Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Africa Ghana A huge billboard erected in Accra for the Pride Month has been taken down, under pressure from several MPs who asked the chief of police to remove it, thus igniting the debate on the bill proposing to impose harsh penalties on the Lgbtqi+ community
Europe Estonia An auction to issue frequency licences in the second 5G frequency band is about to begin with invitations to participate sent to three communications companies
Asia Turkey Media and Law Studies Association stated that Internet censorship and surveillance are set to increase further; the annual Free Web Turkey 2021 report, funded by the Netherlands, shows that at least 11.050 URLs were blocked in Turkey in 2021
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Labour Party has thanked the Government for fulfilling its promise to reinstate the One Laptop Per Child programme after it distributed over 3800 laptops to Form 1 and 2 students enrolled in 22 secondary schools
Asia Kazakhstan The country has discussed with TotalEnergies the construction of a 1GW wind farm near Lake Balkhash; the wind farm - with an electricity storage system - is expected to attract around US$ 1,6 billion to the national economy
Asia Lebanon The return of live performances at the Baalbeck International Festival in July raises the country's hopes for an influx of 1 million people, which would boost the country's revival given the power of word of mouth among tourists
Africa Eritrea In a new report, the Special Rapporteur describes the human rights situation in the country, particularly with regard to indefinite national/military service, access to justice and the rule of law, civil and political rights and fundamental freedoms
Asia Taiwan Minister of Labour seemed hesitant about a minimum wage increase next year, after President Tsai Ing-wen called for it; traditionally, a committee is convened to decide on the wage rate in the third quarter with government officials and business leaders
Africa Egypt A programme for the economic and social empowerment of women, worth US$ 39 million over five years, has been launched in seven governorates with US support; it's implemented by the Pathfinder International Foundation
Asia Azerbaijan The first half of 2022 was full of memorable events in the field of Azerbaijan's youth and sports policies, given the numerous reforms and successes of athletes, as stated by the head of the Sports Department of the country's Ministry of Youth and Sports
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The recently created Association for Citizenship, Technology and Environmental Development promoted an initial clean-up campaign on the outskirts of the city of Sao Tomé
Asia Uzbekistan WB approved a US$ 142 million concessional credit that will support a project to increase the area under sustainable landscape management, restore degraded forest land and promote collaboration with neighbors to replant the transboundary landscape
Africa Somalia 'Reconciliation' was the watchword launched by the President at his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu, saying he will work to reconcile divided political groups and improve relations with neighbouring nations