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 Togo Lomé International Airport recorded +52% in passenger traffic: from 460.000 in 2020 to 960.000 in 2021, close to the figures of 2019
Asia Yemen Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of the capital Sana'a and other cities to express their outrage at the continued acts of aggression and war crimes committed by the Saudi-led coalition
Asia Myanmar Other 45 illegal immigrants from Myanmar were arrested on Friday; detected in the trees of a rubber plantation in Thailand en route to Malaysia, they testify the continuous attempt to escape the regime
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwean scientist Sikhulile Moyo has been named in Time's 100 Influential People list for the discovery of the Covid-19 Omicron variant
Oceania Tuvalu In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, India offered its support to strengthen Tuvalu's health infrastructure at a meeting between the Indian Health Minister and his counterpart in the Pacific country
Asia Qatar A new sculpture, representing part of the headgear worn by Qatari men, has been unveiled in Lusail City, a tribute to local history and traditions
Africa Zambia The government said it is seeking US$100 million to recapitalise the ailing Mulungushi textile company in Kabwe district
Africa Sudan General Burhan ordered the end of the state of emergency imposed after the coup on 25 October with a decree that should be read as a desire 'to create the necessary atmosphere for a fruitful and meaningful dialogue for stability during transition period'
Asia Pakistan Adopting a shortened working week to save fuel and electricity due to the rising cost of oil is the proposal fo the the Defence Minister, who suggests moving to a four-and-a-half-day working week
Asia Syria The country participated in the 5th Festival of Foreign Embassies held in the Czech Republic, organised and sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of 47 countries
Europe San Marino 32 officers for the San Marino police force will be hired on the base of the ranking of the public tender issued in October 2021 to respond to the shortage of personnel in the police corps
America Trinidad and Tobago UNESCO, along with government, will officially inaugurate the UNESCO-designated Northeast Tobago Biosphere Reserve today as part of World Environment Day celebrations and in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebrations of Man and Biosphere programme
Europe Netherlands Two years after it emerged that Orthodox Protestant schools required parents to sign a covenant rejecting homosexuality, the number of schools with an anti-gay charter increased from 29 to 36, as the news programme Pointer discovered