Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Asia Vietnam Thousands of Vietnamese families, some of them for generations, who have been living in Cambodia but are stateless, without papers, are being driven out because of historical rivalries between the two countries
Asia Bahrain The Central Bank has launched the world's first electronic cheque system; available to individuals and corporate customers, it is part of efforts to promote digital transformation and innovative financial services in line with Bahrain Economic Vision 2030
Africa Central African Republic The issue of combating violence against women and defending women human rights defenders has been the focus of women parliamentarians' activities for the past three months and they have now presented the results of the project
America Bahamas The new Bahamas.com website has received top honours in the 2021 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, having been deemed highly user-friendly, allowing travellers to dive deep into Bahamian culture as they plan their next holiday
Asia Malaysia A severe shortage of foreign labour on Sabah's oil palm plantations has led planters to seek government intervention to reopen the borders to get their workers back; the estimated shortage is 10.000 workers
Asia Syria Thousands of students participated in the annual university carnival on Monday, which brought together students from the medical and engineering faculties of Damascus University and ended with a basketball game
Asia Armenia The sixth STARMUS festival, to be held in the country next September, will bring together more than 60 scientists, engineers and artists from around the world; '50 years on Mars' is the festival's slogan, dedicated entirely to the red planet
Africa Nigeria The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a US$500.000 grant agreement with Y'ello Digital Financial Services for a study on the economic, religious and social factors that hinder access to finance for women in the north of the country
Asia Kyrgyzstan Operators of the Digital Command Centre have detected and solved 849 crimes, misdeeds and administrative violations, using the 60 video surveillance cameras, since the beginning of the year in Bishkek
Africa Gabon A Summit on Oil, Gas and Energy Transaction was recently held in the country, which, while remaining an oil country, is seeking to begin a transition in the ecological field, trying to make its gas potential a lever for economic growth
America Costa Rica Despite president Carlos Alvarado’s firm stand against marijuana, the Legislative Assembly officially approved the use of the drug for medicinal purposes
Europe Germany A hundred men with beards and moustaches took part in a competition to find out who had the best moustache and beard evaluated in terms of density and length at the "Beard Olympics" in Eging am See
America Colombia Authorities captured the Interpol’s most-wanted Colombian drug lord, Dairo Antonio Úsuga; he has led the “El Clan del Golfo” drug cartel, considered one of the most violent and heavily armed groups