Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Africa Morocco An agreement has been signed with Italy on the mutual recognition of driving licenses, an arrangement to remove obstacles faced by Moroccans residing in Italy when converting their licenses with Italian registration authorities
Africa Ethiopia Throughout Ethiopia, seedlings are being prepared for tree planting as part of the Green Legacy Initiative, for integrated management of existing forests and biodiversity, to restore degraded landscapes and improve the ecosystem
Europe Romania With the decision to expand the NATO military base near the strategic Black Sea port of Constanța, the country will have greater security guarantees, said a Romanian Defense Ministry representative
Asia Bahrain Europcar Oman & Bahrain, a leading mobility services company, held its much-anticipated annual staff event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel OCEC, bringing together employees from across the organization for a day of celebration, team building and recognition
Asia Iran 3.000 foreign traders and businessmen are expected to attend the Islamic Republic of Iran's 6th International Exhibition of Export Potential called "Iran Expo 2024" this month at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground
Europe France The National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, approved by 44 votes to 2 a bill banning discrimination based on hair, preventing employers from requiring their employees to iron afro and dreadlocks and braids
Africa Sudan NGO Emergency has opened a new pediatric outpatient clinic in Khartoum within the Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery in the Soba district, and will provide care to mothers and children up to 14 years old
Africa Burkina Faso Over 40.000 Burkinabe nationals have arrived in Mali since December, says UNHCR, which also claims that every day "hundreds of people" continue to arrive on Malian soil from neighboring Burkina Faso NOTA
Europe Poland The UNESCO/IUCN reactive monitoring mission confirmed the negative impact of the fence erected by Poland on the ecosystems of Belovezhskaya Pushcha
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported an income of about $25.400 in 2023, while his wife's total was about $198.200
Asia Maldives Over a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers have been sent to the country by China; the Maldives is seeing salt levels seeping into the earth and corrupting drinking water, making it dependent on desalination plants
Asia Cambodia A large facility in the Peamro district is producing tens of thousands of small fish to support the aquaculture industry; fish raised at the Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Development Center have a much higher survival rate and grow much faster
Asia Indonesia Notwithstanding the ongoing construction of a new capital city, the Centre for Economic Reform Indonesia said that the metropolitan city of Jakarta has the potential to become an economic and commercial hub capable of competing with global cities