Cuba

US imposes sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry

Thursday's action against Diaz-Canel is the latest by Washington to intensify pressure on the island's communist leaders.

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves a Cuban flag alongwith others during a march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against what they denounce as U.S. aggression in the region, following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the killing of Cuban soldiers on January 16, 2026.
 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.

Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage

SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan met with Army Corps General, Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, First Deputy Minister of the Chief of the General Staff, and other senior leaders from the Cuban military today at the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba May 29, 2026.

US general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay

Military personnel hold flags as they attend the March of Torches, which is held annually in celebration of the birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti, in Havana, Cuba, January 27, 2026.

Cuba sees higher risk of US military aggression as talks stall


For first time Israeli scientist presents at conference in Cuba

The conference was hosted by Cuba’s Environmental Agency and Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment jointly with other organizations.

Dr. Doron Markel [L] with KKL-JNF conference delegates and leaders of the Cuban Jewish community, July 2019

City of Havana restoring oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba

The cemetery has deteriorated over many years, as the Jewish community was unable to raise the $200,000 needed to refurbish the entire ground.

The streets of Cuba

'The North American government is on the path of confrontation with Cuba'

Ruling Communist Party leader Raul Castro blasted the Trump administration for returning to an outdated path of confrontation with the island nation and of intervening in Latin America.

Cuban First Secretary of Communist Party Raul Castro Ruz gives a speech, on January 01, 2019, during the celebration of 60th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution at Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba. At back, the Fidel Castro's tomb.

Honest to goodness music

Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba opens the Red Sea Jazz Festival later this month

GONZALO RUBALCABA

Gal Gadot to produce film on Fidel Castro

Actress partnering with her husband and former Warner Bros. executive on movie.

Gal Gadot 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards - Arrivals

Searching for the 18th hole in Havana

There cannot be many golf courses that celebrate Mayan cosmogenesis.

NO HANDICAP CERTIFICATE is required at Cuba’s only 18-holer

Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms

"For many Cubans, elections have never represented change," said Rafael Padron, 37, a sports trainer in Havana. "But this is a key moment."

Is Cuba changing?

Castro meets North Korean minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions

North Korea and Cuba are the last countries in the world to maintain Soviet-style command economies, though under Raul Castro, Cuba has taken small steps toward more market-oriented communism.

Cuba's President Raul Castro attends a ceremony marking Russia's Red October revolution's centenary.

Precise abandon: Lizt Alfonso dance club performs ‘Fuerza y Compas’

“It’s always a hot night in Havana whenever Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba performs."

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba performs ‘Fuerza y Compas’ around the country

A Cuban fiesta: The Sheraton Tel Aviv toasts four decades on Hayarkon

The original Sheraton, one of Israel’s first luxury hotels, opened in March 1961 and was attended by David Ben-Gurion.

Cuba themed party at the Sheraton Tel Aviv.