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 Tunisia The 16th edition of "Sea Week," organized by WWF North Africa, is about to be held in Mahdiaon 13-18 July; designed as a summer school, the event is tied to the "Tunisia towards 30×30" project and part of WWF North Africa such to heal the Mediterranean
Africa eSwatini The controversial E200 (€11) per-day penalty charged on companies for failing to submit tax returns will be reduced to E25; parliament said the E200 figure was never approved by either the House of Assembly or the Senate and was excessively punishing
Asia Georgia Graphic artist Lasha Inashvili has won the official poster competition of the 2027 Hahnenkamm Races in Kitzbühel, Austria; His winning design was selected among 286 submissions by 138 international artists and he is the first person to ever win twice
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The National Assembly of Republika Srpska, or parliament of Bosnia’s Serb-led entity, amended its criminal code and introduced prison terms for displaying flags and symbols of what was the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the 1992-95 war
America Bahamas 10 pounds of suspected hydroponic marijuana have been seized by the police during a special operation on the shoreline in western New Providence
Africa Republic of the Congo Athletes of the national karate team will not take part in the 16th Central African Karate Championships opening tomorrow in Bujumbura, Burundi, though the team was expected to join the competition
Africa Sao Tome and Principe New trainers have completed their course and will educate people in green skills and circular waste management; part of CircuWasteVetAfrica funded by the Erasmus+ and EU, the program is helping agricultural community start activities of circular economy
Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Asia Pakistan Submerged wreckage from K2 airline cargo plane that disappeared on approach to Karachi have been located, some recovered; rescuers are focusing on finding the five crew members on board, all of them identified
Asia Turkmenistan Täze Aý, a groceries distributor and a largest private-owned company, is gradually transforming ordinary fruit deliveries into a cold chain logistics from harvest to shops across five regions of the country
Oceania Tuvalu As a Chinese test of a long-range missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean near the waters of its Exclusive Economic Zone, Tuvalu expressed "grave and serious concern" over the experiment
Oceania New Zealand Kainga Ora tenants are making about 1/5 of all cases at the Tenancy Tribunal as the national housing agency, who manages over 77.000 state-owned houses, proceeds with its "firm but fair" approach which includes taking action over anti-social behaviour
Europe Liechtenstein The inheritance of fashion icon Valentino, a fortune made of yachts, villas, works of art, a castle in France -worth hundreds of millions- has been awarded to a foundation based in Vaduz, the sole heir of the designer, who passed away on 19 January at 93