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 Sudan Today will be an official holiday in all parts of the country to mark the anniversary of the December Revolution
Asia Turkey President Erdogan has announced that the minimum wage for 2022 will be increased by more than 50% to a base of 4.250 Turkish liras (US$275)
Africa Chad The international fair for investors and project managers ends today at the Palais du 15 janvier in N'Djamena; it is an initiative of the General Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises aimed at opening investment windows for foreign companies
Asia Vietnam The country will focus on developing its logistics sector with special focus on shippings to Europe and America; the current logistical problems are causing bottlenecks to major export opportunities
Africa Libya The National High Electoral Commission handed over the final report on the phase of electoral appeals for the election of the Head of State to the committee formed by members of the House of Representatives in charge of following the electoral process
Asia Pakistan A central ceremony will be held at the Katas Raj temples today, attended by several political and religious leaders, besides hundreds of Hindu pilgrims arriving in the country
Asia Japan Japan will contribute a record 376,7 billion yen ($3,4 billion) to the International Development Association, a World Bank fund for the poorest nations, in a bid to help them recover from the fallout of the pandemic
Asia Malaysia The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum brought together a range of stakeholders involved in the social and economic advancement of women and girls, focusing on bodily autonomy to ensure that local women have access to this important human right
Africa Malawi The Minister of Health and chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 revealed that 700.000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine will expire this month; compulsory vaccination will be introduced next year for civil servants, journalists, health workers
Europe Ukraine Some 49,8% of Ukrainians do not support the idea of holding early presidential elections, according to a poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre's sociological service
Asia North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un hosted a grand national memorial service yesterday to mark 10 years since the death of his father and former leader Kim Jong Il
Africa Burundi The government has signalled that it will not allow the recently appointed UN special rapporteur on human rights to enter the nation; the country has been rocked by deadly political violence and a crackdown on dissent around the 2015 national elections
Europe Kosovo Kosovo's justice ministry said it had reached a preliminary agreement to lease 300 prison cells to Denmark to help the Scandinavian country cope with its overcrowded prison system