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
Europe Albania Albanian student organizations are opposing compulsory vaccination; although they consider it correct in principle, as it is unfair to force students to vaccinate when it is not yet required of other groups in society
Asia Syria After days of the news circulating in Syrian and pan-Arab press, it has been confirmed that Interpol reintegrated the country into its information exchange system, suspended in 2012 in the context of international sanctions against the Assad regime
Africa Guinea The 'Conakry Express' train, which connects the Guinean capital to its suburbs with thousands of people transported daily, resumed its rotations this week after a ten-month stop
Europe Italy After 75 year, national carrier Alitalia has operated their last flight yesterday night, the domestic AZ1586 linking Cagliari Elmas to Rome Fiumicino; a new airline ITA is expected to begin operations today, amid industry perplexities and protests
Africa Egypt A controversial decision by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to remove the Cairo Aquarium Cave Garden from Egypt's antiquities list has dismayed Egyptians who fear it could pave the way for the destruction of the public park at the hands of developers
Asia Philippines Combined private and government initiatives have identified the use of technology and the recognition of the central role of women to achieve food security and sustainability, in a country of 59 million food insecure people
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina After the round table held in Mostar, it was concluded that health care is the most corrupt sector, with 80% of citizens giving bribes to doctors, but not reporting it for fear of the consequences because they do not trust the protection system
Europe Malta Some economists have devised that the €6 billion needed to build a metro line could be raised through the issuance of private sector green bonds
America Grenada The country has introduced a regulation to exclude the unvaccinated from accessing certain types of services and working in certain businesses; however, vaccination rates are falling as a result of a decrease in cases and restrictions in recent weeks
Africa eSwatini King Mswati III - considered Africa's last absolute ruler - is under pressure to institute reforms and introduce multi-party democracy, as student protests continue and security forces are deployed to suppress them
America Antigua and Barbuda During the Good Morning JoJo Sports program, national women's golfer Sabienea Wilson dedicated words of encouragement to junior golfers, urging them to hang on and fight for their dream
America Cuba Today starts the 27th edition of the Fiesta de la Cubanía, an important gathering of arts and cultural-historical debates that will offer both face-to-face activities and feeds on online platforms, mostly on channel Video Crisol
Africa Zambia Ndola will soon have a new mental health hospital with a capacity of 132 beds; the current hospital has only 62 beds hasn't been modernized and does not adequately meet the needs of the society