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 Brunei Brunei's largest financial institution, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam, has appointed its first ever female CEO, Hjh Noraini Hj Sulaimam, starting from Dec 1st
Africa Botswana A national strategy for nursing and midwifery for 2020-2024 has been launched by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in an effort to provide quality healthcare: it comprises topics including education and training, regulation, leadership and research
Europe Slovakia The country is one of the most resilient to potential attempts by foreign governments or agencies to influence public opinion and institutions in Central Europe and the Balkans, coming third in the latest Vulnerability Index conducted by Globsec
Europe Germany The database "Top 1,500 industrial companies in Germany - List of the largest industrial companies", containing detailed information on all sectors and turnover for 2015-2018, has been added to the offer of publisher ResearchAndMarkets.com
Europe Moldova Several carriers that are members of the Employers' Association of Motor Transport Operators have protested in the centre of Chisinau demanding an increase of passenger's transport fares
America Bahamas The public will to be able to make requests for government information from at least seven government ministries and corporations as part of a pilot program of the Freedom of the Information Act (FOIA)
Europe Ireland Irish toy manufacturers are confident they can deliver products for this Christmas despite global supply chain issues, Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation will continue to allow the students to travel from its buses with half the fare, asking the staff to strictly follow this instruction without allowing non-students to take advantage of it
Asia Iraq The 1.400-year-old Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick arch located about 30 km south of Baghdad, is undergoing restoration work as part of efforts to bring back to former glory a number of historical sites
Africa Guinea In the framework of its mission to support the state, the German development agency GIZ intends to contribute to the improvement of access to basic education, equal opportunities and quality of education with a new targeted programme
America Chile After the recent legislative elections, Emilia Schneider officially became the first ever transgender woman to be an elected deputy
Europe Belgium The Belgian rail company NMBS has been forced to temporarily suspend around ten of its P-Train commuter services to and from Brussels due to staff shortages, mostly caused by illness and quarantine
Asia Mongolia MIAT Mongolian Airlines operated the first flight to Malé, the Maldives International Airport, adding a new international flight route