Ortakoy mosque in Istanbul

Cuba’s First Mosque Approved

Havana, April 28 (RHC) – The Cuban government has reportedly approved plans for the construction of the country’s first mosque -- a courtesy of the Turkish government.... More


Havana, April 28 (RHC), – A drought in the eastern Cuban province of Granma is affecting the water supply to over 10,000 area residents, according to the National Water Resources Institute. ... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC) -- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, is in good health and working hard, although he is “dismayed” over the recent death of his close friend, Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez.... More


Pretoria, April 26 (RHC) -- The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) condemned on Friday the violation of Cuba's sovereignty by the United States through its so-called ZunZuneo project.... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC) -- Cuba seeks to improve bilateral relations with the European Union (EU), but as equals with mutual respect, Cuban Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Friday. ... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC) – The visiting Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Business and Cooperation, Luis Alvaro Barbosa de Campos Ferreira, on Friday expressed his confidence in the strengthening of relations with Cuba, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between his country and the Caribbean island.... More


Geneva, April 26 (RHC) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Friday to create a commission to discuss and resolve complaints from Cuba and the Dominican Republic against Australia over a controversial tobacco law.... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC) – Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has published some 367,000 pages of U.S. government documents, related to the term in office of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, in which the word “Cuba” appears on 3,215 pages, CubaDebate reported on Saturday.... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC) -- Cuba launched on Friday the second half of the 53rd National Polio Vaccination Campaign from April 25th to May 1st, which will immunize more than half a million children against the crippling disease.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- The approach by foreign investors to the Cuban Special Development Zone in Mariel Harbor confirms the expectations raised by the new foreign investment law recently adopted by the Cuban Parliament. ... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- At the UN General Assembly, Cuba demanded the setting up of a fair and equitable system of economic relations as a key factor to guarantee international peace and security.... More


San José, April 25 (RHC) – Costa Rica condemned the subversive "Cuban Twitter" program or ZunZuneo, that was launched from the U.S. embassy in its capital, San Jose, with the aim of stirring political unrest in Cuba.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- Cuban and foreign experts addressed the challenges and prospects of current relations between the European Union and Latin America during a forum held on Thursday in Havana. ... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) –- Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is scheduled to visit Cuba next July, as part of a planned Latin America tour that will also take him to Brazil, where he will attend the BRICS summit.... More


Havana, April 24 (RHC) -- The new Foreign Investment Law is necessary because it will be implemented at an exceptional stage of development of the country and amid the update of Cuban economy, said Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca.... More


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