Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his best wishes and congratulations to the Cuban people and his willingness to support the expansion of bilateral relations with the island.»

Cuban Vice-President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura is heading the delegation to the inauguration ceremony of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, to take place January 1.»

Cuban Tourism Ministry announced that the total figure of foreign tourists to Cuba reached 3 million on December 30, standing for a 5.3 percent growth if compared to last year.»

Female judoka Idalis Ortiz and Greco-Roman style wrestler Mijaín López were awarded as the best Cuban athletes in 2014, at a gala attended by Miguel Díaz-Canel, first vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers.»

Raul Castro said that in the new stage of relations with the United States, Cuba will not give up the ideas for which its people have fought for over a century, shed blood and run the greatest risk.»

“The Five are already here,” said Esteban Lazo, Politburo member and president of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP by its Spanish acronym), at the start today of the closing day of the Fourth Regular Session of the Eighth Legislature.   »

Cuban President Raul Castro delivered the closing speech of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Eight Legislature of the National Assembly of the People´s Power, where he confirmed the 4 percent growth of the GDP forecast.»

US President Barack Obama will announce new executive measures next month aimed at improving relations with Cuba, according to White House officials cited by The New York Times.»

The Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP by  its  Spanish acronym) thanked all parliamentarians and legislators of the world for their support to the cause of the Cuban Five.»

The regional integration bloc includes Cuba, Venezuela, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Dominica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.»