Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Asia Syria Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim, president of the Syrian Farmers' Union, predicted that the country will produce between 1 and 1,2 million tonnes of wheat this season; the estimate only covers agricultural land cultivated in areas under government control
Asia Jordan Remittances made by Jordanians working in Qatar during the first 5 months of 2022 amounted to about $190 million, +7,9% compared with $175 million during the same period in 2021
America Trinidad and Tobago The government is negotiating with US-based Quanten to sell the idled Pointe-a-Pierre refinery, more than a year after a local group's proposal to purchase the plant was rejected by the government
America Suriname Widespread flooding has isolated communities, devastated crops and shuttered schools and businesses; the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is currently focusing all of its resources to aid these communities
America Panama The country registered its new record of demanded electricity, causing the government to establish a preliminary strategy to save electricity in the upcoming months
Asia Yemen A delegation from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation inaugurated the first phase of the largest hospital in Shabwa governorate, part of the UAE's humanitarian initiatives to support the deteriorating health sector
Asia Malaysia About 90% of the 10 emerging jobs in in the country are related to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)
Europe Italy Italian fashion is expected to close 2022 above pre-pandemic figures notwithstanding geopolitical worries; the Italian Fashion Chamber also stated 2021 registered +21,1% on 2020 and closing 2022 at €92 billion revenues would be the best result in 20 years
Europe San Marino Pupil enrolment for the San Marino Middle School, for the 2022-2023 school year, will be carried out as of today, as communicated by the Headmaster Remo Massari
Africa Burundi In April, 40.000 people - vulnerable due to drought - received food supplies, also thank to World Food Program helping families affected by climate change in the country
Asia Brunei The Business Sentiment Index for April 2022, based on surveys of more than 600 micro, small, medium and large enterprises, conducted by the Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam shows optimistic conditions
Africa Libya The political, economic and security stalemate in Libya continues despite UN efforts, as UN chief of political affairs told the Security Council, adding that human rights have also deteriorated
Asia Mongolia Researchers from the University of Cambridge have begun conducting a study on the implementation of syllabuses, as one of the goals of the government’s action program is to create an internationally recognised general education system