Asia United Arab Emirates No golden residency or golden VISA will be issued to cryptocurrency investors, UAE authorities confirmed in a joint statement in response to information circulating on some websites and social media platforms
Asia Bangladesh Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn Tk2, € 1 cent, per day for their labour: so low that it undermines efforts to rehabilitate inmates through meaningful work; the inspector general of prisons raised the issue amid reforms in the prison employment system
Asia Uzbekistan New terms and conditions have been set for licensing private universities, effective on 4 Oct; detailed concept of the new university must be submitted to the Ministry of Higher Education and the institution needs a starting capital of at least $2 million
Asia Armenia The first week of summer lifeguard service on Lake Sevan has proven successful; from July 1, the Water Patrol and Rescue Services operates in enhanced mode with 24-hour supervision in water and along the shoreline to prevent and address any incidents
Asia India India won't enter any trade agreement based on deadlines and will accept a proposed trade deal with the US when it is fully finalised, concluded and in the national interest, Commerce Minister Goyal said, adding he will pursue FTAs with more countries
Asia Georgia UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned Georgia top diplomat to express the UK government’s concern over what it described Georgia’s “increasingly harmful trajectory” a crackdown on civil society, independent media, opposition voices
Asia Iran President Pezeshkian announced the suspension of Iran'a cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following parliament approval of a bill with general and specific provisions on the matter, a politically-motivated resolution
Asia Maldives A surge in tourism was registered in the first 6 months of 2025, with visitor arrivals reaching over 1,1 million and a milestone one millionth tourist was welcomed earlier than ever before
Asia China Beijing has once again stated that only the Chinese government can choose the future leader of Tibetan Buddhism; the Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 this month, had instead said that his successor will be identified by a Tibetan exile group
Asia Afghanistan Students in 500 villages across the southern province of Zabul are deprived of access to education due to a shortage of teachers, local Department of Education reported; residents are calling on authorities to provide both modern and religious education
Asia Palestine Residents of the city of Tulkarem in the West Bank were scrambling to save their belongings after Israel issued additional evacuation orders announcing the demolition of over one hundred buildings
Asia Japan Researchers from major universities, including Tokyo's Waseda, have used prompts in their papers to get positive AI-based reviews, raising concerns about integrity, amid a surge in peer-to-peer review exploitation in academic publishing
Asia Kuwait A circular mandating employees to strictly adhere to the official uniform while at work has been issued by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training; attire must reflect the values of Kuwaiti society and align with professional standards