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Panamanian province under siege amidst popular protests

Published on: June 15, 2025
10:52

Panama City, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) After more than a month of popular protests against an insurance law, the northwestern Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro remains today under siege by military forces trying to clear roads closed by demonstrators.

Díaz-Canel recalls siege of Cuban Embassy in Venezuela

Published on: April 12, 2024
12:43

Havana, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday recalled the siege of the Cuban Embassy in Venezuela, as part of the coup d'état perpetrated against Hugo Chávez in 2002.

Cuban Embassy in Venezuela recalled the siege of 22 years ago (+Photos)

Published on: April 12, 2024
11:03

Caracas, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Embassy in Venezuela recalled the 22 years of the siege and attack to the diplomatic legation in Caracas, during the coup d'état against Commander Hugo Chávez on April 11, 12, and 13, 2002.

Famine stalks Port-au-Prince

Published on: March 14, 2024
10:09

Port-au-Prince, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Famine stalks this capital today, where the persistent violence in gang-controlled areas prevents the population from acquiring food.

Jordan stresses need to lift blockade of Gaza

Published on: November 20, 2023
13:25

Amman, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday stressed the need to have the blockade imposed by Israel on the people of the Gaza Strip lifted.

Egypt rejects to displace Gazans

Published on: November 14, 2023
13:43

Cairo, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry rejected on Tuesday the forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and considered the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid and the siege against civilians as a war crime.

Another hospital in Gaza paralyzed due to lack of fuel

Published on: November 12, 2023
10:32

Ramallah, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) denounced today that the Al Quds Hospital, one of the largest in the Gaza Strip, paralyzed its work due to the lack of fuel because of the Israeli blockade.

Cuba denounces in France the effects of the United States blockade

Published on: October 31, 2023
10:16

Paris, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Otto Vaillant, Cuba's ambassador to France, denounced today in this capital the impact of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba and its extraterritorial impact.

López Obrador says that US seeks profit from blockade against Cuba

Published on: October 13, 2023
12:28

Mexico, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador noted on Friday that the United States seeks profit from the criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba.

Arab Union of Cuba condemns Israel’s siege of civilians in Gaza

Published on: October 13, 2023
12:20

Havana, Oct 13 (Havana) The Arab Union of Cuba on Friday condemned Israel's siege of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, which it described as genocide.

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