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Cuba, USA

How FIDEL CASTRO Was Almost Overthrown by the Return of Jesus

NOVANEWS Whatever we may or may not think about Fidel Castro and his long era in Cuba (all of which is difficult, complex and debatable), it has to be said that there is something poetically pleasing about the fact that he survived some 634assassination attempts, outlasted nine US Presidents and became the third longest- serving head of state in the world. Only Queen Elizabeth II and the King of Thailand have lasted longer than Castro as head of state. Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, who was a friend and ally of Castro’s and also somewhat a student of Castro’s early accomplishments, managed to last over forty years himself: but though Gaddafi too was subject to assassination attempts by the CIA and others, it wasn’t nearly as many as Castro. Most of these assassination plots originated with the...
Cuba

FIDEL CASTRO-IN ENGLISH

NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem, Sr FIDEL CASTRO By: Teresinka Pereira is this the last poem, the last memory, homage, hope to go to embrace you there were the palm trees waving in the wind call to social equality with love and justice?   Commander Fidel Castro, for a long time the capitalist vultures announce your death and their howls of beasts of bad augury leave me with biternness in my mouth and petrify me with so much sadness! I can't say good-by: with passing years history will redeem you while we prepare ourselves to follow your commands until it's our time to return like you to the land of all where we can rest.    
Cuba, Iran

Iran’s president condoles death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro

NOVANEWS In this handout picture released by Estudios Revolucion, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) is received by former Cuban president Fidel Castro (R) in his house in Havana, on September 19, 2016. (Via AFP) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his condolences to the Cuban government and nation as well as the Latin American people over the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro. In a message to Cuba’s President Raul Castro on Saturday, Rouhani said the death of the “indefatigable combatant and leader of Cuba’s Revolution” caused deep sorrow and grief for him. “At a time that the world’s oppressed nations are suffering from the violation of the most basic and fundamental human principles such as peace, justice and freedom, there are fortunately noble m...