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 Bhutan Gen-Next Democracy Network programme delegation from Bhutan visited Nalanda University in India at an event to provide an overview of India democratic traditions, cultural heritage and development initiatives to young emerging leaders from 75 democracies
America Colombia A Colombian family honoured their country’s traditional leaf-wrapped dishes by writing a dedicated cookbook, which was recently recognised as the ‘best cookbook in the world’ at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris
Africa Mozambique The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) plans to provide humanitarian assistance to more than one million people in 2022; in 2021, 1,2 million people have already been reached
Asia Iran Iran's 27th International Textile and Machinery Exhibition kicked off at the Tehran Permanent International Fair, with more than 200 companies from all over the country participating to showcase their domestic production
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Given the growing trend of drug use and trafficking in the archipelago, the French government has handed over screening kits for cocaine and other drugs to strengthen the operational capacity of the Judicial Police
Europe Greece Quoting the Greek classics Socrates and Aristotle, the Pope, after his visit to the refugee camp of Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, raised the alarm about the many backward steps in democracy that are taking place in the world
Europe Serbia Thousands of people blocked roads in an anti-government protest against two new laws that environmentalists say will allow foreign companies to exploit local resources, polluting national soil and waters
America Mexico The government has agreed to raise the minimum wage by 22% in 2022 due to the recent increase in inflation and cost of living
Africa Cameroon There is still a delay in the inauguration of the Olembé sports complex, on the outskirts of the capital Yaoundé, with the ceremony postponed indefinitely; with its 60.000 seats, the Olembé stadium is to be the showcase for the African Cup of Nations
Africa Rwanda $100m to improve broadband and digital public services have been allocated by the World Bank through its new Digital Acceleration project, that will expand digital access and adoption through innovative digital inclusion initiatives
Oceania Micronesia In a virtual meeting, representatives from the country and India discussed the development and expansion of current cooperation and the local capacity-building mechanism, in a move some think would be useful to India to expand into the region
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Winsbert Harry, president of the National Fisherfolk Organisation, has warned that if petrol prices don't decrease or there is no discount for fishermen, the price of fish will go up
Asia Qatar Um Salal Central Market has grown to become a physical integrated marketing platform, with all basic products - meat, fish and vegetables - sold to all categories, thus contributing to achieving food security and supporting local products