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 Oman The Telecommunications Authority is formulating regulations to ensure that the Internet of Things and its networks are safe from security and cyber threats
Africa Senegal Aminata Mansour Sène was the woman who led the inaugural journey of the regional express train linking the capital to Diamniadio, considered a revolution for public transport in Dakar
Asia Taiwan Starting today, eggs sold in the country must have a traceability code on the shell, allowing consumers to easily identify the source of the eggs and how the hens are raised
Europe France The leadership of NATO's highest military force, the Very High Readiness Joint Force, has been taken over from Turkey starting today
America Chile Since 1995, many citizens spend New Year's Eve or Day in cemeteries to include the loved deceased in their celebrations
Africa Chad The National Transitional Council adopted two bills on general amnesty, one for acts of terrorism, complicity, recruitment of children under the age of 18 in armed groups and one for acts of offence against the integrity of the state and crimes of opinion
Asia Malaysia The country will invest $335 million in cash and other forms of relief for those hit by the devastating flooding in December, when around 70.000 people were displaced
Africa South Africa The Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda ordered Shell to immediately cease seismic exploration activities along the Wild Coast, obliging Shell and the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to pay the costs of the application for an interim ban
Africa Kenya On the shores of Lake Victoria, Nairobi-based green energy provider Biogas International is piloting a project that is converting the invasive water hyacinth plant into cleaner cooking fuel
Africa Mozambique This year will see the start of discussions that could lead to the country obtaining its first IMF loan in five years, after being suspended in 2016; the credit will aim to stimulate the economic recovery, poverty reduction, equity growth
Europe Slovenia With yesterday's end of the Slovenian semester of EU Council Presidency, analysts have underlined how there have been poor results on the most important decisions, including the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans
Europe Luxembourg Anyone wishing to enlist in the Luxembourg army from today will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19; at the moment there are no plans to impose the requirement in other public roles or government ministries
Asia South Korea Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong reportedly said that the country has agreed with the US on the text for declaring the end of the Korean War; reaffirming the progress made, both sides would have "effectively reached an agreement" on the draft