Asia Georgia The EU annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World noted “severely curtailed” human rights in Georgia, reduced bilateral political contacts and dialogue between Brussels and Tbilisi amid “significant democratic backsliding”
Africa Libya Coastal archaeological sites in Cyrenaica are at risk of being damaged or lost due to increasing coastal erosion according to a study by researchers from the University of Ulster and Benghazi
Europe Estonia The Year of the Sauna is celebrated this year 2023 and coincides with the 800th anniversary of a Christian miracle that occurred in a sauna in 1223, an original story with no similar traces in legends of other areas
Asia United Arab Emirates The Floating Bridge will be closed for five weeks from 17 April to allow for major maintenance work to be carried out
Africa Malawi The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen to more than 1.000, according to President Lazarus Chakwera
Africa Sudan The Khartoum faculty of archaeology registered a booming enrollment of women - over 90%, according to the Voice of Africa
Europe Poland Politicians are clashing over the wheat crisis, as some companies that imported Ukrainian wheat are linked to the ruling Law and Justice party
Asia Iran The Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia opened its doors on Wednesday for the first time in seven years, thanks to a historic agreement brokered by China and signed in Beijing in May
Africa Mali The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali turns ten years old this year since its inception, with over 15.000 troops, police and administrative personnel
America Peru Diego Elias is now the leader of the Professional Squash Association global ranking, the first South American in history to lead the ranking of this sport
Africa Kenya A green ammonia and fertiliser plant will be built using geothermal resources from the Olkaria field in Naivasha, in an agreement with Fortescue Future Industries
Europe Romania A law to ban the use of insect flour in the preparation of products listed in the National Register of Traditional Products has been introduced by Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the ruling Romanian Social Democratic Party
Africa Senegal The new hospital in Dakar will be 'delivered by the end of 2023'; with a budget of 91 million euro, it will be the main hospital in the capital
Africa Seychelles Seychelles has a low risk of non-profit organisations being used to finance terrorist activities, according to a national risk assessment report