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 Benin Within the measures undertaken since 2016 in the decentralization sector, the recent reform for improving and depoliticizing the municipal administration was initiated by targeting the exchange on the life of municipalities through various themes
Oceania Fiji Today ends Movember, defined by Health Minister as an opportunity to reflect on cancer, particularly prostate; the ministry is keen to reach out to people who are not satisfied with their check-ups at local health centres
Europe United Kingdom Repairs are underway after Storm Arwen caused the worst damage to the North East's electricity grid in 20 years, with 98mph (nearly 160 km/h) winds and huge waves battering hundreds of thousands of homes
Europe Austria Tens of thousands of Austrians gathered this weekend to protest against the government's introduction of compulsory vaccination - the first EU country to do so
Africa Sao Tome and Principe WFP has delivered a batch of IT equipment as part of the institutional capacity building of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development in the collection of agricultural survey data
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban have asked the EU for help with the country's airports, promising that Afghans and foreigners will be allowed to leave if they wish and assistance with airport operations should guarantee this can take place
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko, at a meeting at the Defence Ministry's Strategic Control Centre, reminded that, while not brandishing its weapons, the country has the possibilities and means to react to non-peaceful threats
Africa Eritrea China's ambassador and Eritrea's foreign minister signed a MoU on the Belt and Road Initiative, making the country the latest African country to join the BRI on 25 November
America Honduras The country successfully held peaceful elections with the support of the EU and the OAS - a significant milestone due to the recent political tensions - and Xiomara Castro became the first ever female President
Asia Cyprus 30 illegal rubbish dumps have been cleared, with another 130 set to be targeted, as authorities call on the public to keep Cyprus clean
Africa South Sudan The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards reported that the country eats substandard food due to a lack of resources to vet imported goods
Asia China China's playing card and board game market is expected to reach $1.675,4 million by 2025 according to a new report published by Allied Market Research
Asia Armenia The Australian parliament will debate a motion calling on the Australian government to recognise the Armenian genocides, the Armenian National Committee of Australia reported