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 Angola Telecoms regulator Inacom could issue the first 5G licence by the end of the year, approved last month by a presidential order
America Paraguay Miss Paraguay, Nadia Ferreira, made history by winning second place at the world-renowned beauty pageant Miss Universe; it is the best result Paraguay has ever achieved at the event
Africa Senegal The increase in the price of bread was approved by the Ministry of Commerce and Small and Medium Enterprises with the aim of saving jobs, preserving the profitability of activities and ensuring the daily availability of better quality bread
Europe Liechtenstein The car driver that crashed into a city tram last September causing a number of injuries among passengers has been proven drunk, his driving license has been withdrawn and has been condemned to a fine of 24.000 francs in total
Africa Namibia Amid surging cases of child rape and gender violence, the chairperson of the Coalition of Churches and Organizations on Ethical Social Justice said the coalition is focusing on rejecting calls to legalize same-sex marriages
Asia Bahrain Human Rights Watch says authorities should use the customary prisoner pardon on the national holiday today to free political prisoners imprisoned for exercising right to freedom of association and expression in the 2011 pro-democracy protests
Asia Kuwait A Kuwaiti member of parliament has tabled a motion limiting car ownership for foreign workers in the country to two per person, arguing that the move is necessary to stop illegal trade in car licences and reduce traffic congestion in the country
Africa Mozambique The future Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam is defined by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy ‘a key project in the energy transition’, for which the government is looking for a strategic partner
America Brazil One million Amazon River Turtles were released at the Brazil-Bolivia border as an attempt to battle against the extinction of the species
Africa Mali 921 looted archaeological and ethnographic objects, illegally trafficked in the U.S. but previously listed as replicas, were retuned and unwrapped in front of authorities and the media at Bamako's National Museum
Europe Albania EIB lends €80 million for key investment in the capital's water distribution, ensuring continued access to clean drinking water for more than 800.000 people
Africa Algeria State cereals agency has published an international tender for the purchase of 50.000 nominal tonnes of wheat for milling, sought for shipment in 2022 in three periods from the main supply regions, including Europe
Asia Kazakhstan The newly created Yelim-Ai National Ecotourism Association organiszed a conference to promote natural tourism and protect biodiversity together with national parks, state enterprises and the business community