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 Comoros A UNHCR delegation visited the country to assist it in establishing an asylum system that can manage mixed migration flows
America Uruguay The nation changed its regulations so residents and citizens that are Covid-19 positive can still enter the country in order to freely get back to their homes
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
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
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
Oceania Australia The country's largest renewable energy hub will to be operational in 2024; the billion-dollar plant will bring the renewable energy portfolio to more than 2500MW, over 1/8 of the country's current solar, wind and battery capacity
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
Europe San Marino The call for tenders for the search of accommodation to be allocated to social housing has been deserted; the Secretariat of State will now proceed to evaluate other opportunities
Asia China Plans to sell tickets to the public for the Olympics are cancelled as the number of Covid-19 cases has reached its highest point since March 2020; although international spectators had long since been ruled out, the option was left open for nationals
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
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
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
Oceania Micronesia The Department of Military Science at the University of Guam has released its first volume of The Leadership Journal of Micronesia, which features the stories of 11 men and women who have served as notable examples of leadership in Micronesia