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Cubans chant ‘I am Fidel!’ as the motorcade carrying the late ruler’s ashes leaves Cespedes Park in Santiago Cuba on Friday (AP)

Castro’s Last Wishes: No Monuments or Statues in my Name

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2016 | World

Santiago de Cuba – Cuba laid the ashes of Fidel Castro at Santiago de Cuba’s Santa Ifigenia cemetery in a private ceremony that was closed to the general public, concluding with that the country’s nine days of mourning. Thousands of people lined on the sides of...

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Cuban President Raúl Castro saluting a crowd of thousands at a rally honoring his deceased brother Fidel Castro in Revolution Square in Havana. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, second from left, attended, as did many leaders of countries critical of U.S. foreign policy. Photo: Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press

Havana to Commemorate Castro Today

by Mohammed Fahmi | Nov 30, 2016 | World

Havana- Havana commemorates today Wednesday the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the presence of a number of world leaders and countries’ representatives who came to deliver their speeches before the ashes of Castro are taken. The commemoration will...

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Then Cuban President Fidel Castro laughs during the year-end session of the Cuban parliament in Havana in this December 23, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Claudia Daut/File Photo

After Castro’s Communism, Eyes on Future of U.S.-Cuban Relations

by Mohammed Fahmi | Nov 28, 2016 | World

Havana- The death of the Cuban President Fidel Castro has triggered diverse reactions in Cuba. Concerns have risen about the future of the country and led to various international reactions including that of the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump who described Castro...

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After Meeting Fidel Castro, Pope Francis Preaches About ‘Spirit of Poverty’ (AP Photo)

Fidel Castro’s Death Stirs a Wave of International Reactions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture, World

Paris – Following the death of Cuban Leader Fidel Castro on Saturday, top international figures reacted to the news, including U.S. President Barack Obama, who seemed to have carefully chosen his words, describing Castro as a “singular figure” and extending a “hand of...

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Cuba’s Fidel Castro. (AFP Photo/Roberto Chile)

Cuba’s Fidel Castro Dies at 90

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 26, 2016 | World

Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied Washington’s efforts to topple him, died on Friday at the age of 90. Castro had been in poor health since an intestinal ailment nearly killed...