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 Bhutan The Ministry of Health has received 12 ambulance units from Japan to strengthen access to emergency medical needs, in line with the government's vision to reduce the gap and ensure the equitable distribution of health services
Europe Ireland A group of experts will be commissioned by the government to examine whether there should be a mechanism for individual complaints about online content in a draft law on online safety and media regulation
America Costa Rica The Supreme Electoral Court openly invited all citizens to vote in the upcoming elections regardless of their infection status, stating that having Covid-19 is not a valid reason to not vote
Asia Yemen Several protest rallies were held in the province of Sana'a to denounce the continuation of the Saudi-American-UAE political intrusion and the unjust blockade, also denouncing the international silence about it
Oceania Tonga The undersea volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupted, causing rogue waves and generating large quantities of ash, which reached a height of 20km; a state of alert was also issued to neighbouring countries
Asia Kuwait Kuwait University, a state institution, decided to suspend the replacement of foreign workers with nationals for four years to meet academic needs, contrary to a 2017 policy setting quotas for the recruitment of nationals, also known as Kuwaitisation
Europe Ukraine In January-November 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, imports of goods increased by 33,8% and exports by 38,2%, registering a negative foreign trade balance
America Trinidad and Tobago 20 young farmers will benefit from agricultural parcels in Petit Morne, according to news released he Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
Africa Zambia Some activists have called on government to provide clear policy direction on suspended operations at the mineral dumping sites commonly known as Black Mountains
Oceania Kiribati A month ago marked the 3rd anniversary of Hope Radio, that has become an informer, educator and entertainer, as well as a powerful evangelistic platform leading to baptisms of a considerable number of new families in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
America Bahamas Abaco is looking to form an economic development council, run by the private investors and companies, to attract investment to the island, forming an important bridge between government and the private sector
Africa Guinea-Bissau Eusébio Mango Fernandes won the award for football entrepreneur of the year in the country, at the eighth edition of the "Blue Fashion" Gala, held for the first time in Bissau
Europe France Teachers went on strike again this week, in a mobilisation described by the unions as "unprecedented in decades", over the government's handling of the health crisis and the health protocols, the last of which is considered unsustainable