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
Africa Ethiopia Kidane Teklehaimanot, president of the Tigray Athletics Federation, said 76 athletes who represented the future of the sport in the state had died, in addition to two coaches and two managers
Europe Norway Ever-emerging variants of the Covid virus have infected thousands of Norwegians in recent weeks, filling up vaccination centers that were markedly quiet earlier this autumn; pharmacies also report brisk sales of Corona self-testing kits
Asia Cyprus National flag carrier Cyprus Airways announced the launch of direct flights between Larnaca and Brussels International Airport, in what it describes as a significant move to boost air connectivity between Cyprus and mainland Europe
Asia Afghanistan A group of four women have dedicated themselves to preserving an ancient tradition of wood carving in the remote mountainous region of Herat
Asia Turkey The Ministry of National Education has officially banned practices such as 'room parenting' or similar unofficial roles in schools that are not authorised by legislation
Europe Lithuania E adioactive waste from the decommissioned Maisiagala storage facility in the eastern Lithuanian district of Sirvintos is planned to be transported to the Ignalina nuclear power plant storage facilities by the end of the year
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said that a climate migration treaty with Australia violates Tuvalu's sovereignty and must be renegotiated
Asia Turkmenistan The Islamic Development Bank held a four-day procurement seminar in Ashgabat, providing a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IDB-funded projects in Turkmenistan
Asia South Korea National Assembly voted to discard a set of bills aimed at giving the state broadcasting regulator more power in choosing heads of public broadcasters, proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, which controls the parliamentary majority
Oceania Samoa Samoa's 60 Tala commemorative banknote was awarded 'Best commemorative banknote of the year' at the High Security Printing Asia event in Sri Lanka
Europe Ukraine 'If the world gets tired of helping us, it will simply let us die' Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska said in an interview with the BBC
Asia India Funding for Indian start-ups dropped sharply to $7 billion in calendar year 2023, less than a third of the $25 billion estimated for the previous year
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Small business entrepreneurs have been informed that they must register and join the coverage programme for the self-employed with the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board and pay their contributions directly