Asia Bhutan Responding to a question on the human resources policies the government is undertaking to fill the gaps created by civil servant attrition, Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay replied that there are now sufficient numbers of civil servants
Asia Iraq Iraqi authorities recorded around 5.500 fire incidents across the country in the first five months of 2024, a 44% decrease from the 10.019 fires reported in the same period in 2023
Asia Kazakhstan 'Breaking Barriers: Women in Diplomacy' is the panel discussion held at Maqsut Narikbayev University in Astana bringing to light the stories of women who have tried to influence trends and have been great female agents in diplomacy
Asia Kuwait Demand for generators in Kuwait has soared since the authorities introduced rolling power cuts as a result of increased consumption due to extreme heat
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Municipality of Bishkek intends to install 'smart' water meters in residential areas; other actions have been taken in recent months to avoid a recurrence of the water shortage problem in summer
Asia Lebanon Education International affiliates in Lebanon are running the Go Public! Fund Education to have a fair and adequately resourced public education system to overcome the crisis the country is going through
Asia Cambodia More than 113.000 people are expected to benefit from improved water supply infrastructure following the approval of a new World Bank-supported project
Asia Brunei The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education will send a contingent of 32 athletes and 23 officials to represent the Sultanate at the 21st ASEAN University Games 2024 from 25 June to 6 July, in Surabaya and Malang, Indonesia
Asia Bahrain The country will host the 29th edition of Routes World 2024, a global aviation industry event, in autumn, marking its debut in the region, at Exhibition World Bahrain
Asia Azerbaijan The Forum for Cooperation between Azerbaijani NGOs, organised by the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organisations in cooperation with the National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan, will begin its work today at the Zangilan Congress Centre
Asia Afghanistan Needing a win to avoid elimination, the country unexpectedly beat Australia to keep its semi-final hopes alive at the T20 Cricket World Cup
Asia Jordan 68 burial permits, at the request of their families, have been granted to Jordanian pilgrims to be buried in Mecca, thus facilitating concerned Saudi authorities that have begun the procedures for burying pilgrims who died in the country