Asia Jordan To provide frameworks for underground dams and to secure the necessary funding to optimally manage available water resources, a MoU was signed with Water Resources Development and Management, affiliated with the Organization of the Islamic Conference
Asia Bhutan World Aquatics has inaugurated the first high-altitude pool in Bhutan as part of the Pools for All initiative, launched in 2019; the newly opened pool stands at an altitude of 2400 metres, making it the highest pool in the world
Asia Afghanistan Reporters Without Borders called on the Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture to lift the ban on Afghan journalists working for the London-based Afghanistan International television channel
Asia Palestine Palestinians yesterday celebrated the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, the 'catastrophe', when some 760.000 Arabs were driven from their homes following the birth of Israel in 1948
Asia Tajikistan The Lower House of Parliament voted to ratify the loan agreement signed between the Government and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for the implementation of the Obigarm-Nourobod Road Project-Long Bridge and Approach Roads
Asia Nepal 90,6% of citizens in Madhesh province have no access to insurance; attraction to insurance is lower due to lack of awareness and the practice of purchasing insurance programmes across the border from India
Asia South Korea NATO hosted military staff talks with Korea at HQ in Brussels, with discussions focusing on resilience building and future opportunities for cooperation; the previous military staff talks had taken place place in 2023 in Seoul
Asia Georgia The single-chamber parliament approved in its 3rd and final reading the law on so-called foreign agents, modeled on a similar law in force for years in Russia, used to shut down independent media, NGOs and civil society associations
Asia Syria The Governor of Homs, Namir Makhlouf, discussed with the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean how to support the governorate's health sector
Asia Taiwan Uber Technologies, the parent company of the Uber Eats delivery platform, has reached an agreement with Delivery Hero SE to acquire its foodpanda delivery service in Taiwan
Asia Armenia The World Customs Organisation organised a national workshop on X-ray image analysis in Yerevan, bringing together 25 customs officials from the State Board of Revenue of the Republic of Armenia
Asia North Korea North Korea 'supports a United Nations resolution for Palestine's full membership', Pyongyang's foreign ministry said Sunday, criticizing the United States for vetoing the move
Asia Pakistan The documentary Aafia Siddiqui - The True Story was presented at the Karachi Press Club and sheds light on various aspects of Aafia's life, from her birth, upbringing and marriage, to her kidnapping in Karachi and detention in US prison