Asia Brunei The Basic Haj and Umrah Course 1448H/2026M has began at selected mosques nationwide to equip prospective haj and umrah pilgrims with essential knowledge on the rites and provide physical, spiritual and mental guidance
Africa Sudan The Bank Deposit Guarantee Fund has resumed operations, as part of Sudan's Central Bank's push to restore key financial institutions to Khartoum and rebuild confidence in the banking system after the severe wartime disruptions
Asia Saudi Arabia Yemen's Houthi fired missiles at Abha's airport after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group
Oceania Nauru Nauru Air Corporation delivered a progress report of the company since December 2012; among the highlights: outsourcing its accounting, HR and part of engineering services, reduced fares resulted in increased passenger loads, looking beyond the region
Africa South Africa Johannesburg is experiencing a worsening electricity crisis and over 1.200 outages in two weeks, raising concerns of corruption and operational failures at City Power
Africa Senegal Official annual inflation rate has been announced at 0,4% in June though Senegalese households experience daily rising prices, testifying a more complex economic situation than the one summarized by figures
Africa Tanzania Drugs Control and Enforcement Authority is targeting public servants by expanding awareness across institutions; the crackdown on drug abuse led to 550 arrests
Europe Poland Iga Świątek has fallen to N.8 in the WTA Singles Rankings after her Wimbledon third-round defeat; defending 2.000 ranking points as the previous year's champion, this early exit caused her to drop and leave the top five for the first time in four years
America Jamaica Earthquake experts said they are not overly concerned by the 15 earthquakes felt and recorded in Jamaica so far in 2026 and explained that the apparent increase reflects greater public reporting rather than heightened seismic activity
Africa Togo The results of the recruitment competition for 50 trainee judges and 50 trainee court clerks for the Ministry of Justice and Legislation are now available; candidates who took part in the examinations can consult the lists officially published
Europe San Marino With waterways severely affected and vegetation parched, wild animals are forced to move closer and closer to residential areas in search of water: citizens are encouraged to place containers accessible to lizards, birds, and hedgehogs and refill daily
Asia Azerbaijan Freestyle wrestler Haji Karimov won gold at U20 European Wrestling Championships in North Macedonia, Gunay Gurbanova got silver, while Muhammad Ismayilov, Bashir Verdiyev and Farhad Suleymanli won bronze
Asia Iran The state funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei concluded after a week of celebrations in Tehran, Qom and Iraq, with heavy security measures and propaganda-fueled tones 2026; he was buried in Mashhad months after he was killed in February
Asia Japan Tokyo’s life-size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba will be removed at the end of this August; The iconic 19,7 meter mecha outside DiverCity Tokyo Plaza was installed in 2017 and features transformations from "Unicorn" to "Destroy" mode at set times