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
Oceania Tonga According to the International Monetary Fund, Tonga's economy is performing well, but faces increasing headwinds, following the recovery from the volcanic eruptions of January 2022 and the opening of borders after the long blockade of Covid-19
Oceania Palau A presidential directive establishes a 'Commission for the Palau-Japan Special Economic Agreement' with the aim of building a 'special' relationship with Japan
Africa Kenya Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan holy man suspected of leading the hunger cult and being responsible for the deaths of over 400 people, was found guilty on separate charges
Africa Tunisia The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights announced the launch of a multifunctional digital platform called 'Al-Forum' to systematically collect and document all digital content related to social protests and civic action
Europe North Macedonia The Commission for Elections and Appointments appointed Marija Janiceska as Director of the Technical Operations Agency
Asia Maldives President Solih awarded the Most Distinguished Foreign Service Medal to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khaleel, and to the Foreign Secretary, Latheef, after a long period of service in the Foreign Service, 41 years in the case of Khaleel
Europe Liechtenstein A special stamp was presented at the Regional Museum on the occasion of Liechtenstein's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Asia Qatar HMC's emergency departments received more than 700.000 visits in 2022; efforts to improve the level of care resulted in a reduction of waiting time for patients to be seen by a doctor to less than one hour after arrival
Europe Slovenia This year Slovenia dropped one place in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index ranking, placing 10th among 180 countries, according to the indicator published by SolAbility
Asia Myanmar Ethnic minority insurgent groups attacked security posts in Myanmar, residents, rebels and an official said, as fighting broke out on two new fronts and thousands of people crossed into neighbouring India in search of safety
Africa Seychelles The country will introduce trade legislation to protect against dumping, which will also help protect local producers of items like beer, soft drinks and snacks
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Coffee Expert training programme, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Culinary Arts Commission, is running throughout Saudi Arabia seeking to boost the coffee industry
Asia Israel Lgbt partners of fallen soldiers will be recognised as war widowers with a law passed by the Knesset after the case of reservist Captain Sagi Golan, who was killed while defending kibbutz Be'eri