Africa Zambia Following statements circulating on social media, some politicians reminded that any individual’s citizenship or immigration status are matters of law, not tribe, and no tribe in Zambia must ever associated with foreignness or unequal citizenship
Asia Oman UAE-based Indian entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil is among the first investors to receive Oman's long-term residency card, designed to incentivise expatriates to make further investments in the country
Europe Belgium For the first time, contactless card payments in the shops of the country has overtaken the number of traditional card payments that require customers to insert their card and manually enter their PIN code
Europe Poland The 18th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition - the most important musical event in the country - starts today at the Warsaw Philharmonic with the selections of the 164 qualified pianists postponed for the pandemic
Africa Ethiopia The country has ordered the expulsion of seven UN officials; the organization had just warned against the risk of severe lack of food for hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans due to the Addis Ababa government's blocking of aid
Asia Japan Fumio Kishida is expected to become the next prime minister after winning the leadership election in a hard-fought runoff; he said he is ready to "run at full speed" for "a bright future for Japan"
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Government of Republika Srpska has approved the decision to declare 'Vrela Sana' a natural monument, thus opening up many opportunities for the development of responsible and sustainable tourism
Asia Syria The Nobel bookshop, one of the most important in Damascus - active since 1970 - has closed; it's the latest in a long series of closures of bookshops and publishing houses, which has dried up the Syrian much-needed cultural life
Europe Latvia 5,2 million euros will be allocated by Germany for the restoration of the 19th century building where Richard Wagner worked as Kapellmeister from 1837 to 1839 for the German Theatre in Riga
Asia Kyrgyzstan According to the Freedom on the Net 2021 report by Freedom House, the country has moved from 56th to 53rd place over the past year and is listed as 'partially free', while the most striking restrictions are recorded in Myanmar, Belarus and Uganda
America Mexico Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard defended Cuba in front of the UN General Assembly last week, claiming that the embargo against the country must be put to an end once and for all
Africa Mauritius Online uploading and recording of personalized registration mark for motor vehicles will be open from today on the website of the National Land Transport Authority; it is a first of its kind initiative in the Indian Ocean, according to the ministry
Asia United Arab Emirates Expo 2020 Dubai, the first world exhibition organised in the Middle East, opens today; 25 million visitors are expected. The European Parliament has called for a boycott of the Expo in protest at human rights violations in the Emirates
Africa Morocco In the Smugglers' Cave near Rabat, 120.000-year-old bone tools used for sewing leather and furs have been found