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 Tunisia The start-up TrustiT Sharek Initiative has collected, refurbished and distributed more than 1000 electronic devices from e-waste to pupils and students since the start of the pandemic, with the support of civil society and international organisations
America Bahamas The Central Bank of The Bahamas has released its draft Recovery Planning Guidelines which will serve as a general guide for the implementation of a Supervised Financial Institution's SFI recovery plan
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso celebrated the country’s economic revival with Colombia alongside Colombian President Ivan Duque; their meeting also was a sign of Colombia’s support towards the ongoing Ecuadorian prison crisis
Europe Kosovo An electricity crisis has been declared, following difficulties with local energy production and rising consumption amidst sub-zero temperatures in the country
Africa Benin The Miokpehou project has been created to enable young women to improve not only their football skills but overall life chances through sport, by playing for their country at international level
Asia Bahrain More than 4.500 Bahrainis have been hired into the government since 2019 until last month as part of plans to Bahrainise the country's ministries
Europe Croatia The Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board has presented 52 thematic trails in Split-Dalmatia County for a total length of 327 kilometers on the coast, islands and Zagora
Asia Cambodia More than 95% of the farmers in southeast Kampot who are part of NGO NatureLife's Crane Rice project will be part of a scheme in which the NGO buys part of the unharvested rice crop at above-market prices and then leaves it to the sarus cranes to feast on
Asia Mongolia To celebrate the 100th anniversary of cooperative development in the country, the Made in Mongolia 2021 trade fair took place to support cooperatives and small and medium businesses; with 140 companies and 30 cooperatives it raised MNT120 million, €37000
Europe Czech Republic A new LGBT+ community centre has just opened on Železná Street in the centre of Prague; open all year round and the first in the city, it is run by Prague Pride, organisers of the country's largest festival for sexual minorities
Oceania Fiji At last week's ceremony where 39 students graduated, Principal Remesio Rogovakalali said Corpus Christi Teachers College has graduated a total of 1520 Fijians with a primary education degree in the last 61 years
Asia Thailand Carabao Tawandang Group, leading producer of local energy drink, won the Thailand Corporate Excellence Award 2021 for its commitment to developing every aspect of competitiveness, focusing on management, staff and rapidly changing global trends
Africa Comoros With a population of less than one million, the country are preparing to rewrite the history books of African football by becoming the smallest country to participate in next year's Africa Cup of Nations