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 Andorra Weather forecasts predict that Monday 27 could be the coldest day of winter, with -1°C in Andorra and -12° at Pas de la Casa, temperatures seldom experienced in February recently but often recalled by the elderly
Europe Germany Berlinale: documentary 'On the Adamant' by French director Nicolas Philibert, portraying the patients of a psychiatric facility, wins Golden Bear while three German films won Silver Bears
Asia Indonesia The Garut regency administration in West Java, an area with 49,94 milioni residents, has declared an “extraordinary occurrence” of diphtheria in its jurisdiction after seven patiens are suspected to have died from the infectious disease
Europe Croatia Since the beginning of this year, when Croatia introduced the euro, more counterfeit banknotes have been found in the country than in the whole of last year
America Cuba After three years of interruption due to the coronavirus, Delta Airlines announced that it will resume operations with Havana on 10 April
Asia Yemen A container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at Yemen's main port, Hodeidah, on Saturday for the first time since at least 2016
Africa eSwatini ‘First Fruits’ is the theme of the youth-focused budget presented by the Minister of Finance, which plans a 79,22% increase of the scholarship budget for the benefit of 3.500 students instead of 2.500
Asia Palestine To ease tensions surged with Israel, talks are taking place today in Aqaba, Jordan, between Israelis and Palestinians, under US pressure
Oceania Samoa A Samoan lawyer based in Australia is concerned that Samoan diasporas in Australia are being under-represented when they are injured at their workplaces due to lack of education around their rights and financial instabilities
Europe Moldova The country begins the process of withdrawing from dozens of agreements within the CIS, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu
Asia Kuwait Registration for the Hajj will close on 28 February; Department of Hajj and Umrah Office will adopt priority for those who have never performed the Hajj before
Asia Kyrgyzstan An amendment to lift the onion export ban to support domestic producers and increase the country's export potential has been prepared by The Ministry of Agriculture
Africa South Sudan The country's 2 million refugees have been addressed by President Salva Kiir during his first meeting in Juba with their representatives since the civil war broke out in 2013, and have been invited to return to their homes