Africa Zambia Following statements circulating on social media, some politicians reminded that any individual’s citizenship or immigration status are matters of law, not tribe, and no tribe in Zambia must ever associated with foreignness or unequal citizenship
Asia East Timor The National Petroleum Authority, in collaboration with the Australian Government through the Australian Embassy, organised a conference entitled 'Timor-Leste Australia Energy Partnership: Enhancing Research and Innovation through Knowledge Sharing'
Africa Egypt The country announced a 15% increase in the price of petrol, part of a package of reforms required by the International Monetary Fund to proceed with a $5 billion loan to the government
Africa Eritrea All Ethiopian Airlines flights in Eritrea airspace will be suspended as of 30 September; Eritreans had accused the airline of persistent harmful business practices
Asia Malaysia Large crowds flocked to the 'Raja Kita' exhibition at the National Museum to see over 272 personal collections and objects related to Yang di-Pertuan Agong institution; many visitors felt the exhibition brought them closer to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim
America Cuba The 7th International Congress on Integrative Management of Ulcers and Complex Wounds, scheduled from 1 to 5 September, with experts and world leaders from more than 20 countries in attendance, will be hosted in Varadero
Asia Iran The Iranian authorities have ruled that several public offices and private activities will remain closed on Sunday due to a heat wave in the country; the maximum temperature has reached 45 °C in 10 provinces
America Ecuador The Ecuadorian environmental group Ecoagents has urged China to stop dumping plastic waste near the Galapagos Islands, blaming Chinese fishing vessels for a significant portion of the 160 tons of plastic collected annually along the islands' coasts
Africa Burkina Faso A data centre in Burkina Faso powered by a waste-to-energy plant will be built by consulting and management company Essor Services with Costa Rican clean energy company Kaia Energy
Oceania Australia A four-year, $2,2 billion agreement for the repair and maintenance of Australia's Collins-class submarine fleet has been signed by the federal government
Europe Kosovo As Pristina is helding another Sunny Hill festival, Dukagjin Lipa, father of world star Dua Lipa and founder of the event, says he wants to help turn Kosovo into a major cultural attraction
Africa Niger Russia's diplomatic missions in Mali and Niger have issued terrorist threat warnings, officially and categorically advising Russian citizens against travelling to these African countries for security reasons
Europe Portugal A new collector €5 coin depicting Ulysses, designed by artist Gonçalo Viana, valid in Portugal only and paying tribute to Ulysses' links to Lisbon, was launched by the Bank of Portugal
Europe Moldova Over 11.000 applications for admission to higher education were submitted on the website www.eadmitere.gov.md in the first days after the launch of the competition