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 Nepal The Mountain Advocacy Summit-2022 will be organised in Mustang district next March to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in the mountain region and the challenges faced by the Himalayan region
Europe Norway There were almost twice as many reports of abuse of children under 14 in Oslo this year as last year, with 104 reports 2021 compared to 55 in 2020
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai government launched "Smart Dubai" aiming to digitise all government services; with the full implementation of the Dubai Paperless Strategy, no government employee or customer will need to print any paper documents or transactions
Europe Monaco Schools in the country are benefiting from a number of ways to stay competitive, including computer programming courses for primary school and touchscreen-enabled laptops for older children
Europe France In the referendum on independence in New Caledonia, the no vote won again with 96,5%, but over half the voters did not go to the polls, a 50% abstention rate compared to the 14% in the last referendums
Oceania Samoa The government has signed a grant with the Asian Development Bank to help finance the preparation of land transport projects; the ADB will give $5 million, while the country will contribute $500.000
Europe Finland Aalto University's Startup Center received an honourable mention for its success in adapting to the pandemic at a UBI Global ceremony in Dubai
Asia East Timor The country has inaugurated its first Catholic university, dedicated to St John Paul II, who is believed to have inspired the country's struggle for independence when it was still under Indonesian rule in 1989
Asia Indonesia Heavy rains over the past few days seem to be a cause of the eruption of Mount Semeru on the island of Java, which they could have triggered by eroding the hardened lava dome that acted as a cap
Asia Afghanistan Several Afghan families are returning to carpet making, a very old, traditional but exhausting activity that many had abandoned for more comfortable jobs, seeking a source of income as the economy teeters on the brink of ruin
Asia Iran Amnesty International launches Persian-language website to increase access to information about Iranians' rights amid escalating impunity crisis in the country
Europe Croatia Report by the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture provides strong evidence of the Croatian police's violations against migrants, confirming what NGOs and journalists have long maintained and causing the President's furious reaction