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
Europe Germany Sven Lehmann has been appointed as the country's first LGBTQ+ commissioner, a role created as part of the new coalition government's cultural modernisation plans
Asia Kyrgyzstan A Centre for the Employment of Citizens Abroad will be established upon decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, aiming at protecting the rights and interests of migrant workers and members of their families
Asia North Korea The country fired again in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea said, in an apparent reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the US Biden administration for its continuing test launches
Africa Mauritius The keys to the Intercontinental Slavery Museum were handed over to ISM Mauritius Ltd during a ceremony following the completion of the work that consisted of the renovation of the building; the second phase will consist of the fitting out of the museum
Asia Lebanon US decided to exempt the country, crushed by financial crisis that has led to severe electricity shortages, from sanctions on gas imports through Syria
Africa Guinea Chairs made of stretched wire, produced using a long, highly developed construction technique, are losing the interest of locals, especially the new generations; craftsman Babara Soumah launched an appeal to institutions to prevent the art's disappearance
Asia Kazakhstan 17-year-old Kazakh chess player Bibisara Assaubaeva won the World Blitz Championship; President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his Twitter account congratulated her
Africa Gambia Project Aid has donated over 4.000 face masks to four major national institutions, the Revenue Authority, the Police Force, the Ports Authority and the Immigration Department, urging them to put them to good use
Africa Sudan Abdel Baghji Abdel Gadir Al-Zubier, member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, pledged during a visit with a delegation of the National Energy Research Centre to support it and remove all obstacles and challenges affecting it
Europe Belarus Family capital is increased by 9.5% from 1 January 2022 for the newborns of the year; the sum is allocated on the date of birth or adoption of the third child or further
America Nicaragua The United States’ coercive sanctions against the country - such as the limitation of visas - have been openly condemned by Cuba, that also ratified their solidarity with the nation
Asia Taiwan Hundreds of migrant workers took to the streets in Taipei demanding the right to freely change employers within the country, in a protest organized by the Migrants Empowerment Network in Taiwan
Europe Czech Republic Czech scientists are planning to create a map of raw materials that can be found in space; on the recommendation of the European Space Agency (ESA), the project is expected to lead to the launch of two satellites in four years' time