The Spanish government awarded today the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, the highest of the civil orders to be granted in Spain, to PhD Eusebio Leal, historian of Havana.

With a selection of the latest films from the only majority French-speaking region in North America, the Quebec Film Exhibition opens this Wednesday in Havana.

Spanish comedian Paco Leon, known in Cuba for his role as El Luisma in the TV series Aida, will be one of the collaborators of the 3rd edition of the piece Farandula 500, a gift from the theater company Jazz Vila Projects to the 500th anniversary of Havana.

Cuba's Minister of Higher Education, Jose Ramon Saborido Loidi, is making a working visit to Vietnam aimed at continuing to strengthen educational exchange between the two nations.

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, attended the funeral honors of prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, in the Grand Theater that bears her name in this capital.

Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal, one of Cuba's most recognized intellectuals, is now a member of the important American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S).

The program of the 25th Ibero-American Culture Festival 2019, to be held in the Cuban eastern province of Holguin from October 24-30, will be presented today to the press at the Tryp Habana Libre Hotel, in this city.

Twenty Sahrawi youngsters will arrive in Cuba to study in different specialties of Higher Education, diplomatic sources reported.

The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced among the nominees to the 20th Latin Grammy Awards, considered the most influential recognitions in the Latin music industry, several Cuban artists, including pianist and composer Chucho Valdes.

The signing of an agreement between the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education of Mexico and the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) of Cuba has made the centers of higher learning in both countries closer and strengthened collaboration in the search for scientific development and innovation.

Alpidio Alonso, Minister of Culture, and Idris Maya, Syrian Ambassador to Cuba, signed an agreement to strengthen cultural exchange between the two countries, Prensa Latina reported.

After four days of successful exchanges of experiences in the development of medicinal plants among specialists from some 30 countries, the 28th International Congress of the Italian-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine (Silae 2019) concludes this Friday in Havana.

Estela Varnes de Carlotto, president of the Association of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, was warmly received at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) by its president, Fernando González Llort, who expressed "we are duty bound to thank you for the solidarity with the struggle of our people for so many years.

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 16 (ACN) More than 2,200 films, 300 scripts and 100 posters have registered to compete in the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, scheduled for December 5-15.