The trade union federation that ex-dictator Hosni Mubarak used to repress labor movements and mobilize regime support for sham elections during his 30-year rule has been disbanded, striking a powerful blow to the old order.
Read MoreNearly four years after realizing her dream of changing her body into a woman’s to match her transgender identity, Wendy Iriepa rode through the Cuban capital in a vintage convertible, wearing a stunning full-length white bridal gown.
Read MoreI generally have a lot of work. This isn’t new for me; I began in 1993 and it has always worked out well for me. You just got to understand that this type of business has its rules…and it’s important to know them and how they’re applied.
Read MoreA Venezuelan municipality where the main industry is oil refining, and that has an import-export “free zone”, is set to become a plastic bag-free area.
Read MoreFidel Castro’s 85th birthday on Saturday was cause for festivities at the Firefighters Museum in Old Havana. Local children were invited to join with dance, song and to observe a demonstration of abilities by the hosts with their modern equipment. (25 photos)
Read MoreShahdul Huq, a Bangladeshi national living in Japan for more than 20 years, last saw his daughter almost three years ago when he lost his ‘spouse visa’ following divorce from his Japanese wife.
Read MoreYasmin defines herself as a feminist and a Marxist, she signs her e-mails with a phrase by Carlo Frabetti: “Engels couldn’t have said it clearer: the first form of exploitation, the basis of all others, was the exploitation of woman by man; but not even Marx listened to him.”
Read MoreIn 1991, the Asociación Cubana de Aficionados a los Gatos (ACAG or the Cuban Cat Fanciers’ Association) was founded as a national non-governmental organization whose members are cat breeders and cat lovers.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back in Venezuela after completing his second session of preventive chemotherapy in Cuba, which he called successful.
Read MoreCuba’s Fidel Castro turned 85 on Saturday, just over five years after his adversaries in Miami had sought to rent the Orange Bowl to celebrate his death. A “Serenade of Fidelity” was held on Friday night at the Karl Marx Theater. (8 photos)
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