America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Libya The Libyan government and UNICEF reached agreement yesterday on a work plan to strengthen protection and justice systems for children in Libya, aiming to reform the national juvenile justice system in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Africa Djibouti The 3rd edition of Djibouti International Fair has been inaugurated by President Ismail Omar Guelleh; until 10 December it will gather Djiboutian and foreign business operators with slogan 'Your gateway to a dynamic and promising market'
Europe Croatia The new edition of Forgotten Dalmatia book, nicknamed 'the Bible of Dalmatia', has just been released; it offers a journey into the past of this region and it is the result of the work of Igor Goleš, who collected postcards and photos for several years
Europe North Macedonia The government of North Macedonia adopted the ninth anti-crisis package, allocating €662 million to mitigate economic challenges, with 26 social security measures designed to provide targeted assistance to vulnerable citizens and businesses
Europe San Marino The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will today pay a State Visit to San Marino accompanied by a highly qualified Delegation and will be met with a strict security protocol
Asia Syria The UN World Food Programme said it will end its main assistance programme in January in war-torn Syria, where more than 12 million people do not have regular access to enough food
America Belize A 17% surge in vegetable costs, particularly fresh produce, contributed to an overall food category inflation rate of 11,5%, as per the Statistical Institute of Belize
Africa Eritrea Around the hospital in Halibet, the Ministry - through its local branch- has created a model farm, where organic fertilisers, both liquid and solid, are applied, and crops of wheat, potatoes and pulses are rotated
Europe Sweden Conditions for family migration and issuance of residence permits for humanitarian reasons will be restricted; the limit for denying a family permit passes from 18 to 21 years to prevent forced marriages, providing greater protection for vulnerable people
Africa Nigeria An $80 million loan from the African Development Bank will finance Ekiti Knowledge Zone project in Nigeria to promote digital innovation and entrepreneurship, generate 26.000 jobs and bring about $14 million a year in net economic benefits
America Dominican Republic In the first six months of 2023, cigarettes became the agricultural product that generated the largest export revenue for the Dominican Republic, with over 22.000 metric tonnes exported
Asia East Timor The Government has announced the Awards for the Best National Nativity Scenes in the "Nativity for a Month of Peace" Initiative
Africa Guinea-Bissau An Ecowas communiqué 'strongly condemns the violence and all attempts to disrupt the constitutional order and the rule of law in Guinea-Bissau', calling for 'the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators'