Cuba

Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to socialist model amid US pressure

A list of upwards of 175 measures received a unanimous rubber-stamp vote in the National Assembly.

A man casts his shadow on a vintage taxi before the Cuban government presents far-reaching economic measures that could mark the most significant shift toward a market economy since the 1959 revolution, in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2026.
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.

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

 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


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.

IN PHOTOS: In the wake of Irma - A flooded world

As hurricane Irma lays waste to whole islands, cities and blocks of flats - the world media venture to the eye of the storm to bring back cutting edge photographs.

A woman receives a cloth after arranging produce on a piece of floating wood, after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba.

Brace for impact: Packing 130 mph winds, Irma poised to hit Florida

Hurricane Irma was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it regained strength on its way to Florida.

The aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Saint Martin island in the Carribean

Alan Gross, after spending 5 years in a Cuban prison, is starting over in Israel

He and his wife, Judy, had made aliyah, immigrating to Israel under the Law of Return.

Alan Gross pictured with his wife Judy while addressing a news conference in Washington after his release from Cuba,December 17, 2014.

Israel: ‘Shame on’ Germany for comparing Palestinians to Holocaust victims

“Is there no difference between Anne Frank and a Palestinian teenager stabbing innocent Jewish children with knives?”

Israel’s Ambassador to the UNESCO Carmel Shama HaCohen listens during a past heari ng at UNESCO

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Trump to clamp down on Cuba travel, trade, curbing Obama's detente

The changes – though far-reaching – appear to be less sweeping than many US pro-engagement advocates had feared.

PEOPLE ARE transported to greet the caravan carrying the ashes of Fidel Castro in Colon, Cuba, on Wednesday.

So close and yet so far: The Jews of Cuba

Cuban Jews face challenges with hope.

PEOPLE STAND on balconies on Paseo del Prado street in Havana, Cuba.

Books: Running from the past

Leonardo Padura pens a tale of Cuban Jewry, hidden lives and struggles with identity in a sweeping new novel.

The streets of Cuba

Photo essay: Is Cuba changing?

Change in Cuba? Possibly, but remember, a lot has happened in almost 60 years.

Is Cuba changing?