Asia Syria Germany's Ministry of Transport lifted the landing ban and normalized passenger traffic with Syria from 27 July 2026, thus opening to direct flights Düsseldorf-Damascus today 29 July, Berlin Brandenburg-Damascus and Cologne/Bonn-Aleppo on 1 August
Europe Romania The jury of the national selection of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has chosen 12 songs from the 84 entries in the pre-selection phase of the contest, thus announcing the participants in the February show
America Saint Lucia The Constitution Amendment Bill, which will set out the legal framework for accession to the appellate jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), will undergo second reading
Asia North Korea North Koreans commemorated the 11th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il's death
Africa South Africa Ruling party kicked off a closely watched convention on Friday that looks set to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader, despite money-stealing scandal; 4.500 African National Congress delegates from across the country will vote at the 5-day convention
Europe Serbia Football legend Sinisa Mihajlovic has died at the age of 53 after a long battle with leukaemia; one of the world's best free-kick shooters, Mihajlovic won the European Cup in 1990 with Red Star Belgrade
Africa Tunisia The country went to the polls for early general elections yesterday, in the shadow of party boycott decisions; 1.058 candidates, 120 of them women, represent 161 constituencies and compete for the 161 Assembly seats
Europe Netherlands Labour Party and GroenLinks withdrew some of their objections to the government's plans to reform the pension system, paving the way for the legislation to be passed in the Senate
Europe Slovakia The situation in schools is rapidly deteriorating due to respiratory diseases, with the number of sick children rising sharply; so far, about 80 kindergartens and schools have closed and more will do so
America Saint Kitts and Nevis For 2023, the St. Kitts and Nevis tourism industry will receive an injection of $18,1 million to ensure the offer remains globally competitive
America Grenada In a new project aimed at reducing the amount of solid waste disposed in the island’s lone landfill, residents in Clozier and Telescope will now be able to convert their organic kitchen waste into high grade compost for garden use and for sale
America Trinidad and Tobago The Trinbago Unified Calypsonian Organisation has given notice of the death of Francine Edwards, aka Singing Francine; she won the national Calypso Queen competition in 1972, 1973, 1981 and 1983 and was known for Christmas songs
Africa Sierra Leone Amnesty International appealed to the government to keep on ensuring the protection of the human rights of people living near the Meya Mining diamond mine
Europe Ukraine The Ukrainian judiciary is evaluating the position of the leaders of the local Jewish community of Kherson - the city under Russian occupation for nine months - allegedly suspected of aiding the enemy