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 Kuwait The country issued entry visas for about 700 foreign teachers who were stranded abroad due to travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic
Europe Belgium As of 1 January, the Brussels region will ban all diesel cars with the Euro 4 standard, which make up about 10% of the country's cars, with 38.009 units in Brussels alone
Asia Lebanon The Defencse Minister has made clear that threatens to public security will not be tolerated; a few days ago, protests against the judge investigating last year's huge explosion at Beirut's port left 7 dead and 27 injured
Europe Portugal The country's e-bike exports broke new records this summer, exceeding €85 million in value in July this year
America El Salvador Due to the recent legalization of Bitcoin as a legal tender, the country will be mining bitcoin mainly using sustainable sources of energy, such as geothermal, in order to avoid the high impact on resources the operation inevitably has
Oceania Fiji Ten Ovea families living near the ocean have lost their land and had to move further inland to escape rising tides
Africa Lesotho The Deputy Prime Minister has officially opened the second Mosotho-owned diamond mine in Qaqa
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 Police Officers celebrated their first ten years of service with a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police who presented them with commemorative plaques and congratulated them on the quality of their service
Africa Madagascar A reforestation program is underway in the Tsitongambarika forest, in an attempt to replace lost woods; it is estimated that the country has lost almost 40% of its forests during the last 60 years
Asia Myanmar The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has officially excluded the junta leader from the summit, in a move that is unprecedented for the group; a non-political representative from the country will be invited instead
America Saint Lucia The National Emergency Management Organisation (N.E.M.O) has introduced changes from today to facilitate the movement of motor vehicles during curfew
Africa Tunisia Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur is the first Arab player to enter the top 10 of the world rankings after reaching the semi-finals of Indian Wells
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso set the objective of doubling national oil production by the end of his term in 2025; many view the move as a strategy to attract investors