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US to review its probe into Cuba 'attacks' on envoys

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The United States is to review how the State Department has responded to alleged attacks on the health of 24 diplomats and family members in Havana, officials said Tuesday. The State Department had come under renewed pressure to form an "accountability review board" as the mystery surrounding the brain trauma suffered by the envoys has only deepened. Initially officials suggestedRead more

5 albums we’re looking forward to in 2018

London - Muslimchronicle

Havana singer Camila Cabello left girl group Fifth Harmony on seemingly sour terms in 2016. Since then, the foursome released a self-titled album, and Cabello began to ascend the solo pop ranks. Now, the 20-year-old is gearing up to release her self-titled debut. She’s enlisted the help of some big names, on both the production and feature sides (think Sia, EdRead more

Cubans march in memory of Castro

Havana - Muslimchronicle

Tens of thousands of Cubans held up portraits of Fidel Castro and waved flags as they marched to the revolutionary leader's tomb on Monday to mark a year since his funeral. State television said 250,000 schoolchildren, students and workers -- many of them chanting "I am Fidel" -- marched from the center of Santiago de Cuba to the eastern city'sRead more

Cubans vote in municipal elections with eye

Havana - Muslimchronicle

Cubans choose municipal councilors Sunday in island-wide local elections that are the first step in a Communist Party-supervised process meant to culminate next year with the election of a successor to President Raul Castro. Castro, 86, cast his ballot at a voting station in western Havana, where he stopped to talk to neighbors and students who were guarding ballot boxes,Read more

Cuba honors Fidel Castro one year after his death

Havana - Muslimchronicle

With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro as it prepares to move into the post-Castro era. Since his death at the age of 90 on November 25 last year, Castro's wishes have been respected. No street, square or building bears his name, and no statue or monument has been erected inRead more

North Korean foreign minister set to visit Cuba

HAVANA - Muslimchronicle

North Korea’s foreign minister is to visit Cuba on Monday in a trip that comes at a time when both Pyongyang and Havana have strained relations with Washington. Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho will meet with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and participate in other unspecified activities, according to a brief statement late Saturday from Cuba’s foreign ministry. TheRead more

Cuba's national dance lives on... in Mexico

Mexico - Muslimchronicle

Glowing in a yellow lace dress, Carolina Salinas fans herself languidly while the band burns through the sultry rhythms of the "danzon," Cuba's national dance. But this is no Havana night club. In fact, danzon has virtually vanished from Cuba. Today, it is being kept alive thanks largely to a passionate group of Mexican fans like Salinas. Danzon, a musicRead more

Sonic attack allegations are ‘political manipulation’: Cuba

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Cuba has hit out at allegations that mysterious sonic attacks made American diplomats ill in the country, dismissing them as “political manipulation” aimed at undermining relations. At least 24 diplomats in Cuba suffered health problems from November 2016 to August 2017, in what US officials say may have been a result of attacks carried out with some kind of covertRead more

Cuba: mystery attacks that sickened US diplomats "totally false"

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The alleged mysterious attacks that have sickened US diplomats in Cuba are "totally false" and being used to undermine US-Cuban relations, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Saturday. "The so-called sonic attacks ... are totally false," said Rodriguez, who is visiting Washington. He described them as "political manipulation aimed at damaging bilateral relations." Washington has not formally blamed Havana forRead more