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
Asia Palestine At least five Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in an explosion during a demonstration along the fence marking the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005
Europe Czech Republic Citizens will soon be able to use digital credentials instead of paper or plastic ID cards, following an amendment to the existing law, recently approved by the government
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Airways has grounded its fleet just days after President Félix Tshisekedi instructed the government to make urgent funds available for the flag carrier
Africa Equatorial Guinea The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has confirmed his participation in the Summit of the Group of 77 and China in Cuba
Asia Iran Ahead of the first anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini's death on 16 September, her family wrote that they intended to mourn at her grave site; since last year, Amini's family has been under close surveillance by the Iranian authorities
Africa Ethiopia Ethio Telecom has launched commercial 5G services in the country; serving over 70 million subscribers, it will initially offer 5G through 145 sites located in the capital
Africa Mauritius Emerging trends in international taxation were the focus of a one-day workshop held at the initiative of the International Fiscal Association IFA, Mauritius Branch, Mauritius Finance and ACCA Mauritius
Europe Italy The arrivals of thousand migrants on Lampedusa, southernmost island off Italy with a population of only 5.000, are continuing; the reception system is collapsing due to its inadequacy to receive large numbers and slow transfers to other destinations
Europe Monaco Jean Castellini has stepped down from his role as Monaco's Minister of Finance and Economy with immediate effect after more than a decade in office
Europe Finland The country's youngest former premier, Sanna Marin, is no longer a Member of Parliament after ratification of resignation from parliamentary seat for Social Democrats; Marin announced that she would work as a strategy consultant for Tony Blair Institute
Europe San Marino The national secretary of Italy's Union CISL held meetings in San Marino to discuss the issue of equal treatment "of the social and social security rights of the over 7.000 Italian workers employed in the Republic"
America Canada In what is thought to be Canada's worst outbreak of paediatric E.coli, 264 people in Calgary, mostly children, were infected and 10% are being treated in hospital; the spreading of the bacteria may be linked to a kitchen serving daycare
Europe Greece Survivors of June shipwreck of migrant vessel off Pylos, in which hundreds of people died, have filed a lawsuit against Greek authorities, accusing them of breaching their duty to protect the lives of the people on board the ship