We are halfway through the weeklong 23rd Festival of Havana, and around 1,500 cigar lovers have gathered at one of the Cuban capital’s “protocol houses,” lavish venues for official ...

In the era of ChatGPT, a traditional trade continues in Havana. Women read songs and novels aloud to the workers who ...

Visitors photograph cigars on display during the XXV Cigar Festival at Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2025.

Item 1 of 5 Cuban cigars for sale are on display at a hotel in Havana December 19, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa [1/5]Cuban cigars for sale are on display at a hotel in Havana December 19, 2014.

HAVANA, May 11 (Reuters) - Cuba's state cigar monopoly, Habanos S.A., said on Wednesday it logged record sales of its famous hand-rolled smokes in 2021, rebounding strongly after two years of ...

HAVANA — Every morning Odalys de la Caridad Lara Reyes gets to work, takes her seat and starts to read out loud. Usually there’s a novel. She’s partial to books by Victor Hugo and Gabriel ...

HAVANA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Sales at Cuban cigar maker Habanos rose 2% last year compared with the previous year, the company announced on Monday, as it recovers business following the COVID-19 ...

The White House announced Friday that it’s lifting more sanctions against Cuba, including the $100 limit on Cuban cigars and alcohol. Starting on October 17, Cuban cigars and alcohol being ...