Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Asia Brunei The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism is drafting a Tourism Industry Roadmap and compiling a database of tourism products and services nationwide
Africa Central African Republic The rotating presidency of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) goes to the Central African Republic with Faustin Archange Touadéra succeeding Cameroonian President Paul Biya in this position from 2019
Oceania Micronesia The US Commander for the Indo-Pacific visited the states of Yap and Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, emphasising the importance of the partnership between the FSM and the US
Africa Morocco Moroccan authorities have charged eight alleged associates of French insurance magnate Jacques Bouthier in a case of sexual abuse and human trafficking
America Guyana Along with the EU, the country has launched a €10 million Sustainable Forest Livelihoods Project, designed to help the country maintain healthy forests and support sustainable livelihoods at a local level
Africa Benin The capital Cotonou will host the 45th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF on 13 July 2023, as confirmed by the Confederation of African Football
Asia Bangladesh Canada will increase potash exports to Bangladesh this year, with the aim of strengthening production and food security in Bangladesh and supporting the country's agricultural sector
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano met Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss prospects for joint cooperation in energy sectors
Asia Thailand A bill to protect sex workers is being drafted to legalise the profession in a bid to prevent them from exploitation
Asia Philippines A US Armed Forces advance party, which will join the 2023 "Balikatan" exercises next month, will arrive in the Philippines on 20 March
Asia United Arab Emirates The House of Wisdom has inaugurated the 'House of Wisdom Network', a pioneering initiative to expand the reach of books to a wider slice of the community
Asia Indonesia The Jenderal Kunarto Volleyball Center in Sentul, Bogor, Indonesia, has been judged one of the best volleyball development centers in the world in the opinion of the president of the International Volleyball Federation
Asia Palestine Hyundai Construction Equipment must take immediate action to prevent its products from being involved in demolitions in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, Amnesty International said in a recent report