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
Africa Cape Verde The installation of the mobile network in the localities of Ribeira dos Bodes and Ribeira Fria, Porto Novo, Santo Antão, is expected to be inaugurated in early March thanks to a partnership between the municipality and CV Telecom
Asia Lebanon President of the Lebanese Pharmacists' Syndicate said in a statement that 'the expansion of the trade in smuggled drugs in Lebanon has led to a drop in imports of legal medicines to almost a quarter, resulting in a decrease in revenue for Syndicate
Asia Israel There have now been eight consecutive weeks of Israelis across the country demonstrating against the government over judicial reform, with dozens of arrests
Africa Benin Benin national team must beat Group C leaders Gambia in the last game of the TotalEnergies group of the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 to qualify for the next round of the tournament
Asia Turkmenistan Nominations of candidates for parliamentary deputies have been concluded; according to the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, the right to nominate candidates rests with political parties registered before election day, as well as with citizens' groups
America Dominica Dominica's carnival, the Real Mas 2023, was a great success without incidents said Tourism Minister Denise Charles
Europe United Kingdom To break the dangerous Brexit stalemate over Northern Ireland, King Charles III had planned to meet personally with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, renouncing any ceremonial role
Africa Republic of the Congo There will be no redundancy plans for the workers of Electricité du Congo; the government has decided to entrust the management of four power plants to private companies and has discussed with union leaders the guarantee of jobs
Asia Mongolia National basketball team secured a place in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers after beating Singapore 73-49 in the second round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers in Group F
America El Salvador The first 2.000 inmates have been moved to the country’s newly constructed “mega-prison”, a facility that is now, according to President Nayib Bukele, the official centre piece of the state’s war on gangs
Africa Comoros A list of organisations, structures and movements considered 'terrorist organisations' has been issued in an ordinance released by the Ministry of the Interior
Oceania Nauru The head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, held a special religious service this week at the Church of Christ the King for the diaconal ordination of Nauruan Russell Aiyunge from the Diocese of Tarawa
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan defeated Maldives in the third match and clinched a place in the semifinals of the Four-Nation Volleyball Cup