San Salvador, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The occupation of Palestine by Israel and the failure of efforts for the creation of two States are at the center of the current crisis, said the Palestinian ambassador here, Marwan Burini.

Cairo, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry criticized Israel for preventing the entry of food and medicine to the Gaza Strip, which is suffering a serious humanitarian crisis as a result of bombings by that country.

Mexico City, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Popocatepetl volcano threw ashes and sand over the town of San Pedro, one of the communities of Ameameca closest to the volcano.

Damascus, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The ways to enhance cooperation in the field of higher education and scientific research were at the center of talks between the Syrian Minister of Higher Education Bassam Ibrahim and Cuban Ambassador Luis Mariano Fernandez Rodriguez. At a meeting at the Ministry's headquarters in this capital, the two officials review the current state of cooperation between the two countries, focusing on academic and scholarship exchanges, and benefiting from experiences in the field of scientific research.

Beijing, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas kicked off a visit to China on Monday, during which he will co-chair the 30th Session of the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Commercial and Financial Relations.

Madrid, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) School and medical supplies, equipment and 12.5 tons of powdered milk were loaded in a solidarity container in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, bound for Santiago de Cuba.

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) On a day like today but in 1958 with the arrival of Column 8 Ciro Redondo, commanded by Ernesto Che Guevara, to the Escambray mountains, and after traveling more than 600 kilometers from the Sierra Maestra mountain, the Las Villas Front was founded.

Havana, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez informed that next first and second of November, the United Nations General Assembly will consider the draft resolution on the need to put an end to the blockade against Cuba.

Boston, USA, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The National Network of Solidarity with Cuba (NNOC) in the United States will conclude its annual balance meeting, from which it will emerge strengthened after having more than 70 organizations in its membership.

Panama City, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) After several actions for the Government to dismiss a contract signed with Minera Panama, social organizations announced that they will again march to the National Assembly (parliament), but with total closure of several locations.