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Africa Sudan Al-Jazeera's licence was revoked by the Ministry of Culture and Information, which accused the network of "unprofessional" television coverage of the anti-coup protests; the move is considered an attack on press freedom
Europe Belarus Belarusians will be able to vote earlier than scheduled for the referendum on amendments to the Belarusian Constitution, said the deputy head of legal, analytical and methodological work at the Central Election Commission
America Antigua and Barbuda A concerned citizen is inviting through an online petition the public to a walkthrough of the Seaforth area, scheduled for February 6, which is part of 549 acres of land earmarked for the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on the Northwest Coast
Europe Greece All kindergartens, nursery schools and schools throughout Attica and the regions affected by the severe snowstorm will be closed for a second day also today; there will be no online classes, because the needed administrative staff will be absent
Africa Lesotho According to a new law, all employees, both private and public, will not be allowed to work if they have not been vaccinated and unvaccinated people will not be allowed to seek medical help in all health centres
America Haiti At a high-level international meeting that Canada hosted on the crisis in the country, US$39 million was pledged to increase aid for security and other projects in the country
America Jamaica The Jamaica Labour Party has issued a statement urging the government to work with the banks to find ways to avoid any cost increase at this time, since Jamaicans -in their opinion- could not afford it at the moment
Europe Croatia After Stancija St. Antonio d.o.o. was once again proclaimed the most awarded olive oil company in the country in the EVOO world ranking for 2021, the mill launched a cocktail created for the occasion based on extra virgin olive oil
Europe Malta Infrastructure Malta planted 22.162 trees last year with a €4.,4 million budget, Roads Minister said yesterday, stressing the point that vandalism and thefts have been drastically reduced with the introduction of control systems, including CCTV cameras
Africa Somalia The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Doctors Worldwide Turkey examined 353 people and conducted 74 surgeries in Mogadishu in December, according to the associations
America Venezuela Foro Penal, a local NGO, announced that they believe there are still 254 political prisoners yet to be released; the organization is one of the few to try and speak against the government’s actions
Africa Algeria New images of the Sahara desert covered in snow - the fifth time in 40 years - appeared on social media this week: taken in early January by photographer Karim Bouchetata, they reveal snow and ice near the town of Ain Sefra in the northwest of the country
Europe Sweden Police are looking for 10.000 migrants with deportation orders, according to a report by the public broadcaster Sveriges Television; according to the head of the national border police the problem is that there are no detention centres for deportations