Cuban

Trump's tough Cuba line scores big

Miami - Muslimchronicle

President Donald Trump's new measures restricting some trade and travel with Cuba did not go very far in practical terms, but they made a big noise in the place most eager to hear it: Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. In return, the Cuban-Americans who turned out to welcome him to the symbolic heart of the exile community rewarded Trump with whatRead more

Ghandour Meets Director of Bilateral Relations in Cuban Foreign Ministry

Khartoum - Arab Today

Foreign Minister, Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour met, Tuesday, at his office, the visiting Director of Bilateral Relations in the Cuban Foreign Ministry . Prof. Ghandour, during the meeting, received message from his Cuban counterpart dealing with the bilateral relations linking the two countries and the Cuban appreciation to Sudan support to Cuba in international forums . The Cuban official has expressedRead more

Obama ends 'wet foot, dry foot' policy for Cuban immigrants

Washington - Arab Today

President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to US soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. The repeal of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy is effective immediately, according the official. The decision follows months of negotiations focused in part on getting Cuba toRead more

More than 700 mln adults held back by illiteracy, says UNESCO

Havana - XINHUA

Some 758 million adults around the world never learned to read or write, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Thursday in Havana. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day on Sept. 8, UNESCO's regional representative Katherine Muller-Marin said most illiterate adults, two-thirds, are women, making them more vulnerable to unemployment andRead more

Cuban, Qatari fail retroactive Beijing Olympics dope tests

Lausanne - Arab Today

Cuban discus thrower Yarelys Barrios has been stripped of her Olympic silver medal from the 2008 Beijing Games after failing a retroactive drug test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday. Barrios, 33, and Qatari track and field athlete Samuel Adelebari Francis, 29, both tested positive for banned substances in tests originally taken at Beijing 2008. Barrios, 33, wonRead more

Colombia's Martinez 1st boxer into Rio final

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

Colombia's Yurberjen Martinez on Friday became the first boxer into a final at the Rio Olympics as he shocked Cuban hot prospect Joahnys Argilagos. Martinez, 24, is guaranteed at least a silver after he outwitted the gifted 19-year-old in their light flyweight semi-final for a split-decision victory. In Sunday's final he will face either Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan or theRead more

Caffeine diplomacy: Nespresso to bring Cuban coffee to US

New York - AFP

Nestle-owned Nespresso announced Monday it will reintroduce Cuban coffee to the US for the first time in more than 50 years following the easing of United States sanctions on Cuba. The Swiss food giant's company plans to sell Cuban coffee under its individual-capsule Nespresso brand, initially as a limited edition, starting in several months. "Nespresso is thrilled to be theRead more