Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
Africa Gambia Participants in a national inter-religious dialogue have expressed their willingness to further promote inter-religious tolerance between Muslim and Christian communities in the country
Asia East Timor Dream71 Bangladesh Limited, a leading software company, will develop a job portal for the Government of East Timor for government job vacancies
Africa Cameroon Some 40 academics and practitioners analyse the work of the National Participatory Development Programme in a book presented in a ceremony chaired by the Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development
America Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has formally accused the US and NATO of attempting to destroy Russia through the conflict in Ukraine, stating that it is not a war between Russia and Ukraine but a “battle led by imperialists aiming to become masters of the planet”
Europe Latvia Harvest work is very slow due to the rainy weather, and last week's progress was 'catastrophically small', said the head of the agricultural department of the producer 'Latraps'
America Barbados Barbadian triathlete Cain Banfield made an outstanding performance at the USA Triathlon Nationals on 4 August in Milwaukee, recording his best race of the season
Africa Chad A donation of 150 motorbikes from UNICEF to the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention will enhance the mobility of health teams working in 130 health centres and vaccine depots selected from 41 provincial health districts
Asia Bangladesh Another 22.101 houses under the Ashrayan -2 project will be handed over to landless and homeless families today, and 12 more districts will be declared homeless-free
Asia Cambodia The Bakan grassland in Pursat Province has been designated as a national protected area, officially named Bakan Protected Landscape, in an announcement given by the Wildlife Conservation Society
Europe Czech Republic Electricity company CEZ has launched another tender for the construction of new reactors and generators at the country's two existing nuclear power plants
Europe Greece The government intends to bring order to the images of unauthorised occupation of public space reflected on many beaches, with strict controls for the remainder of the current tourist season
Asia Cyprus The perceived economic climate saw a decline in July 2023, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator dropping by 2.7 units compared to June
Asia Mongolia The US and Mongolia to sign an 'Open Skies' civil aviation agreement; Mongolia's national airline, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, currently flies to Europe and Asia, but not to the US