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 Gabon The minister of the public service announced the regularization of the administrative situations of 11.475 agents of public and private media by the end of December 2021, with 2.200 situations that will be taken into account during 2022
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
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
Asia East Timor A new Australian carrier has signed an agreement with East Timor service provider Sacomtel to provide communications services on its planned 18.000km subsea route from Darwin to Singapore
Oceania Tuvalu The Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation has confirmed that the nation has selected US internet giant GoDaddy to manage the .tv domain, which is guaranteeing income to the country since over a decade
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 Uzbekistan The number of foreign-invested enterprises registered in the country has exceeded 13.700, of which 13.300 are operational, an increase of 1.508 since the beginning of 2020 - the State Committee of Statistics reports
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
Africa Tunisia The country has passed its ninth hottest autumn month since 1970, during which rainfall fell 36% below the reference rate - the data has been released by the National Institute of Meteorology
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
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 Mali The Malian and African community in Belgium organized a demonstration in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels today to support the country against the "illegal, irresponsible and inhuman sanctions" imposed by the ECOWAS