Asia Iran The Straight of Hormuz will remain "completely open" for all commercial vessels as long as the ceasefire in the Middle East lasts, Foreign Minister Araghchi declared on X
Africa Cape Verde The completion of the construction of the high school in Várzea will take place before the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, assured Movement for Democracy MP
Africa Central African Republic After the declaration on 26 July of an outbreak of monkeypox in health district Bangui 2, the government is taking measures, such as an epidemiological surveillance system to monitor developments and quickly detect new cases
Europe Finland Forest owners flooded the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and Environment with applications for permanent protection under Metso, a state-funded programme for voluntary conservation in Southern Finland
Europe Montenegro Hoteliers think that infrastructure works and a lack of flights have made this season worse than the previous one, notwithstanding the high room rates
Africa Comoros The Coordination of Comoros Pensioners held its annual congress, with Director General of the Civil Service, Omar Chehani, members of the college of wise men and more than 1.000 pensioners from all the islands
America Cuba Several experts from UN bodies have called on the US government to lift all restrictions of the blockade against Cuba, considering the detrimental impact on the living conditions of the Cuban people
Oceania Palau The government is struggling to manage the influx of solar energy and is asking neighbouring countries to suspend new solar projects, President Surangel Whipps said
Africa Cameroon An alarming drop in the passing rate of the general secondary education baccalaureate is is widely reported in headlines: only 37,6% of students graduated, down from 75,73% in 2023
Asia Georgia Kutaisi has been nominated as one of the selected extraordinary destinations to visit in 2024 in the TIME magazine list
Asia Maldives A mega initiative is planned to be launched in September to have only local teachers in the Maldives education system
Europe Malta The number of 24-hour health centres in Malta will be increased from three to five following government plans
Asia Cyprus Preparations are underway in the Paphos district village of Lysos for the drying and production of the area’s cured figs, commonly known as ‘maxilles’, which are on the island’s Unesco list of tangible cultural heritage
Oceania Fiji The new forest policy will define sustainability for various categories and establish a methodology for measurement and verification; Minister of Forestry said it will ensure that resources are managed sustainably to avoid abandonment