Cuba
US seeks to end Cuba’s communist rule by year’s end - WSJ report
The US government is reportedly working behind the scenes to end Cuba's communist rule by the end of 2026.
Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion
Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91
Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba, pushes for deal
Honest to goodness music
Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba opens the Red Sea Jazz Festival later this month
Gal Gadot to produce film on Fidel Castro
Actress partnering with her husband and former Warner Bros. executive on movie.
Searching for the 18th hole in Havana
There cannot be many golf courses that celebrate Mayan cosmogenesis.
Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms
"For many Cubans, elections have never represented change," said Rafael Padron, 37, a sports trainer in Havana. "But this is a key moment."
Castro meets North Korean minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions
North Korea and Cuba are the last countries in the world to maintain Soviet-style command economies, though under Raul Castro, Cuba has taken small steps toward more market-oriented communism.
Precise abandon: Lizt Alfonso dance club performs ‘Fuerza y Compas’
“It’s always a hot night in Havana whenever Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba performs."
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.
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.
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.
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.
