America Venezuela Flight connections with the Dutch island of Aruba, less than 30km off Venezuela's coat, will be resumed for the first time since 2019; Maduro had suspended them after humanitarian aid was flown in, judging the move as international interference
Africa Somalia The Federal Government has invoked the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and condemned Genel Energy PLC’s oil and petroleum exploration activities in Somaliland, considering the company’s oil exploration rights an “illegal claim”
Asia Sri Lanka The country expelled 1.955 foreign nationals upon various charges between 2018 and 2021, according to the Department of Immigration and Emigration's performance review report
Asia India According to a new report, more than half of India's aircraft are fuel-efficient and the remaining aircraft are being upgraded
America Bolivia The government has guaranteed that - due to its pipeline restructuring efforts - this upcoming year 75% of the country will finally have access to drinking water for households use and for animals, affected by ongoing droughts
Africa Morocco Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication has announced the launch of a virtual museum bringing together all the photos and videos of the national football team's performances during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Africa Mozambique The country is preparing to eliminate the compulsory use of customs brokers for customs clearance of goods by the end of next year in order to address fiscal problems that result in high losses for the state
Asia Bangladesh A total of 50 multi-purpose cyclone shelters and schools are being built under the Multi-Sector Emergency Response Project to the Rohingya Crisis in the Upazilas of Teknaf and Ukhia in Cox's Bazaar district
Europe Serbia Serbian prosecutors said they are investigating a Kosovo Albanian man for alleged arms possession and trafficking after the Security Intelligence Agency said he is suspected of involvement in terrorism
America Honduras Foreign investments have grown by approximately 65% in the past trimester; as they have been mainly towards the tourism sector, the government has decided to reconsider its efforts towards tourism for the upcoming year
America Colombia As the demand for flights has had a sharp increase in the past year, the government announced that it will nearly triple the taxes applied to flight tickets, causing great distress among local airlines as some haven’t still recovered from the 2020 crisis
Asia Saudi Arabia The Manafea agreement, a tripartite partnership, has been signed under the patronage of Saudi Minister of Commerce and aims at transforming Makkah and Madinah into hubs for financial and business activities in the Islamic world
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu still has hopes of joining the world football body, FIFA; however, the country faces climate change, which often renders the airstrip used as an alternative football pitch unusable
Africa Republic of the Congo The guitarist Passy Mermans, alias Mermans 1st, died on Wednesday 28 December in Brazzaville aged 80; he was part of The Bantous de la Capitale, the first Congolese orchestra, created in 1959