| 单词 | trade embargo |
| 例句 | In the coming months, he would declare an oil embargo, freeze Japanese assets in America, and finally declare a total trade embargo. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a poor country, in part because the United States maintained its trade embargo, and because the Soviet Union, once it collapsed in the late eighties, no longer provided financial subsidies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A longstanding U.S. trade embargo against communist-led Cuba bars most Americans from traveling there without a license from the U.S. government, and specifically prohibits tourism. Beyonce and Jay-Z's Cuba trip part of growing cultural travel trend 2013-04-10T00:52:59Z The inhabitants of what was to be called New Caledonia were beset by flux and fever, by assaults from the Spanish, by shortage of provisions and by an English trade embargo. Caledonia; The Gospel at Colonus; Vieux Carr? 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z So during that last phone call, he asked Mr. Trump point-blank, did he intend to tighten the trade embargo against Cuba? Friends No More? Jorge Pérez and Donald Trump 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z But the president will have to turn to his old adversary, Congress, to lift the unpopular US trade embargo, unlikely while there is a Republican majority. A guide to a hopeful 2016: a Guardian list of things to look forward to 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Habanos dominates the global market for hand-rolled, premium cigars except in the United States due to Washington's half-century trade embargo against Cuba. Cuban cigar sales rise, defying flat luxury goods market 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Will Twitter be flooded with calls for trade embargoes on Denmark? 5 Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z They reportedly married in August 2004 while Fischer was in detention, apparently hoping that his marriage to a Japanese citizen would prevent his deportation for violating the trade embargo. For Bobby Fischer, The Drama Won?t Die 2010-07-23T20:25:00Z Rather than accept blame for mismanaging the Cuban economy and for the startling decay of the nation’s infrastructure, the Castros were forever pointing at the U.S. trade embargo. Change in U.S. policy toward Cuba dismantles an artifact of the Cold War 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Agricultural chemicals are imported from other countries without trade embargoes. A Rush of Americans, Seeking Gold in Cuban Soil 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Even if the U.S. completely lifted its trade embargo, a 2010 Cuban law bans cars being taken off the island. In Cuba's sea of classic cars, the truly valuable are elusive 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z The United States imposed a trade embargo, and Cuba banned some capitalist influences from the Caribbean island. Broadway finds a new stage in an old venue: Cuba 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Unlike most projects hatched in Hollywood, this one had to be greenlighted by the U.S. government, specifically by Treasury Department officials responsible for policing the trade embargo against Cuba. Cuban car guys star in first U.S. show shot entirely on the forbidden island 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z He emerged in 1992 to play against Spassky again, this time in Yugoslavia, which was under a United States trade embargo for its war against Bosnia. For Bobby Fischer, The Drama Won?t Die 2010-07-23T20:25:00Z The long-standing U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from traveling to the island without a license granted by the U.S. government. Beyonce and Jay-Z's 2013 Cuba trip no violation of U.S. embargo 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Despite his drive to normalize U.S.-Cuban relations, Democratic President Obama was unable to lift the trade embargo, which requires action by the Republican-controlled Congress. U.S. cigar lovers stock up on Cuba visits, fearing clampdown 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z A New York Times editorial on Sunday added to the voices urging Obama to alter a Cold War-era policy and move toward restoring diplomatic ties and ending the comprehensive trade embargo imposed on Cuba. Authors see chance for breakthrough in U.S.-Cuba relations 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z In a totalitarian society suffocating under a U.S. trade embargo and the post-Soviet economic crisis known as the Special Period, the sanitariums offered community, regular meals and air conditioning. Why Did Some Cubans Inject Themselves With H.I.V.? 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Erdogan raised objections at the time to both requests over what he said was the Nordic nations' protection of those Turkey deems terrorists, and over their defence trade embargoes. Sweden's NATO bid delayed in Turkish parliament 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The U.S. has long said its trade embargo is aimed at promoting "human rights and fundamental liberties in Cuba," a policy which has barely budged in decades. Cuba seeks foreign investment, thumbing nose at US sanctions 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The trade embargo was put in place following Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution and has remained largely unchanged, though some elements were stiffened by former President Donald Trump. U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In his U.N. speech, he said his government would continue to speak out against the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Brazil's Lula warns United Nations of coup risk in Guatemala 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The 27-member European Union, the country's top trade partner, has also repeatedly rejected trade embargo. Brazil's president calls U.S. economic embargo on Cuba 'illegal,' condemns terrorist list label 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Cabrisas was seen on state television during the talks blaming tough new U.S. sanctions on top of the decades old trade embargo and the pandemic for the payment delays. Western creditors and Cuba pledge to salvage debt deal 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z In May, the U.S. interior secretary declared that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the vaquita, but a trade embargo was ruled out by the U.S. government in July. Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against the Caribbean island for more than 60 years. Cuba calls US nuclear submarine in Guantanamo Bay 'provocative escalation' 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The EU pork industry has been buffeted in the past decade by a Russian trade embargo, the westward spread of African swine fever and the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis: EU pork on a lean streak as higher standards drive up costs 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The 27-member EU has repeatedly rejected the United States´ Cold War-era trade embargo, and Washington putting Cuba on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. EU to send human rights envoy to Cuba, but will not 'impose' demands 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Cuba blames a Cold War-era U.S. trade embargo for much of its woes, though top officials have increasingly called on Cubans to find new ways to overcome the sanctions. Cuba says no quick fix as economic crisis drags on 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The United States imposed a trade embargo on Cuba shortly after Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution, a relic of the Cold War which continues to complicate financial and banking transactions with the Caribbean island nation. EU remains Cuba´s top trade partner, committed to 'mutual respect,' top diplomat says 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Berry’s congressional district was a major producer of soybeans, rice and cotton, and Berry aggressively pushed for an end to the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba, which could have boosted exports of those products. Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z His congressional district was a major producer of soybeans, rice and cotton, and Berry aggressively pushed for an end to the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba, which could have boosted exports of those products. Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z China recently resumed imports of coal, cotton and copper from Australia after a lengthy unannounced trade embargo. Australian trade minister visits China as part of joint efforts to repair ties 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The measures — including trade embargoes or bans on financial transactions — prohibit U.S. companies from doing business with targeted individuals or entities. Want to rein in Russian oligarchs? Target the wealth managers, study says. 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z He went to Cuba in 2002, met with Fidel Castro, then delivered a televised speech calling for an end to the U.S. trade embargo. Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’ 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Like most Cubans, Deivid has grown up under the twin complexities of the US trade embargo and communist rule. Cuban exodus: 'I just don't see a future here for me' 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z For years, the Caribbean nation has pushed much of the blame for its economic turmoil on the United States’ six-decade trade embargo on Cuba, which has strangled much of the island’s economy. Cubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The trade embargo was put in place following Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution and has remained largely unchanged, though some elements were stiffened by Trump. Cuba and U.S. spar over U.N. resolution calling to end embargo 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to vote this week on a resolution to condemn the trade embargo and it is expected to pass again for the 30th consecutive year. Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on Cuba 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z General Assembly will vote on Nov. 2 and 3 on a non-binding resolution condemning the trade embargo. Cuba calls U.S. trade embargo a 'hurricane' that never ends 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Supreme Court justices on Tuesday pondered trade embargoes, morality and the ability of a “behemoth” state to impose the ethical and safety concerns of its people on other Americans who don’t share those views. Supreme Court weighs far-reaching effects of Calif. pork restrictions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z It could also be the result of Europe's trade embargo with Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Climate change: Massive Russian gas flare threatens Arctic ice 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z But Binance does run a risk of so-called secondary sanctions, which aim to prevent foreign firms from doing business with sanctioned entities or helping Iranians evade the U.S. trade embargo. Exclusive: Binance served crypto traders in Iran for years despite U.S. sanctions, clients say 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Government billboards around Havana left no doubt about what was to blame: the decades-old American trade embargo. In Cuba, a frantic search for milk Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez made the comments at the launch of an annual campaign for a United Nations resolution condemning the trade embargo, which was put in place after Cuba's 1959 revolution. Cuba calls U.S. trade embargo a 'hurricane' that never ends 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z López Obrador, who visited Cuba last week and reiterated his strong condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo of the island, has made no secret of his fondness for the Cuban government. Biden-hosted Americas summit facing boycott over invitation list 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z "So, because of the trade embargo with Russia, they are not able to make the high-quality valves needed in oil and gas processing. So maybe there's some valves broken and they can't get them replaced." Climate change: Massive Russian gas flare threatens Arctic ice 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Binance's exposure would depend on whether sanctioned parties traded on the platform and whether Iranian clients dodged the U.S. trade embargo as a result of their transactions, four lawyers said. Exclusive: Binance served crypto traders in Iran for years despite U.S. sanctions, clients say 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Cuba’s government blames the United States trade embargo and tightened sanctions for the suffering. Cubans take to streets on Worker's Day for first time in three years 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z These range from economic sanctions and trade embargoes to the confiscation of the assets of some of his oligarch cronies and the increasingly massive shipment of arms to Ukraine. How to end the war in Ukraine: Sanctions against Russia won't work — but this might 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy said the economic pressure needed to be increased, calling in effect for an international trade embargo on Russia. Ukraine's president seeks international trade embargo on Russia 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z While the Biden administration has held back from a blanket Russian trade embargo or targeting Russia’s energy sector, to limit the pain on the West, that’s done little to calm markets. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves global trade in tatters 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z China currently has an unannounced trade embargo against Lithuania, after Lithuania agreed to let Taiwan open an office there. Before Ukraine Invasion, Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Economic and trade embargoes were gradually tightened over the following three decades, as South Africa became increasingly isolated. Column: Can sanctions stop Russia? History says it will take time 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z An infuriated Beijing has retaliated against Vilnius with a de facto trade embargo. Opinion | Lithuania stood with Taiwan against China. Europe and the U.S. should stand with Lithuania. 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Uganda, denied a major market for its exports, appeared to lose more at the height of what it called an effective trade embargo. Rwanda to reopen its Uganda border, ending a tense standoff 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z For six decades, Cuba has lived under a punishing U.S. trade embargo. Mass Trials in Cuba Deepen Its Harshest Crackdown in Decades 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Beijing slapped a trade embargo on the Baltic state and has threatened multinationals that do business with it. Taiwan’s Tsai urges unity against rising authoritarianism 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Beijing responded by slapping a trade embargo on the Baltic state and threatening multi-nationals that do business with it. EXPLAINER: Why did China woo away Nicaragua from Taiwan? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. García acknowledges meeting with American officials in Havana, but said he went to record a podcast and discuss the effects of the trade embargo. In Cuba, Desires for Food and Freedom May Spark a Rare Day of Protest 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The Belarusian opposition has urged the EU to take even tougher measures, including a trade embargo and a ban on transit of cargo via Belarus. EXPLAINER: What’s behind the crisis at Belarus-Poland border 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Living conditions in Venezuela have deteriorated sharply in recent years, worsened by corruption and a U.S. trade embargo, with poverty, disease and violence now rampant. Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Former Venezuela Spy Chief to U.S. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Some progressive groups argue that Cubans are protesting food and medicine shortages caused by the U.S. trade embargo. Opinion | Cubans Want Much More Than an End to the U.S. Embargo 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Like the Castro brothers before him, Díaz-Canel blames all of Cuba’s woes — and the “need” for censorship and other repressions — on the trade embargo and other hostile actions by the United States. Opinion | It’s time for progressives and conservatives to put the Cuba canards aside 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The Cuban government attributes its longstanding economic problems to the American trade embargo, which cuts off its access to financing and imports. Cubans Denounce ‘Misery’ in Biggest Protests in Decades 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z In July, he went to Cuba, where he encouraged the government to use cryptocurrency to evade the ongoing U.S. trade embargo. Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in prison after extradition ruling 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z “The Iranian state is therefore effectively selling its energy reserves on the global markets, using the Bitcoin mining process to bypass trade embargoes,” the study reads. Iran uses crypto mining to lessen impact of sanctions, study finds 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The Cuban state has a monopoly on foreign trade and purchases around 15% of the food it imports from the United States for cash under a 2000 exception to the trade embargo. Analysis: Soaring international prices aggravate Cuban food crisis 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Longer-term, U.S. policy should be to end the travel and trade embargoes and flood Cuba with American tourists, entrepreneurs and ideas. Opinion | It’s time for progressives and conservatives to put the Cuba canards aside 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z A senior Turkish official said that the trade embargo and the conflicts in Syria and Libya would be discussed with the Saudis. Turkish minister in Saudi Arabia for talks to mend ties, end boycott 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Obama responded by lifting a trade embargo and most sanctions, moves some U.S. officials thought premature. Obama calls Myanmar violence 'heartbreaking,' says there should be costs to generals 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump’s administration took more than 200 initiatives to tighten the decades-old trade embargo on Cuba over four years, citing concerns about a lack of democracy and Havana’s support for Venezuela’s socialist government. Cubans stage caravan to protest U.S. trade embargo, sanctions 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The United States responded by lifting a trade embargo and easing some sanctions, including those on Burmese banks. Special Report: Pompeo rejected U.S. effort to declare 'genocide' in Myanmar on eve of coup, officials say 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The Trump administration took more than 200 initiatives to tighten the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba over four years, citing concerns about a lack of democracy and Havana’s support for Venezuela’s socialist government. Exclusive: U.S. House Democrats urge Biden to revert to Obama-era Cuba detente 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Over the last four years, the Trump administration upended the fragile bilateral relationship, threatening Iran with war, abandoning the nuclear deal Tehran struck with world powers and reimposing a near-total trade embargo. In Iran, hopes for Biden era are tempered by years of hardship and broken U.S. promises 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z It also signaled to President-elect Joe Biden that Iran’s leadership is willing to preserve the deal, which curbed Iran’s atomic energy activities in exchange for sanctions relief, as long as the trade embargo is lifted. Iran’s Rouhani says ‘no doubt’ Biden will rejoin nuclear deal, lift sanctions 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Cuban leaders are also keenly aware that only Congress can rescind the 1962 trade embargo against them. Latin American leftists watch warily for change in U.S. 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z He watched tensions grow between the U.S. and Cuba after Washington imposed a trade embargo. Lives Lost: Father, son doctors started as Cuban refugees 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Trump’s tightening of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba has inflicted further pain on its ailing state-run economy, contributing to worsening shortages of food and medicine. Exclusive: U.S. House Democrats urge Biden to revert to Obama-era Cuba detente 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z He watched tensions grow between the U.S. and Cuba after Washington imposed a trade embargo. Lives Lost: Father, son doctors started as Cuban refugees 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z But Kim spoke of “the maneuvers of hostile forces” in general — a frequent euphemism for the United States and South Korea — and condemned the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba as “economic genocide.” North Korea on virus threat: ‘Under safe and stable control’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z But Kim spoke of “the maneuvers of hostile forces” in general - a frequent euphemism for the United States and South Korea - and condemned the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba as “economic genocide.” North Korea on virus threat: ‘Under safe and stable control’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Rwanda’s government closed a busy border crossing with Uganda in February 2019 in what Uganda describes as a trade embargo. Uganda to help build roads inside Congo, citing trade goals 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z He pointed to the possibility of supplies being disrupted by natural disasters - such as a major hurricane - or a trade embargo by the U.S. government. Mexico's president nods to environment but favors state energy firms 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump says it is tightening the decades-old trade embargo on Cuba, unraveling the 2014-16 detente of his predecessor Barack Obama, to pressure the government to carry out democratic reform. On Raul Castro's birthday, U.S. threatens Cuba remittances 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z That was when Cuba’s biopharmaceutical sector started to grow in earnest despite obstacles posed by the U.S. trade embargo. With Castro-era biotech, Cuba seeks to compete in coronavirus treatment race 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z If Mr. Duque wants to lessen the refugee problem, perhaps he should demand that the United States drop its economic sanctions and trade embargoes, which are worsening the lives of people living in Venezuela. Opinion | Venezuela and Colombia must work together on refugee issues 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The strategy includes a broad trade embargo with restrictions on banking transactions, oil exports, supplies to Iran’s automotive sector and more. Trump’s sanctions on Iran are helping fuel a new refugee crisis — in Turkey 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Iran’s president said Sunday that his country will depend less on oil revenue next year, in a new budget that is designed to resist crippling U.S. trade embargoes. World Digest: Dec. 8, 2019 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z The campaign includes a near-total trade embargo on the Iranian economy, including restrictions on financial transactions, oil exports and other major industries. Iran’s supreme leader denounces ‘thugs’ behind protests, backs hike in gas prices 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z He decried the U.S. trade embargo, then inspected a series of state-run enterprises alongside members of his Cabinet. Cuba grants unprecedented access to presidential tour 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z President Trump, however, withdrew the United States from the agreement last year, reimposing a near-total trade embargo on the Iranian economy. Iran takes new step away from nuclear deal by activating sensitive enrichment facility 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Reagan noted publicly there was a trade embargo with Iran and that the U.S. did not negotiate with terrorists. Reporter's Notebook: The impeachment inquiry in all its complexities 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Still, some analysts say U.S. courts could determine the travel they facilitate is actually tourism, thereby violating the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Cuban-American sues American Airlines, Latam Airlines for 'trafficking' in Havana airport 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Trump withdrew from the agreement last year and reimposed a trade embargo on Iran. Trump stops short of directly blaming Iran for attack on Saudi oil facilities 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The decades-old U.S. trade embargo cuts Cubans off from conventional international payment systems and financial markets. Skirting U.S. sanctions, Cubans flock to cryptocurrency to shop... 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z While the order falls short of an outright trade embargo, it represents the most determined US action to remove Maduro since the Trump administration recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s rightful leader in January. Trump freezes all Venezuelan government assets in US 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The order falls short of an outright trade embargo but represents the most crippling U.S. efforts to remove Maduro since the Trump administration recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s rightful leader in January. Trump freezes Venezuela gov’t assets in escalation 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Japanese officials countered that the measures didn’t amount to a trade embargo, but rather a review of export controls based on security concerns. SKorean leader denounces Japanese comments over sanctions 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Iran has been adamant it will not be pressured into concessions and will not negotiate with the US under the current oil, banking and trade embargo. Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ after Iran suggests he has a ‘mental disorder’ 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z But U.S. courts could determine the travel they facilitate is tourism and violates the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Cruise line Carnival seeks dismissal of U.S. lawsuits over Cuba docks 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Cuba has lagged far behind most of the Western Hemisphere in Web access, whether because of a lack of cash, a long-running U.S. trade embargo or concerns about the flow of information. Cuba legalizes private Wi-Fi networks in bid to boost connectivity 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The United States imposed a trade embargo on Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 1962; more than half a century later, the regime he founded is still in place. Sanctions on Iran are biting, but the goal is elusive 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Cuba has said it is willing to reimburse the owners of confiscated properties, but only if the communist government is also reimbursed for billions of dollars in damages generated by the six-decade U.S. trade embargo. US to allow lawsuits over properties seized by Castro’s Cuba 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z After nearly 60 years of a trade embargo, meanwhile, the Cuban economy is in a period of consistently low growth of about 1 percent a year, with foreign investment at roughly $2 billion. Trump administration OKs lawsuits against Cuba for property seized during revolution 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Some experts attributed Iran’s poor performance to other factors, including trade embargoes that block the best technology. U.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z The deal is designed in part to strengthen Qatar’s ties with the United States nearly two years after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a trade embargo against the country. Qatar and Exxon Mobil Plan $10 Billion Gas Investment in Texas 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z He expects growth to slow in 2019 “because of natural causes within the country and but also because the trade embargo.” Alibaba Confident in China Sales Despite ‘Troubling Headwinds’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Mr Bashir was accused of sponsoring terrorism by the US in the 1990s and Sudan was placed under a trade embargo. Medics strike as Sudan protests continue 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z But the United States maintains a trade embargo with Cuba, and it has been strengthened in certain ways under the Trump administration. M.L.B. Prepares to Make Its Case to U.S. Government on Cuba Deal 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The U.S. trade embargo restricts Americans who visit the island to non-tourist activities such as cultural, religious and educational travel or family visits. Americans venture back to Cuba as hurricane memories, U.S. tensions... 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z A spokesman for OnlineNIC said none of the sites declared a connection to Iran in their registration details, and the company was in full compliance with U.S. sanctions and trade embargoes. Special Report: How Iran spreads disinformation around the world 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z However, given Washington has maintained a six-decade financial and trade embargo on Cuba, few if any Cuban officials are believed to have a sizeable financial presence in the United States. Exclusive: U.S. weighs sanctions on Cuban officials over role in... 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z On Thursday, she unsuccessfully argued against the annual General Assembly vote to condemn the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Trump may tap State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.S. envoy to United Nations - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z It was former President Dwight Eisenhower’s administration that first slapped a trade embargo on Cuba after Fidel Castro nationalized many private companies. US to counter UN vote on Cuba embargo with amendments calling out human rights abuses 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z At that session, Cuba will present for the 27th year running a resolution calling for the end of the U.S. trade embargo on the island nation. Cuba's new president makes first trip to old Cold War foe United... 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z At the time of the diplomatic rupture, the Saudi-led block imposed a trade embargo on Qatar. An Unlikely Victim of Saudi Arabia’s Dispute With Qatar: TV Rights 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The media call Mr. Claver-Carone a “hard-liner” on Cuba and a staunch defender of the U.S. trade embargo, which is true. Opinion | Good News for the Americas 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The threatened measures include a far-reaching trade embargo on Russia - but excluding food - and a ban on Aeroflot flights to the US. US Skripal sanctions hit Russian rouble 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z And, they said, the trade embargo that China has played a pivotal role in enforcing would ease only after North Korea had taken significant steps to stop developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. China is quietly relaxing its sanctions against North Korea, complicating matters for Trump 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Those Iranians were almost all charged with or convicted of violating a U.S. trade embargo on Iran. Special Report: America's unending hostage crisis with Iran 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z To Mr. Dellums’s astonishment, the House passed a bill he sponsored in June 1986 calling for a trade embargo and complete divestment by U.S. companies and citizens of their holdings in South Africa. Ronald Dellums, who entered Congress a firebrand and left a statesman, dies at 82 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Analysts say Cubana’s troubles stem largely from dual ills that afflict the whole state-run economy: the U.S. trade embargo and a problematic business model. Cuban flagship airline's woes deepen after crash 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In 1994, as the confrontational rhetoric deepened, Athens imposed a trade embargo against its neighbour, saying the Slavic state’s policies posed “a real and present danger to Greece”. Macedonia agrees to change its name, ending long dispute with Greece 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z In an attempt to set boundaries, Athens clobbered its neighbor with a crippling trade embargo. AP Explains: What the Greek-Macedonian name deal is about 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The group has won U.S. permission to bring in experts and materials from the United States, despite the ongoing trade embargo, and also helped train Cuban conservators. Preservation effort makes Hemingway's Cuba home look like he never left 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z America’s trade embargo on the island hurts civil aviation as much as it affects the rest of the economy. Why airliners in Cuba and Iran crash so much 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Commerce Department censored the firm for violating U.S. trade embargoes with North Korea and Iran; the punishment was to prohibit U.S. electronics firms, such as Qualcomm, from selling components to ZTE. Opinion | Getting schooled on trade 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z In exchange, the U.S. discussed waving the threat of crippling tariffs and lifting a trade embargo on Chinese cellphone manufacturing company ZTE, which relies on American-made parts. Angela Merkel’s China trip to counter Trump’s trade policies 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Two weeks later, in a major escalation of tensions, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and regional allies launched a travel and trade embargo against Qatar. The princes, the president and the fortune seekers 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The airline blames its spotty record on a lack of parts and airplanes because of the U.S. trade embargo against the communist-run country. 3 survivors after airliner with 110 aboard crashes in Cuba 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Shielded by diplomatic cover and front companies, North Korean officials have traveled to Sudan, which was then subject to an international trade embargo, to sell satellite-guided missiles, according to records obtained by the United Nations. Need a North Korean Missile? Call the Cairo Embassy 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the indictment alleges they failed to obtain the special licenses needed to get around trade embargoes against Iran in place since 1995. Charges: Turkish businessman exported US goods to Iran 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Last week, the Trump administration revived its objection to an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution deploring the American trade embargo on Cuba. Trump Tightens Cuba Embargo, Restricting Access to Hotels and Businesses 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The first international musical act coming to Cuba since the US trade embargo relaxed, from the point of view of the band, their staff, the fans, and Cuban artists. Give Me Future is a powerful doc about Cuban youth culture disguised as an EDM concert 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z In contrast with Cuba, the target of a long-standing trade embargo. Venezuela asks its creditors to renegotiate its vast debt 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 eliminated Cuba’s preferential market and, coupled with a tightening of the US trade embargo, sent the Cuban economy into an extended coma. Organic or starve: can Cuba's new farming model provide food security? 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z These included a trade embargo, a freeze on state assets and curbs on financial institutions dealing with Sudan. Sudan’s economy is in trouble, even without sanctions 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The original frenzy in U.S. commercial interest in Cuba was tempered by the realization that doing business in cash-strapped Cuba was difficult and even harder with a trade embargo in place. U.S. expulsion of Cuban diplomats includes all business officers 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z More than ever these days, Cuba likes to portray itself as a victim of U.S. policies, none more than the trade embargo dating to 1960. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z In a speech at the United Nations last week, Trump called the Cuban government “corrupt and destabilizing” and vowed not to ease the U.S. trade embargo against the island until democratic reforms are made. Cuban diplomat meets with Tillerson over illnesses striking U.S. Embassy staff in Havana 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Most foreign diplomats say Cuba can’t be compared with Venezuela because the island has been the victim of a decades-long U.S. trade embargo, which has predisposed the international community against any criticism of its regime. Where’s the outrage over Cuba’s dictatorship? 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z They also approximate a trade embargo by targeting some of North Korea’s biggest exports, including coal. North Korea says it won’t give up nuclear weapons and that entire U.S. mainland is within firing range 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The original frenzy in U.S. commercial interest in Cuba was tempered by the realization that doing business in cash-strapped Cuba was difficult and even harder with a trade embargo in place. U.S. expulsion of Cuban diplomats includes all business officers 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z The diplomatic and trade embargo on the tiny Middle Eastern nation of Qatar is creating devastating ripple effects around the globe, including in one little-noticed market: helium. Analysis | Middle East turmoil is disrupting a vital resource for nuclear energy, space flight and birthday balloons 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, in May led a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, including Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, to introduce legislation to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Minnesota will still engage with Cuba despite Trump setback 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Amor, the travel industry executive, said the trade embargo is patronizing. Better ties between U.S. and Cuba? Miami's Cubans are divided 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump will cease Mr. Obama’s calls for lifting what remains of the trade embargo, which Congress was not likely to do anyway. Opinion | Don’t get too worked up over Trump’s Cuba shift. It’s just a policy tweak. 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z But supporters of engagement say it’s unrealistic to expect liberal democracy to bloom in just two years, especially with the larger U.S. trade embargo still in force. Trump set to unveil new Cuba policy after promising to reverse Obama’s ‘bad deal’ 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z After all, the damaging U.S. trade embargo remains in place and they are struggling to get by as the economy wrestles with falling exports and a decline in oil shipments from key ally Venezuela. Cubans fret new Trump policy will dampen tourism boom 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z EU law is mostly used now for a travel ban, asset freeze or trade embargo. UK drawing up post-Brexit sanctions plan - BBC News 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Thanks to a U.S. trade embargo and the inefficiencies of Cuba’s centrally-planned economy, thousands of products are near-impossible to find on the island. Cuban uses condoms, tropical fruit to make own brand of wine 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z On top of the U.S. trade embargo, which frightens banks from offering Cuba loans, Cuba's payment capacity is questionable. Lack of cash clouds Cuba's green energy outlook 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z A broader Chinese trade embargo would hurt North Korea seriously. How deadly VX could have killed Kim Jong-nam - BBC News 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Heirlooms, cultural artefacts and scientific and educational specimens would be partly exempted from the EU’s trade embargo. EU set to ban raw ivory exports from July 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z But more than a half century of Cold War relations, centered on a draconian trade embargo, hasn’t done much to bring democracy to the island’s 11 million residents either. Florida editorial roundup 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Obama, a Democrat, used executive orders to circumvent the longstanding US trade embargo on Cuba and ease some restrictions on travel and business. Raúl Castro: Cuba won't compromise sovereignty to normalize US relations 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z He wound up nearly doubling the size of the nation, via the Louisiana Purchase, and he pushed a trade embargo that set the stage for the War of 1812. These presidents all said they were going to change America. How’d that work out? 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z During the campaign, it emerged that Trump sent his corporate representatives to Cuba in 1998, and again in the 2000s to probe for openings, in violation of the US trade embargo. Top diplomatic negotiator in Cuba warns Trump: 'aggression doesn't work' 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The chamber has opposed the U.S. trade embargo for decades and is a strong supporter of the normalization process begun by President Barack Obama. Cuba’s Raul Castro meets with U.S. Chamber of Commerce president 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z In 1997, President Bill Clinton imposed a comprehensive trade embargo against Sudan and blocked the assets of the Sudanese government, which was suspected of sponsoring international terrorism. United States to Lift Sudan Sanctions 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The moves, which were to be announced Friday, would lift elements of a U.S. trade embargo in place since the Bill Clinton administration. Obama administration to lift some sanctions against Sudan 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Engage Cuba, a coalition of private U.S. companies and organizations working to end the trade embargo still in place against Cuba, called it “a logical, responsible, and important step towards further normalizing relations with Cuba.” Obama ending special immigration status for migrants fleeing Cuba 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z To write that "the American trade embargo... has left Cuba with poor sports facilities" is to fall hard for the big propaganda lie successfully promoted by Castro all these decades. Under Fidel Castro, Sport Symbolized Cuba’s Strength and Vulnerability 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z She said that the American trade embargo clearly did not help, but that most young people considered their own government responsible for creating a society of limits. One Family. Six Decades. Myriad Views of Fidel Castro’s Revolution. 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Quintana said the Obama administration and its allies also have been misleading Americans with a narrative that Cuban-Americans’ attitudes are changing and that they no longer support the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. Donald Trump crackdown looms for Cuba as repression continues after Obama outreach 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z The U.S. trade embargo on China was far tighter than it was against the U.S.S.R.; 45 years ago, Kissinger envisioned a ‘pivot’ to Russia. Will Trump make it happen? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Castro, who outlasted a crippling U.S. trade embargo as well as dozens, possibly hundreds, of assassination plots, died 10 years after a life-threatening illness led him to turn over power to his brother. Fidel Castro laid to rest in private ceremony in east Cuba 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z “I recognize that some things are bad, but that’s the fault of the infamous blockade,” she said, echoing the official line blaming Cuba’s woes on the more-than-half-century-long U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Fidel Castro's final tour across the homeland he ruled for nearly half a century 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Thanks to the U.S. trade embargo, however, the U.S. remains a small player in two-way trade, accounting for only 1.54% of Cuba’s imports. China Is Positioned to Fill the Breach if U.S. Downgrades Ties with Cuba 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Few expect a swift end to the U.S. trade embargo blocking U.S. financial dealings with Cuba. Despite Fidel Castro's death, few expect rapid political changes in Cuba 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z While Obama opened some U.S. investment and travel to Cuba through executive order, vast restrictions tied up in the trade embargo remain at the insistence of Republican lawmakers. Trump aides say Cuban government will have to change 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Cuba’s pre-Castro economy was overly reliant on sugar exports and left many in poverty, and the post-1961 U.S. trade embargo did not help the revolution prosper. Fidel Castro’s terrible legacy 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z The United States imposed its trade embargo on Cuba in 1962 and the CIA admitted trying to kill Castro in the early years of his rule. Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z During the campaign, Mr. Trump’s business dealings with Cuba were scrutinized after reports that he violated the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Trump hails Castro’s death on Twitter; during campaign he promised to reverse Obama’s Cuba policy 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Though Washington’s trade embargo against Cuba remained in place, the new joint initiative spurred fresh economic exchanges involving various sectors, including airlines, banks, hotels and agribusiness. Despite Fidel Castro's death, few expect rapid political changes in Cuba 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z By then, the U.S. had cut diplomatic relations with Cuba and imposed its unilateral trade embargo, including a ban on Americans’ travel to the island. Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Officially, the US eventually abandoned its attempts and instead introduced a trade embargo of the island in an effort to dislodge Castro. Close but no cigar: how America failed to kill Fidel Castro 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z “Several large European investment groups have asked me to take the ‘Trump Magic’ to Cuba,” Mr. Trump once wrote in a 1999 editorial in The Miami Herald supporting the trade embargo against Cuba. Business or Politics? Examining Donald Trump’s Record for Clues to Cuba Policy 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z He wants to restore ties with Russia, which placed a trade embargo on Moldovan wine and fruit after it signed an association agreement with the European Union. Pro-Russia politician in clear win in Moldova, results show 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Russia punished agricultural Moldova with a trade embargo on wine, fruit and vegetables after it signed a trade association deal with the EU in 2014. Pro-Russia candidate favorite in Moldova presidential runoff 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z For the first time in a quarter-century, the United States abstained Wednesday in the annual United Nations vote condemning the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. In a first in 25 years, U.S. abstains in U.N. vote condemning its Cuba policy 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Newsweek reports that Mr Trump's company secretly conducted business in Cuba, violating the US trade embargo against the country. US election 2016: Trump accused of Cuba embargo breach - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Another problem looms above all others: the US trade embargo. Can Cuban science go global? 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z “We hope that in the near future, all remaining obstacles that limit further exchange between the two countries will be removed,” he said, referring to the American trade embargo, which remains in place. Scheduled Flights to Cuba From U.S. Begin Again, Now With Jet Engines 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Commerce remains stalled by the 55-year-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, and the difficulty of doing business in the island's largely closed and centrally planned economy. New air links raise hopes in Washington and Cuba 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The President is unable to lift the trade embargo and under US law Americans are still not permitted to travel to the US for tourism. US airlines given go-ahead for Havana flights - BBC News 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Congress to lift a longstanding trade embargo, U.S. citizens are still prohibited from visiting Cuba as tourists. First Scheduled Flights Between U.S.-Cuba Set to Depart 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Russia announced a ban on food imports from the European Union last year, in retaliation for an EU trade embargo over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. Fruit smugglers 'upgrade' Russian border road - BBC News 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Another disadvantage stems from the 56-year-old US trade embargo, which prevents Cuba from acquiring drugs and medical supplies that include components made in the United States. Mosquito guns and heavy fines: how Cuba kept Zika at bay for so long 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Havana, meanwhile, wants at least $300 billion for economic damage wrought by the U.S. trade embargo and for the harm caused by acts of what it describes as U.S. aggression. Cuba says talks with U.S. over claims cannot be rushed 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The Castro government is seeking hundreds of billions in claims for what Cuban officials said were the economic and humanitarian costs of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. U.S. and Cuba Take Steps to Expedite Claims Process 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Cubans complain much of their economic troubles stem from the U.S. trade embargo. On anniversary, U.S. and Cuba cite progress toward closer ties 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Tourist travel to the island is still illegal under the remaining U.S. trade embargo, which only Congress can remove. Eight U.S. airlines will fly between American cities and Havana 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Calmic said the two discussed energy issues and the trade embargo. Moldova's hopes that Russia will lift trade ban are dashed 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Numerous bipartisan bills have been introduced in Congress to lift the ban on tourist travel to Cuba, financial restrictions and the overall trade embargo that remain despite the normalization Obama announced in December 2014. Opening to Cuba is ‘irreversible,’ senior Obama aide says 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The United States too, briefly, instituted a deliberate policy of isolationism and complete trade embargoes, in the early 19th century under President Thomas Jefferson. The dangerous new age of global autarky 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z While completely scrapping the trade embargo on Cuba is up to the U.S. Cuba Moves to Legalize Small- and Medium-Size Businesses 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Last week, The US lifted a host of financial and trade embargoes on Myanmar, but has kept the backbone of its sanctions. Suu Kyi asks for 'space' to address Myanmar's Rohingya plight - BBC News 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z If the trade embargo is lifted anytime soon, however, Cuba is unlikely to be ready. Smoked: Cuba’s Cigar Industry Isn’t Ready for Its American Moment 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z However, the U.S. trade embargo requires congressional approval to be lifted and experts say that is unlikely to happen soon. Diocese prepares for wave of Cuban immigrants 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Rimco representative Caroline McConnie said the dealer was in talks with U.S. authorities about getting a license allowing it to sell certain Caterpillar products in Cuba despite the U.S. trade embargo. Caterpillar ready to move into Cuban market once embargo lifted: CEO 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z So the United States hasn’t quite lifted its trade embargo with Cuba, but there’s already a controversial American export invading the country: The Kardashians. Florida congresswoman is no fan of Kardashian family visit to Cuba 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The initial trade embargo between the U.S. and Cuba began in 1960, the U.S. embassy in Havana closed in January of 1961, even as crowds of Cubans attempted to get out. Donald Trump and the Truth About Lee Harvey Oswald and Cuba 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The US broke off diplomatic relations and imposed a trade embargo. Cuba visit: Philip Hammond says he is 'keen to forge new links' - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Although an American trade embargo remains in place, firms from other parts of the world were expected to scramble to enter after the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions in January. The over-promised land 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Rubio is the son of immigrants who moved to Florida from Cuba in the 1950s, before the island's Communist revolution that led to a decades-long U.S. trade embargo. U.S. Senator Rubio wants to end some benefits for Cuban immigrants 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The Republican Party is still sharply divided over lifting the decades-old trade embargo against Cuba. Republicans who joined Obama in Cuba return hoping to change GOP minds about the embargo 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Ankara has long sided with the Azerbaijani government, imposing a dual trade embargo on Armenia, while Moscow has sought to exert influence across the board by selling weapons to both the Armenians and the Azerbaijanis. Azerbaijan, Armenia fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z “Except for limited exceptions, the U.S. trade embargo remains in place. We also continue to vigorously enforce sanctions pertaining to Iran’s support for terrorism, human-rights abuses and ballistic-missile programs.” Obama Says Iran Making ‘Real Progress’ Living Up to Nuclear Deal 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Boozman said he supports ending the U.S.’s trade embargo with the island country. Boozman says he wants changes in Pacific trade deal 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Those events include the decadeslong U.S. trade embargo against the island, the 1961 Bay of Pigs attack and the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner backed by exiles who took refuge in the U.S. Fidel Castro Responds to Obama’s Cuba Visit 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Those events include the decades-long trade embargo against the island; the 1961 Bay of Pigs attack; and the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that was backed by exiles who took refuge in the US. Fidel Castro rails against 'Brother Obama' after US president's trip to Cuba 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The US trade embargo is still in place too. From confrontation to cautious cooperation - BBC News 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Removing the trade embargo that has crippled Cuba’s economy and helped to impoverish its people for the past half-century can only be done by Congress, something the current Republican-controlled Congress won’t do. Editorials from around New England 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Rosander, who says his mango export dreams are not feasible under current U.S. regulations, is now part of a U.S. agricultural group that is pushing Congress to end the trade embargo. U.S. companies line up to do business in Cuba 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The Rolling Stones released their first album in 1964, just two years after the Cuban missile crisis and the imposition of the US trade embargo. Rolling Stones play rock'n'roll diplomats in Cuba's 'biggest concert ever' 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Overcoming the US trade embargo against Cuba and decades of hostile relations between the countries is challenging for any US business trying to tap potential new opportunities in Cuba. US telecom businesses struggling to make connections as Cuba opens up 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Once the Obama administration moved to relax some parts of the longstanding trade embargo on Cuba last year, MLB sought permission to strengthen its own ties with the island nation’s baseball federation. Cuban baseball exhibition celebrates cultures, feted as pinnacle of relations with U.S. 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z “As long ago as the mid-1990s we endorsed an end to the trade embargo in order to ease the misery of the Cuban people,” writes the Journal editorial board. Palling around with Castro 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z He also called for the lifting of the 54-year old US trade embargo against Cuba, a remark which was met by loud applause. Obama invokes 'future of hope' for Cuban people - BBC News 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The speech, watched by Cuban president Raúl Castro and many government officials as well as US-invited guests, was received politely, with most applause reserved for Obama’s call on Congress to fully end the trade embargo. Obama calls for lifting of Cuba embargo and embrace of free market economy 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Politically, the United States slapped a trade embargo on the Caribbean island of 11 million residents after Fidel Castro’s guerrilla army took control in 1959 and allied with communist China and Russia. Oregon ag looks to benefit from improved relations with Cuba 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z At the top of the list: the half-century-long U.S. trade embargo, and what he called the illegal occupation of Guantanamo Bay. Why Obama won't be talking about Guantanamo during his Cuba visit 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Congress refuses to lift the detested trade embargo. Obama to nudge Cuba on freedoms in direct appeal to citizens 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z As long ago as the mid-1990s we endorsed an end to the trade embargo in order to ease the misery of the Cuban people. Obama’s Havana Promenade 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z President Raúl Castro of Cuba demanded that Barack Obama hand back Guantánamo Bay and fully end the US trade embargo as their historic first summit in Havana witnessed an unexpectedly spirited clash of political values. Castro demands return of Guantánamo Bay during historic Obama visit 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z President Obama and Cuba’s president, Raúl Castro, shared a cordial handshake at a welcoming ceremony in Havana and opened talks on normalizing relations, despite the continuing trade embargo and deep differences on human rights. Your Monday Evening Briefing: Cuba, iPhone, Donald Trump 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z He also said further easing of the trade embargo will depend on actions Cuba takes on human rights. Obama and Castro agree US trade embargo must end in Cuba - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Television news led with Obama’s trip then moved quickly to press conferences by Cuban officials about the country’s achievement in medical research and the difficulties posed by the U.S. trade embargo on the island. The Latest: Obama praises Cuban’s ‘passion for liberty’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Most Americans favor lifting the trade embargo and normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba, a new poll found. Most Americans Support End to Cuba Embargo, Poll Finds 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Over all, nearly six in 10 Americans support normalizing relations with Cuba, and most favor ending the trade embargo, according to the poll. Obama makes history with trip to Cuba 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Television news led with Obama's trip then moved quickly to press conferences by Cuban officials about the country's achievement in medical research and the difficulties posed by the U.S. trade embargo on the island. There's a slightly muted air in Havana surrounding President Barack Obama's visit _ one of the most anticipated events in decades for Cuba 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The presidents are expected to discuss a path toward normalizing relations, and the profound differences that still divide them economically and politically, including the United States trade embargo on Cuba and human rights issues. Obama and Raúl Castro to Meet in Pivotal Moment in U.S.-Cuba Thaw 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Tourism to Cuba is still technically illegal under the U.S. trade embargo. Priceline strikes deal with Cuba to let Americans book hotels 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z They are being read by many here as marching orders, giving Cubans permission to criticize the trade embargo and not much else. Cuba’s Message to Its People: Be on Your Best Behavior for Obama 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z The same article added that two bills are pending in Congress related to Cuba, one to lift the travel ban entirely, and another to end the trade embargo. Obama makes history with trip to Cuba 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Congress, nonetheless, refuses to end its trade embargo and isn't about to hand back the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, as Cuba demands. Obama's Cuba visit to augur a 'new beginning' between nations 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Since the trade embargo blocks corporations and citizens from doing business in Cuba, and prevents those earning money in the U.S. to return to Cuba to spend it, the country never benefits from the process. Baseball aims to end trafficking of players with upcoming diplomacy trip to Cuba 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z North Korea will receive vaccines despite its trade embargo, as will communities in Syria and Yemen. Ukraine risks polio spreading as it delays licensing new vaccine 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z A ban on those transactions crippled Cuba's ability to buy and sell goods internationally and become one of Cuba's biggest complains about the U.S. trade embargo on the island. The U.S. is loosening rules on travel to Cuba and the Cuban government's use of the dollar, removing obstacles to closer ties between the two countries five days before President Barack Obama makes a historic trip to Havana 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The U.S. trade embargo of Cuba remains in place, but the Obama administration issued new regulations a year ago shortly after detente that allow U.S. telecommunications companies to do business with the Cuban state. Verizon signs direct connection agreement with Cuba 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Klobuchar is the lead Senate sponsor of legislation to lift the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba. Klobuchar, Emmer to join Obama on visit to Cuba 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation lack an agreement on player transfers because of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Tampa Bay Rays to play in Havana during Obama visit 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Because Americans are still banned from tourism under the U.S. trade embargo and only allowed on officially sanctioned visits, Americans concentrate in the capital rather than at forbidden beach resorts. Cuban tourism boom seen slowing, but finding a room still hard 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama is expected to take several steps to further expand business and cultural ties with Cuba and repeat his call to lift the American trade embargo, noting that only Congress can do so. Like the Last President to Visit Cuba, Obama Seeks a Change 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Rhodes also said the administration wants Congress to lift the U.S. trade embargo, although majority of Republicans say it’s highly unlikely before Mr. Obama leaves officer early next year. Obama reignites policy fight with Cuba trip 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Lawyer Jason Flores-Williams says that was because of the Unite States’ trade embargo on Cuba. Vietnam vet loses suit against VA to get benefits in Cuba 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Mr Kerry has said the Obama administration wants to lift the trade embargo on the island, something Mr Castro says is essential for a normal relationship. US-Cuba commercial flights to resume - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations last year after a 54-year break, but the U.S. trade embargo remains in place. Alabama company gets U.S. permission to build tractors in Cuba 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z And by the way, I hope we can end the trade embargo with Cuba as well. Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate in Milwaukee 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The U.S. agency never explained the cutoff, but the family's American lawyer says he's certain it was because of the Unite States' trade embargo on Cuba. A Vietnam War veteran who has lived in Cuba for 35 years is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking to reinstate his pension 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation lack an agreement on player transfers because of the US trade embargo of Cuba. Cuban baseball stars the Gurriel brothers defect during Caribbean tournament 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation lack an agreement on player transfers because of the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. Cuban baseball stars, the Gurriel brothers, abandon team 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z It also allowed some exceptions to trade embargoes against Iran, including rugs. After Iran deal, imported Persian rugs reach L.A. 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Still, officials signaled that major changes to relations would depend on steps taken by the Cuban government or on action in Congress to dismantle the U.S. trade embargo. U.S. Loosens Rules on Cuba Trade Financing 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z American tourism is still banned under the U.S. trade embargo but U.S. citizens and residents are allowed to visit under 12 categories including for religious, sporting and educational exchanges. Surge of Americans tests limits of Cuba's tourism industry 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Modanlo, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was sentenced to eight years in prison for violating the trade embargo and helping Iran launch its first-ever satellite into orbit. A look at the 7 Iranian prisoners released by the US 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The move will give the Iranian government access to more than $50 billion in frozen assets and oil revenue, and it allows some exceptions to trade embargoes against Iran. Iranian Americans' views on the Iran deal often fall along generational lines 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z U.S. firms will still be subject to a trade embargo that will limit their ability to move into Iran. Red tape, political risks could stall investment in Iran 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z All, the official said, were convicted or accused of “crimes related to violating our trade embargo or sanctions.” What we know about the seven Iranians offered clemency 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z With some exceptions, there is still an American trade embargo with Iran, largely preventing most Americans from doing business with Iran and vice versa. In Tehran, Iranians Play Down Milestone 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z U.S. and Cuba reopened their respective embassies in July and the Obama administration has eased or eliminated many of the economic and travel restrictions of the 54 year old U.S. trade embargo of the island. Cuban Migrants, Seeking Asylum in the U.S., Cross Into Southern Mexico 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But they said their sale even for civilian use broke the law under the sweeping trade embargo with Iran. As relations thaw, some Iranian prisoners in U.S. hope for early release 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Although the United States restored diplomatic relations with Cuba, in July, the island remains under a trade embargo. Shopping in Cuba 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z The measures include a trade embargo and bans on chartered flights and on North Korean ships entering Japanese ports. North Korea nuclear test: Seoul to resume cross-border propaganda 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z McAuliffe, who is vice chairman of the National Governors Association, said he would be in Washington on Thursday, pressing for a full end to what he called the United States’s “foolish” trade embargo against Cuba. McAuliffe, in Havana, says Obama ‘should come and will come visit Cuba’ 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Interest in Cuba has only grown since President Obama moved to normalize relations a year ago, raising hopes that in the not-too-distant future the trade embargo will be fully lifted and the country transformed. McAuliffe, at the midpoint, sets sights on Cuba and other foreign markets 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z He also calls again for an end to the U.S. trade embargo. Raul Castro urges US to end broadcasts aimed at Cuba 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Even so, continuing economic sanctions on Cuba through the US trade embargo, in place since 1962, affect the everyday financial and social well being of 11 million Cuban citizens. In the quest to improve US-Cuba relations, it's the economic ties that bind | Charles B Rangel 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Looming in the background is the United States trade embargo, which remains intact and largely prohibits American companies and citizens from doing business in Cuba. M.L.B.’s Good-Will Tour of Cuba Is Hardly the Last Word 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z He says one "big thing" he'd like to see the United States do is get rid of the more than 50-year-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. A year after his release from Cuban prison, American is hopeful for US-Cuba relationship 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z He came away with nothing but a tongue-lashing from a Cuban official about the perceived injustices of the U.S. trade embargo. McAuliffe, at the midpoint, sets sights on Cuba and other foreign markets 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Relations will not be truly normal, they insist, until Washington lifts its trade embargo, closes the U.S. How Cuba is and isn’t changing a year after the thaw with the United States 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Cuba needs the United States to lift the trade embargo, and the best way to get that done is by settling the property claims, he said. In Talks Over Seized U.S. Property, Havana Counters With Own Claim 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The US trade embargo on Cuba remains in place but the director of Papa, Bob Yari, said he hoped other productions would follow suit and prove the embargo was both “outdated and redundant”. Papa: film about Hemingway's Havana years raises hope for Hollywood in Cuba 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Cuba in turn is demanding more than $100 billion in damages for the half-century old U.S. trade embargo on the island. Meyer Lansky’s family hopes to be compensated for Cuba hotel 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z An American trade embargo, in place for more than five decades, continues to block most commercial ties with Cuba and may limit the league’s foothold on the island. M.L.B.’s Cuba Trip to Include Jose Abreu, Star Who Defected 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The meeting is considered a major step because the United States’ trade embargo against Cuba was initially enacted after Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader at the time, expropriated land from American companies. Cuba and U.S. to Discuss Settling Claims On Property 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The US and communist Cuba restored relations earlier this year after more than 50 years of hostilities, but the US trade embargo remains in place. Cuba reinstates controls on doctors travelling abroad - BBC News 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Despite the United States' 53-year-old trade embargo against Cuba, companies from both countries have continued registering trademarks and patents in the other. With U.S.-Cuba detente, a battle over trademarks looms 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Congress to fully lift the Cuban trade embargo. Cubans Say ‘Nyet’ to Russian, Hoping to Learn English 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The respondents favor ending the trade embargo, which remains in place, by 58 percent to 35 percent. Voters in four 'heartland' states favor Obama policy on Cuba: poll 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z As a free trade supporter, Ryan early in his career backed lifting the Cuba trade embargo though he has since abandoned that posture. As new speaker, Ryan will be quickly tested on foreign policy 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z In a historic breakthrough on Dec. 17, the former Cold War foes vowed to normalize relations, although the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba remains in place. Cuba signs deal with Sprint, says it is open for more business 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The longstanding U.S. trade embargo made it hard to get parts. AP PHOTOS: Cuba's old trains offer fine-grained look at country off the beaten track 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z In addition to restoring diplomatic relations, the Obama administration is pushing Havana to ease restrictions on U.S. investment and travel in Cuba, and is urging Congress to drop a decades-long trade embargo. U.S.-Cuba thaw lets a top Homeland Security official return to his birthplace 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Obama's call to lift the trade embargo has been blocked by the Republican-controlled Congress, as has a separate measure to allow Americans to go to Cuba as tourists. Voters in four 'heartland' states favor Obama policy on Cuba: poll 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s been exactly 55 years since President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s State Department imposed the first trade embargo on Cuba on Oct. The U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba Just Hit 55 Years 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The title refers to the Cuban people’s spirit through more than a half-century of trade embargoes. US-Cuban artist exhibit opens at Twin Cities Airport 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z President Raúl Castro likes to blame the public’s lack of connectivity on the US trade embargo. Cuba is coming online, but who will control its internet? 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Birds fly, fish swim and ocean currents flow from the island to Florida and back, regardless of the U.S. trade embargo and conflicts between governments. Thaw between U.S. and Cuba extends to marine life with 'sister sanctuary' plans 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr Castro told the UN that normal relations would only be possible if the US abolished its trade embargo. US Commerce Secretary Pritzker in Cuba for embargo talks - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Washington last week slapped Havana with the most severe trade embargo imposed on any nation except Red China. The U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba Just Hit 55 Years 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Connecticut’s junior senator said he wants to hear from farmers about how lifting the trade embargo would promote economic growth for tobacco growers, farms and food processors in Connecticut. Connecticut tobacco farmers look to new markets in Cuba 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The Associated Press reports that the U.S. is considering not voting against a U.N. resolution that condemns the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba. Why Men Earn More Than Women 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z That’s the recent scoop from the Associated Press, which reported that the Obama Administration is debating whether to let the U.N. condemn the U.S. trade embargo without a peep of protest. Obama’s Castro Courtship 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z There are contentious disputes over mutual claims for economic reparations, Cuba’s insistence on an end to the 53-year-old trade embargo and American calls for Cuba to improve on human rights and democracy. Castro to Obama: Return Guantanamo, lift embargo 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z President Castro told the UN that normal relations with the US would only be possible if the US abolished its trade embargo. President Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet in New York - BBC News 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Despite his emphasis on the nuclear accord, the president received his loudest applause when he denounced the United States’ decades-long trade embargo on Cuba. Obama calls for 'cooperation over conflict' at UN General Assembly 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Normal airline service was interrupted by the U.S. trade embargo imposed on Cuba in 1962. JetBlue expands U.S.-Cuba service ahead of expected travel opening 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The pope told reporters he hopes the United States will lift its long trade embargo on the Communist-run island but does not plan to raise it in his address to Congress this week. Pope starts U.S. trip with modesty, tone of conciliation 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The Vatican has long opposed the U.S. trade embargo on the grounds that it hurts ordinary Cubans most, and is clearly hopeful that detente will eventually lead to a lifting of sanctions. Pope Francis Meets With Fidel Castro in Cuba 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The pope did not speak out against the American trade embargo against Cuba, either. Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Cuba Before Heading to U.S. 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned,” writes the AP. JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon warns against government shutdown 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Cuba experts say the moves amount to the most sweeping changes to date to the half- century-old U.S. trade embargo, whose full removal would require a congressional vote. Pope Francis arrives in Havana, praising U.S.-Cuba thaw 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z While in Cuba, he may well reiterate the Vatican's opposition to the U.S. trade embargo. Pope tells U.S. and Cuba to push detente further 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z "This blows the lid off" the trade embargo, said Robert L. Muse, a Washington lawyer who specializes in Cuba. U.S. eases restrictions for businesses to operate in Cuba 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z While in Cuba, the pope may reiterate the Catholic Church’s longstanding position that the U.S. lift its trade embargo because of the suffering it causes among poor Cubans. Pope Francis heading for Havana in first leg of reconciliation tour 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The White House announced new regulations Friday to further weaken the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, easing restrictions on U.S. companies and encouraging more Americans to travel there. Obama eases trade, travel restrictions with Cuba 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z With a port in the Turkish Republic, which is subject to an international trade embargo, Famagusta has withered as a trade hub and tourism has never recovered. Cyprus Hopes Reunification Talks Will Revive a Resort, Population 0 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Only Congress can lift the long-standing U.S. travel and trade embargoes imposed against Cuba in the 1960s following the rise of Fidel Castro to power. Obama Administration Pushes for Deal to Start Flights to Cuba by Year’s End 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The Obama administration announced broad opportunities Friday for American businesses to open facilities in Cuba, taking advantage of the recent restoration of diplomatic relations to push back against the decades-old congressional trade embargo. U.S. eases restrictions for businesses to operate in Cuba 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Many hope an influx of American tourists and businesses will perk up the Cuban economy, though for now the U.S. trade embargo of Cuban remains in place and the economy is weak. Cubans stunned by Kerry speech, but skeptical of change 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z They paired their praise with calls for the United States to lift the 53-year-old trade embargo and allow easier travel between the two countries. A festive flag-raising, then tough talk on US-Cuba relations 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z The U.S. has also eased travel restrictions to the island, and American business interests and the Obama Administration are lobbying Congress to end the U.S. trade embargo. Cuba No Libre 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z But the list of sticking points between the two nations is long and difficult: the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, the trade embargo and differences over human rights and freedom of expression. End of a bitter chapter in US-Cuba relations - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The two leaders, who have called for lifting the trade embargo, will attend the United Nations General Assembly session in New York on Sept. 28 and may meet on the sidelines. U.S. eases restrictions for businesses to operate in Cuba 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Only a little more than half of people in Mexico approve of the renewed relationship between Cuba and the U.S. and of the U.S. ending its trade embargo. Most Americans Support Renewed U.S.-Cuba Relations 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z According to a Pew Research Center poll released last month, 73 percent of Americans favor normalized relations between the U.S. and Cuba, while 72 percent favor ending the still-ongoing American trade embargo of the island. Back to the Future 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Obama has also called on lifting the trade embargo on Cuba, which would require the green light from the GOP-led Congress – not an easy task. 2016 Republicans skewer John Kerry's trip to Cuba 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Still, Castro was pressed by the need to lift the financial strangulation imposed not only by the trade embargo but also the additional U.S. financial restrictions on foreign banks dealing with Cuba. Jimmy Carter Paved the Way for U.S. and Cuba Relations 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Cuba remains the target of a tough trade embargo that only Congress can remove, and that doesn't appear likely in the near future. After 54 years, U.S. flag is raised again at American embassy reopening in Cuba 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Despite the thawing of Cuba-U.S. relations, the trade embargo remains in place, and can only be removed by an act of Congress. Cuba’s Fidel Castro to the U.S.: You Owe Us Millions 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr Castro said the US owed Cuba money because of the trade embargo the US imposed on the communist-run island in 1960. Fidel Castro chides US ahead of embassy reopening - BBC News 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Late last month, the former secretary of state called on Congress to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, arguing GOPers who are against more engagement represent failed policies of a bygone era. 2016 Republicans skewer John Kerry's trip to Cuba 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The U.S. trade embargo is still in place until the U.S. Jimmy Carter Paved the Way for U.S. and Cuba Relations 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z At the Cuban Embassy reopening last month, Foreign Minister Rodriguez complained about the U.S. trade embargo, continuing U.S. control of the military base at Guantanamo, and what he called U.S. imperialist moves in the region. Kerry will reopen U.S. Embassy and take a stroll in Havana 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Of course, the two countries won’t enjoy anything resembling normal relations until the US Congress repeals the trade embargo against Cuba. Investing In Cuba: A Tantalizing And Troublesome Proposition 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Clinton herself was campaigning at the annual meeting of the National Urban League and calling for an end of the nation's trade embargo of Cuba during a speech in Miami. Clinton releases tax, health records on busy Friday _ physically 'fit to serve as president' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z A Gallup survey from February found that 59% of respondents favored ending the trade embargo against Cuba while 29% opposed it. Clinton warns of 'cowboy diplomacy' if Republicans retake White House 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z But lifting the trade embargo would require the green light from the GOP-led Congress, which will be no easy task. In Miami, Hillary Clinton calls for lifting Cuba embargo 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z In 2013, after Moscow lifted a trade embargo against Georgia, the pull of the Russian market began to provide a counterargument to closer economic integration with Europe. Georgia Dials Down Conflict With Russia 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton will call for lifting the trade embargo on Cuba Friday in a speech in the backyard of two pro-embargo Republican presidential candidates. Making history, Clinton wants an end to Cuba embargo 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z But it also has a trade embargo against the island. The U.S. now has an embassy in Cuba. But relations are hardly normal. 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The same poll found 72% of all Americans – and 59% of Republicans – in favor of scrapping the trade embargo with Cuba. Kasich climbs into top 10 of GOP 2016 field 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on Congress Friday to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, arguing Republicans who are against more engagement represent failed policies of a bygone era. In Miami, Hillary Clinton calls for lifting Cuba embargo 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The five-decade-plus Cuba trade embargo and travel restrictions to the island inhibited orchid researchers in both countries from sharing data. 5 Things to Know in Florida for July 30 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton will call for lifting the trade embargo on Cuba Friday in a speech in the backyard of two pro-embargo Republican presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton to call for lifting Cuba embargo 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The panel's votes reflect growing sentiment, even among some GOP conservatives, to ease the five-decade-plus Cuba trade embargo and travel restrictions to the island, which have failed to move the Castro regime toward democracy. GOP-Controlled Senate Panel Votes to Lift Cuba Travel Ban 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The Cuba legislation was added to a $21bn measure funding the Treasury Department, which enforces the longstanding trade embargo. Cuba travel ban should be lifted, says Republican-controlled Senate panel 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a Pew poll from earlier this month found growing public support for the U.S. reestablishing ties with Cuba and ending the trade embargo. In Miami, Hillary Clinton calls for lifting Cuba embargo 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Full ties are still only on the horizon, with travel restrictions, the trade embargo and Guantánamo all issues to be resolved. The Guardian view on US-Cuba relations: still a long way to go | Editorial 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z America’s own trade embargo, related to terrorism, will remain in place. The nuclear deal’s other winner 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z But the broader, half-century-old U.S. trade embargo remains in place and only Congress can lift it - something majority Republicans are unlikely to do. U.S. lawmakers seek to change Cuba travel, shipping rules 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The panel’s votes reflect growing sentiment, even among some GOP conservatives, to ease the five-decade-plus Cuba trade embargo and travel restrictions to the island, which have failed to move the Castro regime toward democracy. Cuba travel ban should be lifted, says Republican-controlled Senate panel 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z There is equally broad, and growing, support for ending the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Obama's Cuba policy enjoys broad, bipartisan backing 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The trade embargo and travel restrictions remain in effect unless Congress votes for a change. Cuban flag over the new embassy in Washington signals a victory shared by American advocates 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The trade embargo can only be lifted by Congress, and Congress will have the final say on whether the President is able to post a U.S. U.S.-Cuba Embassy Deal: New Relationship, Persistent Problems 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The opening up of diplomatic relations between the country also coincided with a relaxation of many aspects of the trade embargo, which has caused such trouble for Cuba since its introduction in the early 1960s. Which countries are still affected by US sanctions? 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The two governments made clear that they remain deeply divided on a number of issues, including Cuba’s demand that the United States lift its trade embargo and relinquish the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba and U.S. quietly restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., an opponent of normalizing relations with the Communist country, has vowed to block attempts to lift the trade embargo and to appoint a U.S. ambassador. Cuba Not Open for Business Yet 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z But major differences between the two countries remain, not least the trade embargo that has suffocated the Cuban economy by blocking American companies from doing business with the island. Cuban embassy opens in Washington but important issues remain unresolved 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z A litany of questions have yet to be answered, including: Will the American trade embargo that has crippled Cuba’s economy be lifted, and if so, when? U.S. Embassy in Cuba Reopens After More Than 50 Years 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The White House and its supporters of the policy shift are working toward a piecemeal approach, in which the travel ban would be lifted first, followed by the trade embargo. As Embassies Open, a Further Cuban Thaw Faces Hurdles in Congress 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Although there is opposition in Congress, Obama has said he will push to lift the trade embargo. Cuba and U.S. quietly restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The wider US trade embargo banning most American companies from doing business in Cuba also remains in place. Cuba and US to open embassies for the first time since 1961 - BBC News 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z But she is quick to identify Washington and its decades-old trade embargo as the source of the problem. La Gloria: An American corner in Cuba - BBC News 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z A U.S. trade embargo, as well as other non-nuclear U.S. sanctions, would not be affected. Historic deal reached with Iran to limit nuclear program 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers in Washington have also refused to take up Obama’s request to lift the trade embargo, which requires an act of Congress. Marco Rubio: I will 'absolutely' roll back Obama Cuba policy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But some experts caution the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba will continue to hamper relations. Colleges in Cuba, US build academic ties as countries resume diplomatic relationship 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The idea of lifting the trade embargo against Cuba. 81 things that Mike Huckabee has denounced 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z “Americans and Cubans alike are ready to move forward; I believe it’s time for Congress to do the same,” he said, renewing his call to lift the travel and trade embargo. In his presidential homestretch, Obama regains the momentum 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Obama has called on Congress to ease remaining travel and other restrictions on Cuba, and ultimately to lift the U.S. trade embargo, something the Republican leadership has said it has no interest in doing. Obama on renewing U.S.-Cuba ties: ‘This is what change looks like’ 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z According to a survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, two in three Americans support ending the trade embargo. Cuba embargo remains hurdle in U.S.-Cuba thaw 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Obama can’t lift the formal trade embargo with Cuba, however, without approval from Congress. Obama Announces 'Historic' Step of Reopening Embassy in Cuba 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The trade embargo against Cuba. "Has certainly not helped the people of Cuba." 81 things that Mike Huckabee has denounced 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The president also urged Congress to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Obama announces historic deal with Cuba 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Some Democrats and Republicans in Congress are moving to lift the trade embargo and allow American businesses to invest freely in Cuba. Obama says U.S. embassy to reopen in Cuba 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z President Obama called the reopening of U.S. and Cuban embassies after a half century a “historic step forward,” but pushed Congress to go even further and end the trade embargo with the island nation. Obama Announces Cuban Embassies 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z A trade embargo first imposed by Mr. Eisenhower was then toughened by his successors, and the two neighbors have spent more than 50 years at odds. U.S. and Cuba to Announce Plan to Reopen Embassies 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Myriad laws and regulations, most important the United States trade embargo against Cuba, continue to restrict commerce between the two countries. Door Opens Slightly to Cuba, but Businesses Face Difficulty Getting In 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The independent senator said that American businesses and the Cuban people have suffered because of the “antiquated trade embargo.” US Sen. King seeks to restore trade with Cuba 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z But he acknowledged that deep divisions remain over Cuba’s human rights record and the trade embargo, and that some politicians with strong opinions on Cuba were deeply opposed to Obama’s desire to thaw relations. Restoring US and Cuba ties not a done deal as Congress may still be a threat 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z The Republican-led Congress is also unlikely to end the longstanding trade embargo, with the House already including provisions to block Obama from the moves he has already taken on Cuba. Obama Announces Cuban Embassies 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Mr Obama announced a historic thaw with Cuba in December, but the US trade embargo against the country remains, and may only be ended by Congress. US removes Cuba from list of state sponsors of terror - BBC News 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z A sweeping U.S. trade embargo remains in force, greatly limiting business in Cuba and banning tourist travel, and only the U.S. Eyeing the next frontier, Miami law firms ramp up Cuba strategy 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Bigger questions such as America's trade embargo, the future of Guantanamo Bay and Cuba's democracy record are lingering sore spots. US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z US President Barack Obama announced the historic US thaw with Cuba in December but the US trade embargo against the country remains, and may only be ended by Congress. Cuba establishes banking ties in US ahead of talks - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z French President François Hollande called Monday for ending the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, saying France “will be a faithful ally” as the communist island nation reforms its centrally planned economy. World Digest: May 11, 2015 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z That will be even more so if agricultural interests and other U.S. businesses successfully push Congress to lift the half-century trade embargo on the Caribbean country. Diplomats, business people flood Cuba amid warmer US ties 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The US imposed had imposed a trade embargo soon after Cuba's 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro, which it began to lift late last year. Cuban President Raul Castro to visit Pope Francis - BBC News 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z A general ban on travel to Cuba, except for Cuban-Americans, remains in place as part of the U.S. trade embargo. Chinese firm to build golf resort in Cuba as U.S. tourism interest grows 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Under the U.S. trade embargo, Americans are not allowed to visit Cuba on regular tourist vacations. Obama administration approves Cuba ferry service licenses 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z The agency also reportedly collected information at Washington's behest on European firms including Airbus and Eurocopter - now known as Airbus Helicopters - to check if they were breaking trade embargoes. German 'spying' prompts Austrian complaint - BBC News 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z At the same time Mr. Obama took his broadest steps to loosen trade and travel restrictions and soften the five-decade-long trade embargo mandated by Congress. American Released by Cuba Plays Role as U.S. Relations With Havana Thaw 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Benedict stated his opposition to the U.S. trade embargo during that trip. Pope Francis to stop off in Cuba on way to United States in September 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The US imposed had imposed a trade embargo soon after Cuba's 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro. Pope Francis to visit Cuba in September - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z A leading U.S. rice producer urged the Senate to quickly lift the trade embargo, saying the lingering legal shadow caused by U.S. trade restrictions is hampering the ability to strike deals. Farm groups still face hurdles in opening Cuba market 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the governor met with First Vice President Miguel Dìaz-Canel, where the topics of discussion included lifting the United States’ trade embargo, and Cuba’s record on human rights. Promises Are Made Amid Obstacles During Cuomo’s Trade Mission to Cuba 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Any deal on this – and Cuba’s counter-claims that it is owed billions for revenue lost to the trade embargo – will be complicated and require significant compromises on both sides. Investors Face A Rough Road In Cuba 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z A US trade embargo against Cuba remains and can only be ended by Congress. Cuba praises 'fair' US pledge on terrorism list 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Havana is seeking an end to the US trade embargo and removal from Washington's list of state sponsors of terrorism. Obama-Castro talks expected as Americas summit resumes 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z And there was higher support for ending the trade embargo and lifting travel restrictions. Poll shows vast majority of Cubans welcome closer ties with U.S. 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The government swiftly filled official media with repeated reminders that a U.S. trade embargo remains in place. Poll: Cubans expect US detente to improve economic lives 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Of course, the US trade embargo remains a major deterrent to investors—and perhaps the largest obstacle in the way of normalized US-Cuban ties. Investors Face A Rough Road In Cuba 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The statement also says the two sides discussed new regulations in Washington for implementing modifications to the U.S. trade embargo with respect to communications. US telecommunications delegation in Cuba for talks 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z At that time, Cabañas and Virginia officials discussed potential trade of other products, ranging from information technology to heavy equipment, should Obama succeed in lifting the broader trade embargo. Gov. Terry McAuliffe to travel to Cuba to promote Virginia trade 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z More than 6 in 10 expect that Cuba’s new relationship with the United States will change the economic system, and more than 9 in 10 want to end the trade embargo. Poll shows vast majority of Cubans welcome closer ties with U.S. 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Cuba spends roughly $2 billion a year to import about 80 percent of its food and a long-standing humanitarian exception to the trade embargo allows U.S. farmers to fill some of that demand. Cuba looks north to US farmers for help with food crisis 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z It triggered high expectations that an eased trade embargo was not far off. Bill would boost marketing of agriculture exports to Cuba 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z And many US Congress members, particularly Republicans, are gearing up to block any bill that would fully dismantle the American trade embargo on the still sort of communist island. 5 signs Cuba is very much open to Americans 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The earlier discussions covered a broad range of issues related to full normalization of relations between the two countries, which would require Congress to lift the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Cuba says terror list, banking issues are blocking better ties with the U.S. 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Cuban state media said Rep. Nancy Pelosi and eight colleagues on Thursday discussed Cuban economic reforms, U.S.-Cuba relations and congressional efforts to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. US Democrat delegation meets with Cuban vice president 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The trade embargo can be fully lifted only through legislation — unless Cuba forms a democracy, in which case the president can lift it — but some goods can be brought in and out. Dec. 17 as a Cuban holiday? 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to lift the Cuba trade embargo — which is great timing for this week’s Loop Congressional Research Service Report pick. In the Loop: Is a degree a prerequisite for the presidency? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The U.S. trade embargo prevents parts from being shipped to Cuba. Miami mechanic is Mr Fix-it for Russian cars in Cuba 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Lawmakers also stressed that Congress alone has the authority to remove a decades-old trade embargo on Cuba. U.S. Not Giving in to Cuba, Top Diplomat Says 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Last week, several Republicans from farm states endorsed ending the trade embargo. Today in Politics 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Cuban President Raul Castro included the demand in a speech on Wednesday, calling also for the US trade embargo to be lifted. US rejects Guantanamo Bay demand 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Still, for those who have dreamed of strolling the streets of Old Havana, lifting the travel ban might prove an easier goal than lifting the trade embargo with Cuba. Bill wants Cuba as the next hot vacation spot 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The bill, the first Cuba-related measure to be introduced since President Obama announced in December that he was normalizing relations with the country, would not end the 54-year-old trade embargo. Group of Senators Seeks to Lift Cuba Travel Limits 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Congress on Thursday began considering the first of what is expected to be a flurry of bills aimed at gradually doing away with the 54-year-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Senators push legislation to lift Cuba embargo 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z A trade embargo remains in effect and can only be reversed by congressional action. Bill calls for end to travel ban to Cuba 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In a speech, President Raul Castro also called for the lifting of the US trade embargo and Cuba's removal from a terror list. Castro issues Guantanamo Bay demand 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Vidal also said full normalization will be impossible until Congress lifts the many elements of the trade embargo that aren't affected by Obama's executive action — a step seen as unlikely with a Republican-dominated Congress. Cuba digs in heels on concessions as part of better US ties 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z In December, he announced the surprising end of our miserably failed Cuban trade embargo. He’s not suddenly Paul Krugman: Let’s not morph Obama into Elizabeth Warren quite yet 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Although the Obama administration is taking steps to open economic relations and increase travel to Cuba, a formal trade embargo remains in place until Congress removes it. U.S.-Cuba Talks Conclude in Havana 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z However, she praised Obama for easing the U.S. trade embargo and urging the U.S. At odds on human rights, US and Cuba move toward embassies 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Despite resistance from some in Congress, Obama has set the United States on a path toward removing economic sanctions and a 53-year-old trade embargo against Cuba. Historic U.S.-Cuba talks shift to restoring diplomatic ties 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Cuba was seeking more answers about Obama's dramatic of loosening the half-century trade embargo. Cuba digs in heels on concessions as part of better US ties 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The senior Cuban official also said that relations could not be fully normalized until the U.S. trade embargo, initially imposed in 1960, is completely lifted. U.S.-Cuba talks begin amid bilateral optimism 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama hailed the move toward diplomatic relations and called on Congress to end the trade embargo. U.S. and Cuba Set to Discuss Diplomatic Ties 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z He also asked Congress to lift the trade embargo on Cuba and, even though he says he does not need it, he implored Congress to vote to authorize military combat against the Islamic State. The State Of The Union: Was It A Good Or Great Speech? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z He also urged Congress to begin work on ending the US trade embargo against Cuba, which has been in force for more than five decades. Landmark US-Cuba talks to start 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Efforts to fully re-establish embassies stalled because of Cuba’s role in the Angola war and its insistence that the trade embargo be lifted unconditionally. U.S. Outpost in Cuba to Step Out of the Shadows 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The president was due to talk about his hopes for his plans to open up U.S. policy toward Cuba, probably urging Congress to end the trade embargo. State of the Union: Obama to focus on economy, vision for middle class 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Many agree with President Obama that, after 50 years, the US trade embargo against Cuba was not working and that it is time for a change. American-Styled Democracy May Not Be For Everyone 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Those attending will use information gained “to explain to people why the trade embargo needs to be lifted and also the travel ban,” McGuire said. Terre Haute peace activist approved for trip to Cuba 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z They come only hours after Mr Obama urged Congress to seize the chance to end the US trade embargo against Cuba. Landmark US-Cuba talks to start 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Embargo sorrow However, critics claim that Obama’s initiative is undermined because the US’s 50-year-old trade embargo against Cuba remains in effect. U.S.–Cuba Accord Should Be a Boon for Science 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z A third trip was planned for this fall, but when Russia announced a trade embargo on all food imports in early August, the trip was canceled. Kazakhstan visitors tour South Dakota ranch 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z While President Obama last week announced the United States would establish full diplomatic ties with Cuba, it is up to Congress whether the trade embargo is lifted. Despite embargo, NC trades with Cuba 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z The trip not only revealed how the American trade embargo has impoverished average Cuban citizens but how Cuba has become a time capsule - unable to move forward in time. Cuban trip gives Wabash College students insight 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z General tourism to Cuba is still prohibited by the half-century old trade embargo, and it would take an act of Congress to lift it. Big changes coming to Cuba tourism with US opening 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Fifty-two percent want to scrap the trade embargo. Rubio's Position on Cuba May Clash With Florida Voters 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama’s new policy falls short of lifting the trade embargo. Cuba’s Zeal for Tight Control Casts a Pall on New Markets 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday, 68 percent of Americans support ending the trade embargo with Cuba, up from 57 percent who said so in 2009. Better Economic Relations With Cuba Could Be a Win-Win 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Fully lifting the country’s decades-old trade embargo on Cuba will require legislation in Congress. Rising Seas May Connect Cold War Rivals Cuba, U.S. 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z What’s more, the results were even more one-sided when respondents were asked about ending the trade embargo with Cuba. Obama enjoys broad public backing on new Cuba policy 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The United States trade embargo against Cuba prohibits full economic trade with the island until those claims are settled. Cuba Seizures Now Present Opportunities 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Now that the decades-long trade embargo between the U.S. and Cuba looks to be a thing of the past, Americans may soon be partying with Cuban goods like it’s 1959. In Case You Missed It: Read these 5 stories before Christmas 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z When I was an appointee in the Bush administration, I surprised colleagues with my belief that the U.S. should lift the Cuba trade embargo. GOP Should Have Changed Cuba Policy Before Obama 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The United States’ trade embargo against Cuba began on Oct. What Washington's Cuba Policy Shift Means for the Island's Awful Internet Service 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Sixty-eight percent support ending the trade embargo with Cuba – up 11 points from 2009 – and 74 percent support ending travel restrictions to Cuba – a jump of 19 points from five years ago. Obama enjoys broad public backing on new Cuba policy 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Also in 2009, a majority of Americans supported ending the trade embargo. Americans Favor New Cuba Policy 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Vocal opponents of the Castro regime should be pressing Congress to completely lift the travel ban and the trade embargo. A win for Cuba’s people 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Trade and tourism will expand, as soon as new regulations can be published in the Federal Register, but the half-century trade embargo will continue to limit both unless Congress decides to lift it. For U.S. businesses and tourists, opportunities abound in Cuba 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But geopolitics got in the way: the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba meant American companies couldn’t lay pipe into the island, leaving it off the grid as neighbors got online. What Washington's Cuba Policy Shift Means for the Island's Awful Internet Service 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z President Barack Obama said Wednesday the U.S. will re-establish diplomatic ties with Cuba and bring change to the longstanding trade embargo. Castro survived odd, often inept, US schemes 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z An obvious effect of a U.S. trade embargo that amounted to a blockade of the island nation by a bullying superpower. As U.S. eases hostilities, Cuba faces new challenge 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z President Raul Castro said he still wants an end to the trade embargo that has choked off commerce to the island and has kept generations of Americans from being able to visit. Hope and some fear in Cuba amid thaw with US 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z A trade embargo spanning more than than five decades has left Cuba frozen in time. Charity bridges US-Cuban gap through baseball 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The deal does not fully repeal the 54-year-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba; repeal would require congressional approval. Washington Post: Our 54-year-old Cuba policy was about to work, we swear! 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Washington plans to reopen an embassy in Havana and explore new opportunities for trade and exchanges with Cuba, though completely lifting a trade embargo and allowing unrestricted travel hinges on an uphill effort in Congress. Normalized Relations With Cuba to Have Little Effect on Guantanamo Bay 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z President Obama will undermine the 53-year old trade embargo, even if Congress refuses to formally rescind it. Sony And Cuba: Why The U.S. Looks Like A Shriveling Power 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Obama said Wednesday he would ease economic and travel restrictions on Cuba and attempt to partner with Congress to end the trade embargo. Paul: Trade with Cuba 'probably a good idea' 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Now that the decades-long trade embargo between the U.S. and Cuba looks to be a thing of the past, Americans may soon be partying with Cuban goods like it’s 1959. Party like it's 1959 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z President Obama granted the regime everything on its wish list that was within his power to grant; a full lifting of the trade embargo requires congressional action. Obama gives the Castro regime in Cuba an undeserved bailout 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Controversy over the American trade embargo consistently dominated regional meetings, such as the Summit of the Americas, and inhibited cooperation on issues such as counterterrorism, drug trafficking and humanitarian relief. Cuba deal throws Obama foreign policy beliefs into sharp relief 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin also denounced the U.S. trade embargo. Cuba move comes as Russia tries to revive ties to Havana 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z But as she prepared to leave the State Department, she nevertheless wrote a memo to Mr. Obama urging him to reconsider the trade embargo against Cuba. Journey to Rapprochement Visited Worlds of Presidents, Popes and Spies 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z His announcement also will not end the U.S. trade embargo that has been in force for more than 50 years. U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z While the measures announced Wednesday don’t include a lifting of the trade embargo, Cubans hope they will see more tourists and more hard cash. Cubans cheer historic renewal of US relations 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The U.S. has imposed a web of sanctions, including a trade embargo, on Cuba for more than half a century. Researchers applaud U.S.-Cuba accord 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z While the measures announced Wednesday don't include a lifting of the trade embargo, Cubans hope they will see more tourists and more hard cash. Cubans cheer historic renewal of US relations 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z It is also up to Congress to lift the trade embargo, and Rubio told reporters confidently that Congress would not. Obama's Cuba Policy Meets Mixed Reaction in Washington 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Of course, Congress won’t allow the trade embargo to fall entirely. Obama Did the Right Thing on Cuba President Eisenhower imposed the trade embargo on Cuba in October 1960 and severed relations with Havana three months after that. Cuba-U.S relations: A 55-year exercise in acrimony 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z After visiting Mr. Gross in November, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona and a longtime advocate of loosening the 50-year-old American trade embargo with Cuba, said he was optimistic that the case would be resolved. U.S. and Cuba to Start Talks on Normalizing Relations 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The U.S. government imposed a commercial trade embargo with Cuba more than five decades ago, and the Communist government there prohibits players from signing with major league teams. How did Jose Abreu get from Cuba to Chicago? Details remain a mystery 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The US maintains a trade embargo on the Caribbean island and the two countries do not have full diplomatic relations. US attends Ebola conference in Cuba 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The editorial board wrote that the United States should not end the trade embargo against Cuba until that country grants “genuine freedom to its people.” Keep the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba? Which is why a powerhouse group of four dozen U.S. political, business, and military leaders advised President Obama in May to relax Washington’s 52-year-old trade embargo against Cuba. How Business Can Change Cuba 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z A concession such as ending the trade embargo should not be exchanged for nothing. Cuba should not be rewarded for denying freedom to its people It will then be down to the Obama administration to decide whether to consign the longest trade embargo in modern times to history. Calling time on America's blockade of Cuba 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Cuba, for example, would rapidly gain 1.65 lizard species if the United States lifted its trade embargo, the researchers predict. Unwitting humans assist lizard invasions across the Caribbean 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z The long-standing US trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from traveling to the island without a license granted by the US government. Beyoncé and Jay Z's trip to Cuba did not violate sanctions, US says 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Russia's agricultural trade embargo with the EU is also real. How peaches and propaganda are helping to shape the new world order 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z He lavished praise on an editorial in the New York Times that called for an end to the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Cuba should not be rewarded for denying freedom to its people Yet, despite Cuba's proximity to the US, Washington's 50-year-old trade embargo - which was designed to squeeze this island's communist government from power - means there's no American investment here. A country where toilet paper is rarer than partridge 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z At the end of her tenure, for example, Mrs. Clinton wrote a memo to Mr. Obama recommending that the United States lift its half-century-old trade embargo against Cuba. Attacking Obama Policy, Hillary Clinton Exposes Different Worldviews 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z They were being pursued by the revenue cutter Fly that was trying to enforce a trade embargo with Great Britain. Marker to recognize 2 killed in 1808 in Burlington 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Last April he dubbed the U.S. trade embargo “unjust”, “contrary to the will of the United Nations” and “absolutely unacceptable”. Russia Agrees to Write Off Cuba’s Debt as Putin Arrives for Talks Havana has sought to build support within the United States for ending the half-century trade embargo that has squelched development on the island. Sen. Robert Menendez seeks probe of alleged Cuban plot to smear him The United States trade embargo with Cuba prohibits Cuban baseball players to sign contracts with Major League Baseball organizations unless they first defect to another country. Florida Focuses On Curbing Trafficking Of Cuban Baseball Players 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Because of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, existing MLB rules require Cuban players to enter the amateur player draft, which greatly reduces their chances of landing a big contract. Florida law seeks to change rules for Cuban baseball players 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z Chamber of Commerce visited Cuba last month and praised Havana's free-market reforms, saying the U.S. trade embargo was an impediment for American companies. Miami exiles pressure U.S. to loosen policy on Cuba 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z America's long-standing trade embargo with Cuba is facing calls to be eased from an unlikely source. End of the road for US-Cuba embargo? 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Today, Jannati is treading the path of self-sufficiency and what the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls the resistance economy – Iran's supposed answer to the crushing American-led oil, banking and trade embargoes. Iran is at breaking point under US sanctions – and its leaders feel the heat 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Guggenheim has spent the past 14 years doing research in Cuba, which has not had formal diplomatic relations with the United States for some 50 years and is the subject of a U.S. trade embargo. U.S. and Cuba Take Tentative Steps Toward Greater Marine Science Collaboration 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The designation carries with it economic sanctions beyond those already imposed in the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. Cuba calls terrorism designation by U.S. absurd, manipulative 2014-05-01T16:53:12Z On top of that, restrictions imposed by the US trade embargo bar firms with major interests in America from doing business here and eliminate a major export market. Is Cuba ready for business? 2014-03-30T12:07:16Z And: As a matter of principle I never criticize peaceful trade, since I do not believe in the value of trade embargoes ... unless it concerns war material. European economy guide: Taking Europe’s pulse 2014-03-06T13:54:45Z In a statement, the Cuban government blames the trade embargo for its failure to find a new bank "in spite of huge efforts made". Cuba suspends US consular services 2014-02-15T00:34:00Z The survey found that the economic cost to the United States of maintaining the trade embargo with Cuba, a nation of 11 million, was a major reason a majority want to normalize ties. Majority of Americans Favor Ties With Cuba, Poll Finds 2014-02-11T04:31:00Z Analysts said it was an ambitious effort intended to establish tighter economic ties with Latin America and Asia, while preparing for the eventual end of the American trade embargo. Former Exit Port for a Wave of Cubans Hopes to Attract Global Shipping 2014-01-28T01:13:07Z And last month in Miami, Obama recognized for the first time Castro's efforts to reform the Soviet-style economy, adding that U.S. policy, which includes a long-standing trade embargo on Cuba, was outdated. Obama-Castro handshake - a sign of Mandela-like reconciliation? 2013-12-10T21:31:51Z Unlike the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, from which Cuba is excluded under the longstanding U.S. trade embargo, the Paris Club does not issue multilateral loans. Exclusive: Russia signs deal to forgive $29 billion of Cuba's Soviet-era debt - diplomats 2013-12-09T20:55:40Z U.S. carmakers meanwhile remain barred from Iran by domestic rules including a trade embargo that is not subject to any immediate relief. French carmakers poised for scramble to reclaim Iran 2013-11-29T20:20:53Z The tension between Russia and Europe is palpable in tiny Moldova, with the Russian trade embargo suggesting the former mother country is irritated by the EU's expansionism. Moldova: Caught between Russia and EU 2013-11-21T09:57:26Z Praising Cuba for encouraging “dialogue and cooperation,” she criticized the American trade embargo and noted that with Mariel, “there are great possibilities” still to be realized. Former Exit Port for a Wave of Cubans Hopes to Attract Global Shipping 2014-01-28T01:13:07Z Those would, of course, be illegal under the U.S. trade embargo on Cuban products. In the Loop: Like D.C., Toronto went up in smoke — sort of 2013-11-06T00:34:00Z |
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