Cairo, July 21, 2025. The Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram Gate criticized today the decision of the United States to impose sanctions against the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the blockade imposed by Washington against the island for more than six decades.
The measures adopted against the president and other Cuban officials represent a violation of the basic norms and conventions of coexistence among nations and a disregard for the Caribbean and Latin America, affirmed journalist Kamal Gaballa.
While the northern power adopts these actions, it receives the war criminal and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he pointed out.
The publication considered unprecedented the decision of the U.S. State Department to prevent the president from entering the country under the pretext of committing serious human rights violations in Cuba.
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is of Cuban origin and dreams of returning to Havana as head of the island, announced punitive measures against Cuban officials” and various properties, including hotels, it stressed.
He recalled that the economic, commercial and financial siege against the Caribbean nation prohibits, among other actions, direct financial transactions and U.S. tourism, which, he estimated, seeks to increase pressure on the Cuban government.
Al Ahram blamed the tightening of the U.S. blockade for “the deficiencies and challenges facing the Cuban economy”.
I repeat what I always write about Cuba, that small Caribbean island, its people and its government, aspire to live in security and peace, and protect their security and independence, the columnist assured.
When will the human conscience awaken to save Cuba, especially from Donald Trump's administration measures, which impose more unjust siege and sanctions," he asked. (Embacuba Egipto/Prensa Latina)