tag Fidel Castro

Iranian, Cuban nations gain remarkable achievements: VP

EghtesadOnline: Visiting Vice President for Legal Affairs Majid Ansari said Iranian and Cuban nations have been able to gain outstanding achievements, it was reported on Monday.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 24:55

Fidel Castro interred in rock, closing last chapter of historic life

EghtesadOnline: Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro 's ashes were encased in a large granite boulder on Sunday in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning and aimed to literally set in stone the legacy of one of the 20th century's most influential characters.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 10:20

Castro's last goal? A soccer field for neighborhood kids

EghtesadOnline: Fidel Castro is remembered around the world as a charismatic revolutionary or a ruthless tyrant, but in his neighborhood he was also a friendly old man who used his influence to build a soccer field for kids two weeks before his death.
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Publish Date:03/December/2016 | 23:51

Larijani extends condolences on death of Cuban revolution leader

EghtesadOnline: Majlis (Iranian parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani in a message on Sunday extended condolences to his Cuban counterpart on the occasion of the death of that country's Revolution Leader Fidel Castro who passed away at the age of 90 on Saturday.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 19:23

FM: Castro demise a catastrophe for freedom-seeking movements

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday called demise of the late Cuban Leader Fidel Castro a 'catastrophe' for the world freedom-seeking movements, particularly those in the Latin America.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 19:21

Cubans to throng Revolution Square in mourning for Fidel Castro

EghtesadOnline: Cubans will begin massing on Havana's Revolution Square from Monday for a week-long commemoration of Fidel Castro , the communist guerrilla leader who led a revolution in 1959 and ruled the Caribbean island for half a century.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 08:12

Castro's death an opportunity for Cuba: McConnell

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Fidel Castro 's death was an opportunity for the Cuban government to "turn the page for the good of the Cuban people," adding that freedom and democracy were overdue in the country.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:46

Castro's death could change Cuba reform dynamic, much depends on Trump

EghtesadOnline: Fidel Castro 's death could give his younger brother, President Raul Castro, more space to pursue economic reforms, but change will also depend on whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump decides to work with or challenge Cuba's communist government.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:41

After Castro death, Trump says hopes for Cuban 'freedom'

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would "do all it can" once he takes office on Jan. 20 to help increase freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro .
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:03

Leaders pay tribute to Fidel Castro , but critics scathing of 'tyrant'

EghtesadOnline: World leaders paid tribute on Saturday to Fidel Castro , the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States, but in death just as in life he divided opinion, and critics labeled him a "tyrant".
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 20:58

President Rouhani meets Fidel Castro in Havana

EghtesadOnline: Visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the great Iranian nation has succeeded to continue its economic growth despite pressures and sanctions imposed against the country.
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Publish Date:22/September/2016 | 05:56

Castro funeral cortege reaches destination, leftist friends gather

EghtesadOnline: Flag-waving Cubans leaned from windows and lined the streets as Fidel Castro 's funeral cortege approached the end of three-day journey on Saturday, rolling into the city of Santiago de Cuba where the revolutionary leader's remains will be laid to rest.
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Publish Date:03/December/2016 | 23:37

Cubans fret over life after Castro with Trump next door

EghtesadOnline: From the Bay of Pigs invasion to a historic visit by President Barack Obama to Havana, Cubans have known for generations that whenever the United States turns its face to Cuba, Fidel Castro would be staring right back.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 08:16

Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history

EghtesadOnline: The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba that endured for decades and was shaped by his political cunning, keen sense of destiny and boundless ego.
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Publish Date:27/November/2016 | 05:35

Obama says history will judge Castro's impact on world

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama in a statement on Saturday offered his condolences to Fidel Castro 's family and added that history would judge Castro's impact on Cuba and around the world.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:47

Zarif offers condolences over Castro's demise

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message extended condolences for the death of former president and leader of Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro who passed away today at 90.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 24:43