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 Palestine The country expressed its appreciation for Belgium's decision to label products from Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories
Oceania Solomon Islands After about 1.000 people took to the streets of the capital for a second day demanding PM’s resignation upon his declaration of lockdown, Australia is sending peacekeeping troops and diplomats to the country to help resolve the disorder
Africa Tunisia Date producers are hit by a serious decline in the quality of their harvests due to low rainfall; according to the president of the Union of Local Farmers of Tozeur prices have fallen so severely that producers are no longer able to cover production costs
Asia Jordan The total number of tourists visiting the country from the beginning of this year until the end of October rose to 1.807.225, an increase by 59.7% in comparison to the same period last year, when the number only reached 1.131.682
Europe Andorra Low temperatures and the recent heavy snowfall have created the perfect conditions to open La Rabassa cross-country ski station in advance
America Costa Rica The country launched the “Pura Vida” sustainable seafood label, which will help consumers select products that help protect the nation’s marine resources and improve workers’ livelihoods
America Guyana The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) gave a formal warning to the population stating that significant items shortages are to be expected due to the current worldwide supply chain crisis
Europe Sweden The directors general of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency called on both the EU and the government to ban cryptocurrency mining, as the cheap electricity is needed for other, more useful purposes
Africa Comoros The French NGO Terres d'ophtalmologies began its activities today with the start of cataract operations on 40 Comorian patients already selected
Asia Bahrain A specific campaign at different work sites and labour camps countrywide is encouraging workers to take booster shots
Africa Chad Republic Day, celebrated today in the country, commemorates the fact that the country became an autonomous republic within the French Community on this day in 1958; the country remained a French territory until achieving full independence in August 1960
Africa Sierra Leone Since 2018, the annual number of students passing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has increased by 60%, 39.029 students nationally; for the first time, the BECE has recorded more female than male pass rates
Africa Cape Verde The basketball team beat Nigeria in the 2023 Africa World Cup qualifier in a match played in Angola, which was congratulated by the Prime Minister directly from the parliamentary session