More than 200 activists from 33 countries have confirmed their planned attendance at the 8th Conference of Solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States, organizers said today.»

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi demanded on Tuesday that the Non-Aligned (NAM) countries seriously consider the reestablishment of peace and calm in Syria, and rejected any foreign military intervention in that Arab country.»

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, stressed today the commitment of his government and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to maintain global peace, disarmament, and self-determination of nations.»

The United Status Treasury Department applied new measures to block the program People to People established by the Obama administration in 2011, to expand traveling opportunities between the U.S, and Cuba.»

Iranian Foreign Minister Alí Ajbar Salehi issued the opening address to experts and ambassador attending the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) preparatory meeting for the Ministerial Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday.»

Due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Isaac, the Cuban central provinces of Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, and Matanzas have been declared under the so-called information phase.»

Cuban Civil Defense Authorities issued a tropical storm watch on Thursday for the eastern provinces of Holguin, Granma, Las Tunas and Camaguey given possibilities for cyclone Isaac to affect the island over the next 48 hours.»

After 52 years of its creation, the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) has the challenge to improve and update the country’s economic model, and assume new roles in the current time, Granma newspaper reported today.»

Adriana Perez, spouse of Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez, continues today its intensive agenda in Bolivia, including a forum at the University of San Andres and another at the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.»

Several educational institutions from the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus will welcome the next school year, to begin September 3rd, in better shape.»