Asia Syria Germany's Ministry of Transport lifted the landing ban and normalized passenger traffic with Syria from 27 July 2026, thus opening to direct flights Düsseldorf-Damascus today 29 July, Berlin Brandenburg-Damascus and Cologne/Bonn-Aleppo on 1 August
Europe San Marino Reducing waiting lists remains a key objective for 2026 for the ISS Executive Committee; other goals have been set, including the rationalization of unnecessary expenses, the future new hospital, and the reorganization of a number of departments and staff
Africa Burundi A recent analysis shows that 2025 territorial reform, set to make Burundi more efficient with strengthened municipalities, fewer provinces and an administration closer to the citizens, is gaining momentum after a complicated start
Europe France Following the fatal beating of a far-right activist, the Interior Ministry would be considering banning a number of extremist groups, while reporting to the courts the possible 'reconstitution' of banned far-left group Jeune Garde
Africa Niger Jihadist groups are increasingly carrying out drone strikes in West Africa, raising alarm that they are building the capacity to wage a "war from the skies", reports leading violence monitoring organisation Acled
Africa Senegal 20 girls from the fishing village of Xataxely have joined a new Surf Academy led by local teachers, with a simple rule: if they want to surf, they must also go to school, thus helping girls return to education
Africa Djibouti Signed at a ministerial session in Djibouti, the Djibouti-Ethiopia-South Sudan-Uganda DESSU Corridor Authority has been formally established; the accord starts a regional framework for coordinating trade, transport, and logistics across the four nations
Asia Saudi Arabia A strategic stockpile of over 2,2 million bottles of Zamzam water has been prepared to meet the needs of pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan; Production operations at the Zamzam Water Project have paced up to 200.000 5-liter bottles per day
America Colombia Genocide Watch issued a Genocide Warning for Colombia; a decade after the Peace Agreement between government and FARC, violence and instability still impact civilians, with indigenous, afro-descent, rural communities, activists at high risk of abuses
Africa Ghana Chamber of Aquaculture and the WEF have launched Africa's first Blue Food Innovation Hub aiming to drive $10 million in sustainable investment and transform Ghana's aquatic food sector, now worth $600 million
Asia Oman The artificial rainfall station in the province of Khasab has been completed; it is expected to enhance rainfall and groundwater in areas surrounding the site in the northwest and south directions, up to a distance of 70 kilometers
Africa Tunisia Deepening Tunisia-Algeria ties spark mounting scrutiny and criticism in Tunisia, where citizens fear a loss of sovereignty amid a rising wave of authoritarian interdependence
Africa Uganda First 19.200 doses of Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug to be injected twice a year, have been delivered to Uganda, donated by Global Fund; approved by the National Drug Authority in January, it is a key step in efforts to curb infections
Africa Nigeria The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project urged the President to “direct Minister of Communications to withdraw the Lawful Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019: unconstitutional, unlawful, inconsistent with international obligations