Fidel Castro
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Cuban embassy in Tehran opens memorial book for Fidel Castro
EghtesadOnline: Cuban embassy in Iran will open a memorial book on Monday to commemorate the demise of late Cuban Leader Fidel Castro.
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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…
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Trump’s Tough Talk on Castro and Cuba Shows Big Shift From Obama
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump started to put his stamp on a more muscular foreign policy Saturday with a toughly-worded statement following the death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro.
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Rouhani condoles with Cuban president on demise of Fidel Castro
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday extended condolence to Cuban President of the Council of State Raul Modesto Castro Ruz on demise of Cuban Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro.
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Iranian delegation to attend Castro's commemoration service
EghtesadOnline: A delegation from Iran will attend the commemoration service of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90
EghtesadOnline: Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday.…
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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…
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Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro's 90th birthday
EghtesadOnline: Thousands partied along Havana's Malecon seafront into the early hours of Saturday, celebrating retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro turning 90 to the tune of Latin beats as an electric…