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 Three nuclear power plants will be shut down, as part of the country's phase-out of nuclear energy; the decommissioning process will take two decades and cost €1.1 billion per plant
Europe North Macedonia The European Investment Bank is providing a loan for the construction of a natural gas interconnector with Greece, which will help the Balkan country diversify its gas supply, improve energy security and increase the competitiveness of its energy market
Europe San Marino A record of visitors influx yesterday brings about bright expectations on the 2022 local tourism industry
Africa Angola This year, farming families in the province of Bié will benefit from the donation of 30.000 breeding and rearing chicks, with the aim of directly contrasting hunger and poverty in the local communities
Africa Libya Over the next two years, some two million Egyptian workers are expected to travel to the country to help with reconstruction, of which one million by the end of 2022
Africa Guinea PM Béavogui presented the government's roadmap for the transition to President Doumbouya, focusing on 5 areas: institutional rectification, macroeconomic, legal framework, social action and employment, infrastructure and rehabilitation
America Barbados Following discussions between Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) and Bridgetown Cruise Terminals Inc., a decision has been made not to further extend the lease for the management and operation of the cruise terminal, that from today will transition to BPI
Africa Egypt The world's largest museum of Egyptian civilization will open in the second half of 2022 near the iconic pyramids of Giz
Asia Israel New Year's Day is the world's most widely observed public holiday, being observed in all countries that use the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Europe Finland From today, no meat will be served at Helsinki's meetings, seminars, workshops and public events anymore, while seasonal vegetarian food and/or responsibly caught local fish will be offered; cow's milk will be replaced by oat's milk
Europe Ireland As the use of any festive fireworks must be overseen by a professional operator, a considerable smuggling from Northern Ireland, where regulations governing the sale of fireworks are more permissive, is reported every year
Asia Kyrgyzstan With the beginning of 2022 the country bans the production, import and circulation of non-smoking tobacco and non-smoking products containing nicotine; it will also be prohibited to store, wholesale and retail trade, and export these products
Asia Kazakhstan The number of foreign students from the United States, Africa, Russia and Middle Eastern countries studying at Kazakh universities has increased to 30.000, the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science reports