Egyptian media highlight new sanctions imposed on Cuba by the United States.
Cairo, October 2, 2026. Egyptian newspapers highlighted yesterday the new sanctions imposed on Cuba by the U.S. government, describing them as a further escalation of the U.S. blockade against the island, aimed at tightening the noose around the Cuban government. These sanctions impose additional restrictions on certain financial transactions and on travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba.
The articles note that under these new sanctions, announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, indirect financial transactions with sanctioned Cuban entities are prohibited, particularly those linked to security services and GAESA.




