Raul Castro News

President Raul Castro returns to the birthplace of the Cuban revolution this week for a speech that will be watched for news on what some consider another, quieter revolution now taking place on the socialist ...

Ailing Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba's president was right to adopt a "dignified silence" over a Moscow newspaper report that Russia may station nuclear bombers on the island, and said Cuba doesn't owe ...

Following this post , I asked Professor William Trumbull if I can take Raul Castro's redefinition of socialism as a good sign for Cuba's future.

Very interesting statement, source is the Verbatim section of the July 28, 2008 TIME: "Socialism means social justice and equality, but equality of rights, of opportunities, not of income." Raul Castro, Cuban ...

Cuban President Raul Castro is giving over more state-owned land to private owners.

Raul Castro has begun a gradual process of changing Cuba's economy and international relations.

Gerardo Guardiola looks beyond the material items newly available to Cubans -- cellphones, DVD players, meals at restaurants once reserved for tourists -- and keys in on a more fundamental change that has ...

A vegetable vendor scoops up peppers at the Sunday market across from the National Capitol building in central Havana.

"In a televised address before the assembly, Mr Castro said he would have to lift restrictions on salaries more slowly than anticipated.

Yesterday, General of the Army and President of the Council of States and Ministers, Raul Castro Ruz, spoke at the opening session of Cuba's Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular .

U.S. policy toward Cuba hasn't played a major role in this year's campaign for the White House.

Havana, Jul 10 Cuban President Raul Castro met Wednesday with South Africa Presidency Minister Esoop Pahad, with whom he talked on issues of common interest, Granma newspaper reported today.

Cuba says it will lift a nine-year ban on new private taxis, approving a dash of private enterprise on the communist-run island and potentially legalizing thousands of unauthorized cabbies who cruise its cities ...

A senior Palestinian minister said yesterday that he was pinning his hopes on US presidential candidate Barack Obama, believing he would seal an elusive deal on creating a Palestinian state.

Cuba this week rounded up and detained more than 30 dissidents after accusing the United States of "instigating" opposition to the Communist regime, a top rights activist told AFP Saturday.

At least eight members of Cuba's opposition have been taken into custody in a police sweep targeting dozens of government opponents across the Communist island, dissidents here said Thursday.

Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of escalating anti-government activities in recent weeks and said its ideological foe, the United States, will be held responsible for whatever happens if the actions ...

"Cubans in Havana recently bought DVD players, among newly available appliances." Source of caption and photo: online version of the NYT article quoted and cited below.

Sources: Financial Times , BBC , CNN In 2003, the EU imposed diplomatic sanctions against Cuba in response to the imprisonment of 70 dissidents.

Cuba's first Pride parade was intercepted by police who beat and arrested several participants, a Florida LGBT rights group said Wednesday.