Asia Syria Syria TV pointed out that Cybercrime Law promulgated under Assad's government, considered a danger for free speech, hasn't been addressed by the transitional government so far, while its revision would be key in dismantling authoritarianism mechanism
Africa Chad A drinking water supply and sanitation project in Salamat and Mandoul provinces was subsidised by China to build wells equipped with hand pumps, water supply stations and public toilets
Africa Egypt Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on 7 October, 12.000 tonnes of aid have been sent to Gaza, of which 9.000 tonnes from Egypt, according to the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UN must accelerate the withdrawal of its peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet the agreed deadline, said President Felix Tshisekedi; in 2020, the UN announced a phased withdrawal of its largest mission starting in 2024
Africa Djibouti The country launched its first satellite, Djibouti 1A, into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-9 small satellite sharing mission, developed with its technical partner, the Centre Spatial Universitaire de Montpellier
Asia Iran According to one of two confidential International Atomic Energy Agency reports viewed by Reuters, the country continues to stonewall the agency in monitoring its work; it would have enough uranium enriched to 60% purity to produce three bombs
Africa Comoros The Syndicat national des journalistes aux Comores is organising a concert today at the Hôtel Le Retaj to raise funds to enable journalists to set up a 'mutual health insurance' for the first time in the history of the Comorian media
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina As at 30 September this year, 273.700 people were registered in the employment service registers, a decrease of 3.231 compared to the previous month; the share of the female population in the number of unemployed was 163.124, or 59,6%
Asia Lebanon The country began its qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the shadow of war hanging over it and its opponent on the pitch, Palestine, in a match that ended 0-0
America Argentina Argentina and Mexico have advanced their economic collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding, promoting partnerships among tech companies, facilitating investments, and enhancing technological solutions, particularly in knowledge-based services
America Cuba More than 120 Presbyterian churches in the United States have signed a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to remove Cuba from the arbitrary list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
America Grenada Several contract workers employed by the government have yet to receive a pay rise since the signing of the new collective agreement in June, said the president of the Grenada Public Workers Union Brian Grimes
Africa Cape Verde The Parliament approved the proposed State Budget for 2024, as well as the resolution approving the Private Budget of the National Assembly
Asia Cambodia The just-launched Blue Skies & Net Zero 2050 Campaign has made Cambodia the first Global Green Growth Institute member country in South-East Asia to sign up to global initiative that aims to build greater support for achieving net zero emissions by 2050