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January 2nd

HRH Premier and HRH Crown Prince Congratulate Cuban President

<p style="text-align: justify;">Date: 01 01, 2011. Manama Jan 01 (BNA) His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today sent a cable of congratulations to Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz marking his country's National Day. HRH the Premier wished President Castro health and happiness and the Cuban people further progress and prosperity. Read More

HM King Hamad Congratulates Haitian and Cuban Presidents

<p style="text-align: justify;">Date: 01 01, 2011. Manama Jan 01 (BNA) His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent two cables of congratulations to Haitian President Rene Garcia Preval and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro Ruz marking their countries' National days. Read More

Cuban exposition about its history

<p style="text-align: justify;">Veenu Sandhu / New Delhi January 02, 2011, 0:46 IST. Che Guevara.Never-before-seen photographs of Che Guevara see the light of day.Cuba. 1964. The little island country in the Caribbean was just about beginning to find its feet. Five years ago, in 1959, the revolution led by Fidel Castro had wrenched the nation out of the hands of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Read More

Making Cinema

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Elizabeth López Corzo. 2010 was a year of anniversaries for Cuban cinema, but above all things it was bountiful for the industry, because the number of films produced here increased. Without a doubt, that’s the main achievement to stimulate and maintain the spirit of our audiovisual feature.And if we talk about renovation, the 9th National Exhibition of Young Filmmakers captured the attention of many public again, especially of young people. Read More

Scenic Arts and A Year for Alicia

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Yuris Norido. The panorama of scenic arts this year was marked by the national homage to the prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, in her 90th anniversary. In fact, the Ministry of Culture denominated 2010 as "Alicia Year", and it included a program of celebrations where all arts manifestations participated. Read More

Yemen, Cuba talks on medical cooperation

<p style="text-align: justify;">ADEN, Jan. 01 (Saba) - Yemen and Cuba discussed on Saturday in Aden governorate the bilateral cooperation in the academic education field.This came in a meeting gathered Aden University Rector Abdul-Aziz Bin Habtoor and the Cuban ambassador to Yemen Boina Bintaro Reyes Acosta. Read More

Émigrés flock to Cuba to mark New Year

<p style="text-align: justify;">The number of Cuban émigrés who returned to their homeland to celebrate New Year's Day was such that three terminals had to be opened at José Martí Airport to accommodate up to 16 daily flights from the United States, reports BBC Mundo's Fernando Ravsberg. Read More

January 1st

Russia and Cuba sign inter-parliamentary cooperation pact

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, CUBA : Russia and Cuba on Thursday signed an inter-parliamentary cooperation pact in order to improve bilateral relations, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) reported on Friday. Read More

HM greetings to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of greetings to President Raul Castro of Cuba on the occasion of his country’s National Day. His Majesty the Sultan expressed his best wishes to President Castro and the friendly people of Cuba. Omanet. Read More

National Liberation Day of Cuba on January 1, 2011

<p style="text-align: justify;">January 1, 2011, 12:52pm. Cuba celebrates today its National Liberation Day.It is an island country in the Caribbean, which consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several islands. The largest city and the country’s capital is Havana. Cuba is one of the largest sugar-producing countries in the world with sugarcane as its largest crop by volume and value. A second crop of commercial importance is tobacco, grown especially in the province of Pinar del Rio. Relations between Cuba and the Philippines have been in existence for centuries. Read More