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 Zimbabwe Most hotels are fully booked in major tourist destinations in the country, which has seen a significant increase in visits this festive season according to the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
Asia Kyrgyzstan The number of parents migrating for work abroad has exceeded 2.500 in Kadamjai district, the region's police department reported
Europe Spain In the third major package this year, €10bn of measures have been announced to ease the consequences of inflation, bringing the total aid to €45bn from the start of 2022
Asia Palestine Turkish President Erdogan has said that Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a "political ban" during the recent conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar for his support for Palestine
Oceania Tonga King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u, with members of Tonga's Royal Family, are celebrating the Christmas and New Year holidays in 'Eua
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The resolution authorising the allocation of an extraordinary amount of €15 million for direct support to the General Budget of the State of São Tomé and Príncipe by Portugal has been approved
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini, the Papua New Guinea airline, has again successfully passed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), giving the company validation for the next two years
Europe Romania To cover the current shortage of doctors in the country, the Minister of Health intends to attract qualified medical staff from non-European Union countries
Asia Syria Turkey declared it will take the necessary measures in 2023 to create a 30-kilometre 'security zone' on its border with Syria
America Saint Lucia The country will soon launch web and mobile application Skill 758, a new web-based initiative to address youth unemployment
Asia Qatar Water taxis connecting northern beaches - tested this year, metro line extension and new stops are part of the future of transport in Qatar, for which works have begun
Asia Tajikistan The President's son-in-law, who held the role of first vice-president of Tajikistan's financial regulators, has been removed from the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Tajikistan
Oceania Palau Palau was equipped with a state-of-the-art intensive care isolation unit on the occasion of its official handover by Japanese government: a prefabricated, fully equipped facility containing 4 beds and fully installed and ready-to-use medical equipment