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
Africa Equatorial Guinea The city of Bata officially inaugurated a local Office for the Processing of Single Vehicle Documents of Equatorial Guinea
Africa Egypt Rights groups have called for accountability for the deaths of hundreds of people killed in one day 10 years ago when Egyptian security forces dispersed a protest against the ouster of the country's first democratically elected president
Asia Saudi Arabia Madinah International Art Symposium, organized by the Madinah Arts Center, began, with more than 225 artists from the Kingdom and abroad participating and more than 700 works of art on display
Asia Cyprus Thousands of residents have celebrated the ‘Easter of Summer’, the catholic festivity of the Assumption of Virgin Mary on 15th August; the millennial tradition sees people flocking to churches and monasteries, bells ring even in the most remote chapels
Asia Lebanon Culture Minister said he has asked authorities to ban the hit film "Barbie" for allegedly "promoting homosexuality" as anti-LGBTQ rhetoric rises in one of the Arab world's most liberal countries
Africa Burundi Croatian police are still searching for the 10 young Burundi handball players who disappeared before a world championship match in Croatia
Europe Finland Jani Raappana has been appointed as Director of Foreign and Security Policy, reflecting the country's commitment to maintaining strong and strategic international relations
Africa eSwatini King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini sent a message to the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, regarding bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen joint coordination
Africa Liberia Presidential candidate Allen Brown has promised a no-holds-barred fight against corruption with his administration's zero-tolerance policy in the country where systemic corruption is a major problem
Asia Afghanistan The Afghan Taliban government celebrated the second anniversary of its seizure of power with festivities and a public holiday on Tuesday
Africa Rwanda To address the shortage of nurses and midwives across the country, the Ministry of Health intends to quadruple the number of health personnel within the next four years
Africa Libya Paris will host an international meeting on Libya next week with the participation of the UN, Germany, France, Italy, the US, and UK to delve into political and military developments in Libya, as well as challenges hindering the electoral process
America Costa Rica One of the 5 areas with the most people over 100 years old on the planet, known as blue zones, is located in Nicoya, Costa Rica, where people live longer due to shared lifestyle factors including plant-based diets, natural movement and family focus