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 Senegal Amadou Ba, Prime Minister, will be the candidate representing President Macky Sall party in the upcoming presidential election in February 2024
Europe Denmark Novo Nordisk AS, the world's biggest producer of insulin with headquarters in Bagsværd, Copenhagen, has become the European listed company with the largest capitalization, taking the place held for over 2 years by luxury group LVMH
Africa Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on the Arab League to urge Ethiopia to end its unilateral actions in the dispute over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Egypt and Sudan
Europe Romania The country is still far from reaching the 55% recycling target by 2025, with only 12-14% currently subject to separate collection; the ongoing 'Recycle in Romania' campaign aims to encourage separate waste collection
Asia Lebanon The UN on Friday called on Palestinian groups in the Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon to cease fire and leave the United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools immediately
Asia Kazakhstan Comic Con Astana, an international festival celebrating comic books, film, video games, anime and contemporary popular culture, will host a cosplay contest with a total prize pool of about $21.000 next weekend
Africa Uganda Faithful applauded continuously for more than three hours and 15 minutes and won the Guinness World Record in an event called 'Clap For Jesus' at Phaneroo Ministries church to celebrate its ninth anniversary
Europe Germany Wind energy expansion has slowed due to delays in obtaining transport permits for heavy wind turbines, with more than 15.000 applications pending, putting at risk the goal of 80% of energy from renewable sources by the end of the year
Europe Andorra The new national energy and emissions labeling system for vehicles will be launched today; the badge will be delivered along with the license plates of newly registered vehicles
Africa Zambia Zambia's largest copper mine has avoided liquidation and received a $1 billion cash injection from its parent company, ending a years-long legal battle
Africa Morocco International volunteer help has reached the areas struck by the 6,8 Richter scale earthquake, while State international aid is pending upon Morocco’s official requests; the death toll has risen to over 2.100
Asia Uzbekistan 74,1% of Uzbeks are very satisfied with life and current situation according to survey of public opinion research center Ijtimoiy Fikr; the social survey also found that Uzbeks are increasingly active politically and socially
Africa South Africa Pioneering entrepreneur Ntsiki Biyela is inspiring a talented generation of black women wine producers in the country, the seventh largest wine producer in the world, still predominated by white male-run wineries