Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
Asia Kuwait The Kuwaiti labour market recorded a 4,6% increase in 2023 over the previous year's 2,790 million workers, with some 129.000 new entrants
Asia Cambodia A total of over 4.500 disadvantaged young people have been trained so far through the Hospitality Kampuchea Steering Committee of the Ministry of Tourism
America Dominican Republic Four basins in the Dominican Republic have reached the depth, pressure and temperature conditions necessary for oil production, a study conducted by the Dominican Oil Refinery and the Pedro Henríquez Ureña University revealed
Europe Croatia After over 70 years, one of the largest raptors of prey, the golden eagle, has been spotted again in the Plitvice Lakes National Park; the last sighting of this species dates back to 1 August 1953
Africa Cape Verde The Siacsa union considered the firefighters' employment situation in the municipal councils to be 'howling and deplorable' and called for wage unification among class employees and urgent measures to alleviate other pending labour issues from 2020
America Cuba Chinese passport holders will be able to enter Cuba without a visa this month, with the resumption of direct flights between the two countries under a visa-free policy
Africa Cameroon Cocoa farmers are trying to find suitable treatments for pod diseases that are weakening the crops; as many local producers sell in Nigeria rather than on the local market, competition among buyers had already driven up the price for chocolate producers
America Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute has launched three short courses aimed at enhancing community-specific skills in the hospitality and tourism sector
Asia Bahrain A major contract to provide EPC services and technology for the modernisation of the wastewater treatment plant in North Sitra has been awarded to Bluewater Bio, one of the fastest growing water technology companies in Europe
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan could invite countries to conclude a truce during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku
Africa Algeria A political football dispute over the presence of a map of the disputed territory of Western Sahara on a team's jersey will go to appeal after the Algerian Football Federation and the club USM Alger referred Morocco to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Europe Italy Today the journalists from public TV channel RAI will strike, after years, against the "suffocating control" over journalistic work, the attempt to make it a government megaphone, the absence of an industrial plan, staff shortages and precarious positions
Asia Israel Local Al Jazeera offices have been searched, its TV channels and websites will no longer be accessible from Israeli territory, following recent law allowing temporary closure of foreign broadcasters considered a threat to national security