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 Belarus During the conference to discuss the counteraction of sanctions, President provided information on which NGOs can operate in the country, excluding those that have tried to "turn the country upside down by handing it over to outside forces"
Asia Myanmar The use of the yuan has been approved for foreign trade to lessen financial pressure (and the decline of foreign currencies), and decouple its currency, the kyat, from the US dollar; it will be used in regulations for small goods at the border with China
Europe Germany Police arrested four people and seized bomb-making supplies during raids targeting suspected far-right extremists in the Cologne; they also seized drugs, in sufficient quantity to form the basis of initial charges against the suspects
Asia Mongolia SLA Digital has announced a new partnership with Unitel Group, a Mongolian telecommunications company, to act as a managed service provider for carrier billing; it will also offer digital content providers access to other payment options
America Venezuela The national Afro-Venezuelan holiday of San Juan Bautista, which celebrates the birth of the Saint which the holiday is named after, has been officially recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage celebration
Africa Niger The National Fair Diffa N'glaa officially opened in the craft village of Diffa to promote trade and economic exchanges within a framework of national and sub-regional integration
America Colombia A recent report by the UNHRC stated that during the turbulent protests that took place in April there were a total of 63 deaths, therefore, the UN requested the government to change its ways of dealing with manifestations to avoid more tragedies
Africa Tanzania Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango has called on African nations sharing Lake Tanganyika to take bold steps to reverse environmental degradation in the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world
Asia Kyrgyzstan Despite international pressure to ban its trade, the country is increasing mercury production; the Aidarken mine is one of the few where new mercury is legally extracted for the international market
Asia Maldives Vaadhoo Council and M20 Hospitality Ventures have signed an agreement for a resort development project in R. Vaadhoo; an agreement had already been signed with another company in 2016, which was later lost due to the pandemic
America Haiti The Cuban Brigade has celebrated 23 years of assistance in the country since a group of doctors and nurses from Cuba arrived as reinforcements after the passage of Hurricane Georges, a category 4 hurricane, in 1998
Europe Greece The online part of the country's population and housing census ended on Monday evening, with the platform remaining open until today only for amendments and corrections