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
Oceania Papua New Guinea Following recent incidents of looting, the Papua New Guinea Defence Forces join with the Royal Papua New Guinea Police to restore order and successfully recover some of the looted items
Asia Armenia The country is preparing to host the AMADEE24 Mars analogue simulation in March; stressing its scientific and educational importance, the ambassador expressed gratitude to the Austrian Space Forum for choosing Armenia as the host country
Africa Algeria The country called for an international peace conference under the auspices of the United Nations to end the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian land
Europe Kosovo Total foreign remittances to Kosovo increased to €1,34 billion in 2023 from €1,22 billion the previous year, +10%, according to data from the Central Bank
America El Salvador El Salvador's teachers took to the streets on January 26 to demand higher pay for this upcoming school year
Europe Albania The Albanian Information Technology Agency has opened tender procedures for a project with an estimated value of 578 million lek (€5,5 million) to improve the electronic platform for government services, e-Albania
America Colombia Colombia declared a state of disaster and public calamity due to wildfires, seeking international assistance to combat active fires and potential ones exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon
Africa Chad New water tanks were installed in the Gaga camp in eastern Chad, home to some 40.000 Sudanese refugees; in the Irdimi camp, Sudanese refugees demonstrated in front of the UNHCR office to demand adequate access to aid
America Bahamas The bill to establish a cannabis industry in the Bahamas will be introduced in the House of Representatives next month, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder
Europe Andorra The University of Andorra hosted the reading of the doctoral thesis of the Tribunal de Corts magistrate and aspiring judge in Strasbourg, Canòlic Mingorance, on money laundering in Andorran criminal law
Africa Gambia As the country prepares to host the 15th Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit on 4 and 5 May 2024, the OIC Local Security Organising Committee presented the National Security Plan
Asia Qatar The country described as 'destructive' leaked audio statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticising Qatar's efforts to mediate with Hamas as 'problematic', complicating the already difficult negotiations
Asia Philippines The government will give priority to Philippine-made vehicles in the Utility Vehicle Modernisation Programme, assured House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a message to local manufacturers of modern jeepneys