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
Oceania Palau The country announced that visitors from Taiwan will be allowed entry with only one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of the type, as long as it is validated by the WHO or the FDA; other countries will be soon allowed too
Asia Israel The Supreme Planning Council of the Civil Administration will approve the construction of 3.100 new housing units in West Bank settlements and 1.300 in Palestinian villages, for the first time since 2007 Israel approves extensive construction for Palestin
Africa Angola Journalists from different public and private media, in Namibe, participated in a blood donation campaign promoted by the Namibe Provincial Office of Social Communications in the city of Moçâmedes
Africa Burkina Faso The Thomas Sankara Prize, which rewards a short film by a young artist, was won by Egyptian Mohamed Kheidr for his film "Tuk-Tuk", with the award ceremony taking place this week at the Canal Olympia cinema
Africa Equatorial Guinea The country has signed a defence industry cooperation agreement with Turkey; it contains the direct supply, development, production, sale of all types of defence industry products and services required by the parties' security organisations
America Barbados The country's parliament has elected a woman as its first president; it is on its way to becoming a republic and abandoning its monarchy status
Asia Taiwan The ‘Book & Host Project for Migrants’ learning kit, a package of educational materials designed for the migrant community by NPO One-Forty, emerged as one of the 20 Gold Award winners at the Japanese Good Design Award 2021
America Dominican Republic The Ministry of Agriculture has sown 30.000 corn plots in Puerto Plata, 10% of the government's goal to plant over 300.000 corn and sorghum plots in different parts of the country
Europe Bulgaria Over the past days, the Information Services company responsible for the green certificate issuing system has reported one of the largest cyber attacks against the country, with more than 400 malicious attacks repelled
Africa Gambia The country's 2021-2022 tourist season has officially begun, with 19 charter flights expected to land weekly at Banjul International Airport
Europe Andorra The country has been welcomed as a new Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Africa Benin Parliamentarians voted to legalise abortion in the country, making it one of the few African countries to guarantee this right to women
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The president has confirmed his controversial choice of a close friend for the head of the electoral commission; the confirmation comes days after police fired tear gas at protesters opposing his appointment