Cuba

Cuba slams US coercive measures in meeting with EU delegation in Havana

Nov 30, 2019 13:28

Cuba has denounced US coercive measures against Havana during a closed-door meeting between a delegation from the country and the European Union (EU).
Iran paying price of opposing US unilateralism

Nov 08, 2019 07:21

Iran's deputy ambassador to the United Nations says the Islamic Republic is today paying the price for standing up to America's expansionism and unilateralism, which he warned pose the greatest threat to global security.
Russia, Cuba rebuild frayed ties as Diaz-Canel visits Moscow

Oct 29, 2019 13:17

Over the last year Russia has sent Cuba 1,000 minibuses, 50 locomotives, tens of thousands of tourists and a promise to upgrade the island’s power grid with a multi-million dollar improvement plan.
Arrogant powers have no choice in face of Iran, Cuba but to surrender: Rouhani

Oct 27, 2019 07:12

President Hassan Rouhani praised the resistance of the Iranian and Cuban people against the US pressures and said the arrogant powers, including Washington, have no option in the face of the two nations but to surrender.
Trump administration forces US airlines to end flights to Cuban cities, except Havana

Oct 26, 2019 09:39

The administration of US President Donald Trump has forced all of the country's airlines to cease flights to any Cuban city other than the capital Havana, the latest in series of hostile moves by Washington to exert pressure on the tiny island nation.
US hits Cuba with new sanctions over Venezuela

Oct 19, 2019 08:50

The United States says it is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its support for Venezuela’s government as well as what Washington calls Havana’s violation of human rights.
Russian prime minister inaugurates oil extraction plant in Cuba

Oct 05, 2019 07:58

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev inaugurates an oil extraction plant in Boca de Jaruco, Cuba.
Cuba blasts US ‘criminal’ sanctions on energy sector

Sep 29, 2019 09:06

Cuba has censured the United States for its “criminal” sanctions on the island country’s energy sector.
Cuba facing acute fuel shortage due to US sanctions: President

Sep 12, 2019 11:58

The Cuban president has warned of a looming fuel shortage in the wake of US-imposed sanctions against the Caribbean island country, saying the government in Havana must implement emergency measures to stave off the energy crisis and avoid blackouts in the coming days.
China, Russia team up to help Cuba upgrade railways

Jul 14, 2019 07:08

Cuba’s first new train passenger cars in more than four decades set off on their maiden journey across the island on Saturday in what the government hopes will prove a total revamp of its decrepit railway system with help from allies Russia and China.