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 Madagascar Jirama, the national water and electricity company, is facing increasing difficulties at the Andekaleka hydropower plant after two more transformers broke down, making electricity supply in and around the capital even more complicated
Asia Turkey Sitting on multiple active fault lines, the country went through a shaky period in 2021, experiencing an average of three earthquakes per hour, with a total of 23.753 earthquakes
Asia Qatar The Ministry of Municipality organised an orientation field day for farmers and farm owners on raising the productivity of leafy and fruit crops with minimal water consumption to achieve food security
Oceania Kiribati The citizens welcomed the New Year first after the 1994 presidential candidate promised, if he won, that the locals would celebrate the New Year first; the country is divided into three time zones and the easternmost region actually now celebrates first
Africa Togo Civil servants in the public and parapublic sectors, as well as pensioners, will receive a one-month salary advance this week to help them cope with the surge in inflation
Africa Sierra Leone 3 months after handing over a shipment of Chairboys kits to the Spratley Charitable Foundation for the children in the country, Sierra Leonean footballer Sullay Kaikai had the chance to meet the youths as he prepares for the Africa Cup of Nations
Asia Lebanon The Lebanese pound trades at 30000 for US$1 on the black market, dropping to a new low; the World Bank has described Lebanon's economic meltdown as one of the worst in the world since 1850
Africa Uganda At least 300.000 private primary and secondary school teachers will receive Shs 100.000 (about $883) each in the latest pandemic handout
America Guatemala The rise in external demand led to a 20,9% economic increase - this acceleration has marked 2021 as a significant year for the country, helping the Ministry of Economy set new goals and have more possible investment opportunities for 2022
Asia Philippines The Department of Public Works and Highways has announced the completion of a mega-hospital facility in Mandaluyong City that can accommodate 130 Covid-19 patients
America Peru The Consumer Price Index registers +6,43% inflation rate at the end of 2021, the highest it has ever been in the last 13 years, affecting mainly the gas and real estate industries
Asia Nepal Villages for the disabled will be constructed and managed by the government together with the provinces, with the 'Disability Village Construction and Operation Procedure' providing for rehabilitation, education, health, employment and entertainment
Asia Palestine After 141 days of hunger strike in Israeli jails, Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash reached an agreement with the Israeli occupation authorities guaranteeing his release on 26 February, considered as a "victory" against the Israeli occupation