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 The Islamic Development Bank will finance four projects in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem: infrastructure projects, including in refugee camps, the redesign of a maternity hospital and the restoration of buildings in the old city of Hebron
Asia Myanmar Unresolved differences over engagement with the country's military rulers are causing discord among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), diplomats and government officials say, as a meeting of ministers set for this week has been postponed
Africa Botswana The country has launched voter registration ahead of the 2024 polls, as the Independent Electoral Commission will conduct a supplementary voter registration exercise for the next three months
Africa Eritrea The Ministry of Agriculture is promoting palm plantations, having distributed more than 20.000 seedlings to date, but also offering training and awareness-raising campaigns; the project hopes to reach a satisfactory level of production within five years
Africa Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Maada Bio has been appointed for a two-year term as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Multilateral Diplomacy
Africa Comoros A UNHCR delegation visited the country to assist it in establishing an asylum system that can manage mixed migration flows
Africa Mozambique Tesla is turning to the country for a key component in its lithium-ion batteries for electric cars in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite
Africa Sao Tome and Principe In the Southern Zone of Príncipe has been laid the foundation stone for the construction of the water supply system, which will benefit more than 2.000 inhabitants
Africa Libya Crude oil production has returned to normal, with 1,2 million barrels a day according to the Oil Minister, after the production slump earlier this month with the closure of a key pipeline for necessary repairs
Asia Afghanistan UN human rights experts expressed their concern about the exclusion of women, particularly women from ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities such as the Hazaras, Tajiks, Hindus, who are found to be even more vulnerable
America United States As climate change pushes states to cut their use of fossil fuels, many are doubting whether solar, wind and other renewables are enough to feed the power hunger; not considering a more virtuous use of power, they are turning to nuclear as best option
Asia Iraq The foundations of a 12th-century prayer hall have been discovered under the Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul; the mosque, damaged during clashes with ISIS, is being reconstructed
America Suriname The IMF approved a US$68 million program for the country that aims at rebuilding the state’s foreign reserves and strengthen the economy’s resilience to external shocks