Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Africa Gambia The Gambian Police, in collaboration with partners and stakeholders, held a validation of the five-year police strategic plan for the years 2024 to 2028
Europe Monaco Self-employed women will be able to take time off work towards the end of their pregnancy in a new bill voted by the National Council
Oceania Vanuatu The government allocated Vatu 2,1 billion (€16.000.000) for the improvement and maintenance of main roads
Oceania Nauru Amnesty International Australia and refugee rights groups have stated that the 40 people who recently sought asylum in Western Australia and were brought to the island of Nauru to be processed in offshore detention should head back to Australia
Europe Kosovo Approximately 57.000 citizens of Kosovo have renounced their citizenship from the beginning of 2008 until the end of 2023, the main reason being the ban on dual citizenship in several states
Africa Zambia The National Heroes Stadium, Zambia's ultra-modern stadium in Lusaka, which was designated as a national cholera center at the height of the outbreak, has no one admitted as the country continues to see a steady decline in cases
Africa Lesotho The country hosted the first summit of the African Association of Accountants in Maseru
Oceania Marshall Islands A spirited march to launch Education Week in Majuro saw hundreds of students and teachers unite from the Alele Museum to the College of the Marshall Islands
Asia India Google Pay announced that its portable speaker, SoundPod, will soon be available to small merchants across India to help them keep track of QR code payments by providing audio alerts whenever a payment is received
Africa Uganda The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hillary Onek, appealed to the international community to increase funding for Uganda to enable it to feed its growing refugee population
Asia Kazakhstan A conference on improving investment attractiveness in mining was held in Astana, where Minister of Industry and Construction emphasised the role in attracting foreign direct investment, worth over US$200 billion over the past decade, 60% of total invests
Asia Kuwait Fingerprinting has been declared mandatory for all citizens and residents by The General Administration of Security and Media Relations, following an update by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior
Africa Malawi The government has suspended the issuance of passports for the past two weeks due to ransomware attack on immigration service's computer network; President Chakwera said hackers are demanding a ransom, but the government has no intention of paying