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 Micronesia Military Sealift Command USNS Mercy hospital ship (T-AH 19) arrived in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, in support of Pacific Partnership 24-1, the largest multinational humanitarian and disaster relief mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific
Asia Bahrain Blueprint Bahrain is the roadmap for the kingdom to meet its climate targets, to play its part in Mena by becoming a clean energy export hub, and to realise its sustainability agenda, said the Minister of Sustainable Development
Africa Kenya The country has embarked on its largest rhino relocation project to date and has begun the tracking, searching and relocating 21 specimens, which can weigh more than a tonne each, to a new home
Africa Cameroon Cameroon's Minister of Labour and Social Security, Grégoire Owona, presided over a ceremony in Douala to honour 455 employees of Castel Group subsidiaries for their dedication, hard work and continuous improvement in their respective roles
Asia Sri Lanka The economic reform programme implemented by the authorities is showing the first signs of recovery according to the IMF mission to Sri Lanka led by Peter Breuer
Asia China The country reported that it had achieved its target of at least 5% GDP growth, exceeding previous expectations, but it still faces economic headwinds: poor export demand, a critic property market and high youth unemployment
Africa Tunisia The Office of Tunisians Abroad has identified 250.000 families around the world; the Tunisian diaspora, which numbers two million Tunisians, is made up of 68% young people, 38% women, 34% dual nationals and around 16% first-generation immigrants
Europe Norway Airports were closed, bus services cancelled and train services disrupted in much of southern Norway due to blizzards that dumped more snow than the clearing teams could handle
Asia Palestine In agreement to send medicines to hostages kidnapped in Israel and civilian population of the Gaza Strip, medicines arrived from Qatar; 60 tonnes of products will be distributed at the rate of 1000 medicines to civilians for every one given to hostages
Oceania Tonga Community leaders on the island of Ovaka and Neiafu, Vava'u, received fishing boat engines, sewing machines, greenhouses and poultry facilities, donated by the Chinese Embassy in Tonga, to help increase the communities' livelihoods
Europe North Macedonia A floating solar plant will be installed within the national irrigation network, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management signing a contract with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain and the consulting company Globatek
Africa Seychelles The OceanXplorer, the advanced research and cinematography vessel used by OceanX to explore the ocean, departed in the afternoon from Port Victoria for the outer islands with 72 passengers, including a team of 14 scientists from Seychelles
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Government, through the Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights, deposited the instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations Headquarters