Asia Lebanon Israeli forces used phosphorous bombs to target several towns in southern Lebanon, causing forest fires to spread and threatening residential areas
Asia Singapore At only five years old, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz became the youngest Singaporean to reach Everest base camp, taking eight days, two less than planned
Asia Cyprus 200 air conditioning units will be installed in 10 schools in Limassol and 10 Nicosia by August 10, the head of the school boards committee promised after tenders have been launched and bids will close on 23 June
Asia South Korea Four months into the prolonged medical standoff, patients are once again left on edge as medical staff, private practitioners and the largest lobbying group for doctors voted to strike on 18 June to protest the drastic medical school quota expansion
Asia Saudi Arabia Artificial intelligence technologies are used to improve traffic management and ease congestion in Makkah during the annual Hajj season
Asia Myanmar Ruling junta imposed new restrictions on the Internet, banning the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) that will affect the 20 million social media users due to the ongoing clashes
Asia Nepal Exports of high-value goods increased by 5,64% in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, which, according to experts, is not a good sign for a country that is preparing to exit 'least developed' status by 2026
Asia North Korea Planes from the Pyongyang International Airport runway have been completely cleared, a rare activity associated with visits by foreign leaders that probably signals preparations to host Russian leader Vladimir Putin as early as this week
Asia Oman The country ranked fifth in the compliance index for the effective implementation of aviation security screening after scoring 95,95% compared to 60,47% and 133rd in 2020
Asia Pakistan The federal government plans to grant a health insurance programme to journalists and media workers, with 5.000 people benefiting in the first phase and another 10.000 in the second phase
Asia Qatar The first phase of the platform for licensing private educational institutions, comprising all departments of the ministry's private educational affairs sector, was launched
Asia Kyrgyzstan The National Cardiology Centre successfully performed the first transcatheter aortic valve implantation surgery, marking an important step in the development of high-tech medical care in the country, said Ministry of Health
Asia Maldives The Financial Intelligence Unit of Maldives became member of Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, facilitating information sharing between national financial intelligence agencies to investigate and prevent money laundering and terrorist funding