Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Asia Saudi Arabia The 4th AlUla Date Festival opened Friday with the slogan "Taste Our Pride," with events taking place every Friday and Saturday until Nov. 11, in line with goals of Vision 2030, aimed at strengthening Kingdom's position as the world's largest producer
Africa Togo Lomé will host the Youth Delivery Lab tomorrow September 9, a roundtable that will focus on youth civic participation in addressing youth issues and decision-making
Africa Namibia Namibia's hydrogen industry has the potential to provide a substantial boost to the economy over the next seven years, central bank governor Gawaxab said, up to increasing GDP by a third
America Grenada Tourism Authority of Grenada delegation met with key tourism stakeholders of the sister islands to address the most pressing issues
America Colombia Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace has charged former army commander Mario Montoya with war crimes and crimes against humanity, marking the first time a former Colombian army commander has been charged by the peace justice system
Africa Morocco Low-cost airline EasyJet will add 94.346 extra seats to Moroccan destinations, Rabat, Marrakech and Agadir, for the 2023-24 winter season, reaching almost one million annual seats operated; the Moroccan National Tourist Board is partner in the operation
Europe Ireland A sharp increase in drug smuggling into Ireland through the postal system - 241 kilograms seized in the first seven months of 2023 - appears to be linked to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and some of the United States
Asia Myanmar An already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and all political prisoners should be released, UN chief said, while major local media outlet revealed that one of its journalists has been jailed for 20 years for covering the aftermath of a typhoon
Africa Guinea-Bissau The consultation space of civil society organisations has risen up against the government's appointments regarding the exclusion, representation and participation of women in the country's government
Europe North Macedonia Thousands of people protested in front of government headquarters in the capital Skopje over allegations that patients at a state-run cancer hospital lost life-saving treatments because staff stole the expensive drugs to sell them on the black market
Africa eSwatini Three bilateral contracts hasve been signed with Taiwan, including an agreement to help the country build an oil reserve
Africa Niger French Armed Forces Ministry has confirmed that discussions are underway on the possible withdrawal of transalpine troops from Niger; the generals who took power had called for the departure of French soldiers, supported by a large part of public opinion