Latin version of the Emirati National Anthem: an initiative of a Cuban musician living in Dubai
A very special production of the United Arab Emirates National Anthem was recently launched on social media, made from a classic original arrangement that has been fused with Hispan American instruments and genres. The project arose from the personal initiative of the Cuban musician based in Dubai, Gilberto Otero Moncada and 35 Latin artists participated, among them 7 Cubans, besides Moncada. The objective, in the first place, was to convey the support and gratitude of the community of Latino artists based in the UAE to the efforts made by the government of this country to contain and confront the current Covid-19 pandemic and, at the same time, send a message of hope.
Repatriation of Cubans from the United Arab Emirates
En los últimos días han regresado a nuestro país 23 cubanos que quedaron varados en Emiratos Árabes Unidos, a causa de la pandemia de Covid-19.
El primer grupo estuvo constituido por 11 tripulantes de los cruceros MSC Bellissima y MSC Lirica, atracados en Port Rashid, Dubai, quienes viajaron a Frankfurt para abordar vuelo de repatriación hacia La Habana. El segundo grupo, compuesto por 12 connacionales, fue trasladado a la Patria desde Abu Dhabi en el primer vuelo a nuestro país operado por la aerolínea emirati Etihad Airways.
UAE sends medical aid to Cuba in fight against COVID-19
ABU DHABI, 4th June, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates sent a donation to Cuba consisting of eight tons of medical supplies with the aim of contributing to the country's efforts to confront COVID-19.
Cuba condemns terrorism and political manipulation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states its strong rejection of the slanderous inclusion of Cuba in a US State Department list of countries which are allegedly not cooperating fully with US efforts against terrorism that was made public on May 13, 2020 and that was strongly rejected by President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Bermúdez.
It is a unilateral and arbitrary listing without any base, authority or international support whatsoever which, as it is known, only aids to the intentions to defame and pressure countries refusing to bend to the will of the US government in their sovereign decisions.
The United States blockade against Cuba is intensifying in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba approximately 60 years ago constitutes the main obstacle to the development of the country and to the full enjoyment of all the human rights of the Cuban people. The laws and regulation sustaining the blockade policy and kept in force and they are applied with strict rigor by US government agencies including the Department of the Treasury and Commerce and in particular the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Currently, while the Cuban medical collaboration actively participates in solidarity around the world to help combat Covid-19, the insane blockade that the United States imposes on our country is increasingly intensifying.