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Iran, Cuba Presidents meet to discuss deepening ties

Cuba sees Iran as one of its closest friends in the Middle East.

Cuba stages pro-Palestinian march past US embassy in Havana

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, now deceased, was famous for staging similar, but much larger demonstrations to protest US sanctions and meddling in Cuban affairs.

By REUTERS
24/11/2023

'Tropical Diaspora': The history of Jews in Cuba - review

Cuba did not conform to the behavior of a classical dictatorship in its struggle to chart its own path, but perhaps it is this nonconformity that makes it such an interesting country to study.

By COLIN SHINDLER
04/11/2023

North Korea blames US for 'grave terrorist' act against Cuban embassy

The embassy reopened in 2015 when Cuba and the US restored diplomatic ties.

By REUTERS
01/10/2023

WhatsApp to war: How Cubans were recruited to fight for Russia

Cuban authorities have been alerted of the extremity of the situation.

By REUTERS
30/09/2023
Fidel Castro

Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90

Bradman never lost his bitterness over Castro’s takeover of the country, which replaced the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista with years of deepening repression and economic malaise.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
28/09/2023

Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Cuba earlier this week revealed authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network, which it said operated both on Cuban soil and in Russia.

By REUTERS
08/09/2023

A new memoir tries to mend the pieces of the author’s broken Cuban-Jewish family

Three generations of her family, beginning with her paternal grandfather’s arrival from Transylvania, lived in Cuba — which was still taking in Jews when the United States had closed its doors.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
04/09/2023
Guantanamo Bay

Cuba calls US nuclear submarine in Guantanamo Bay 'provocative escalation'

The ministry did not specify whether the submarine was armed. It said it was at the base from July 5 to July 8.

By REUTERS
11/07/2023

Iranian president arrives in Cuba as part of South America trip

In Venezuela, he spoke about the need to confront the US and create a “new world order” that would overturn the US-led world order that has existed since the end of the Cold War. 

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