates ‘Moses’ Wells’ in Sinai with foreign ambassadors
Six ambassadors took part in the opening of the first phase of the rediscovery and purifying of ”Ouyoon Moussa” (Moses’ Wells)…