Cuba

Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US government

The decision to release the prisoners on the island comes after Washington's most intense pressure campaign in decades, although Havana denies any decision-making under US coercion.

Regla Yolanda Gonzalez poses for a photograph following her son's release from prison, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican that saw the Biden administration loosen sanctions on Cuba, in Havana, Cuba January 21, 2025.
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade

Activists of the Nuestra America Convoy and Cuban officials unload humanitarian aid from the vessel Maguro -- symbolically renamed "Granma 2.0" as a tribute to the yacht used by Fidel Castro's guerrilla fighters to launch their revolution in 1956 -- at Havana port on March 24, 2026.

Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says

The US flag flutters at the US embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid.

US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say


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?

One Israeli killed and eight injured in car accident in Cuba

According to Israel Radio, the injured, all in their 60s, suffered from minor to moderate injuries. One went though surgery overnight.

Havana, Cuba

Entering a new era of tourism in Cuba

Today, vacationers are pouring in, but Cuba sorely lacks the basic tourist infrastructure.

THE FORTRESS erected by the Spanish to protect Havana from attack

The Castros, communism and kashrut: A slow resurgence for Cuba's Jews

Cuba also is becoming a more popular destination among young Israelis traveling after their army service.

Men pray in the Ashkenazi Templo Beth Shalom in Havana