Asia Palestine Former Palestinian MP, 60, a long-standing women's rights activist and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was taken from her home in Ramallah, West Bank, by the Israeli army
Asia Nepal The government has taken steps to discourage the practice of awarding multi-year contracts for smaller projects as current rules, which permit such contracts for smaller projects too, have resulted in an accumulation of projects enjoying seamless funding
Asia Oman A groundbreaking advancement in cancer care has been reached in Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre with the Lutetium-177 PSMA radionuclide therapy, fundamentally reshaping the landscape of oncology treatment nationwide
Asia Yemen The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced that he is working towards an agreement between the Yemeni parties, developing a roadmap to support the peace process, expressing hope that it will be reached and signed soon
Asia Uzbekistan "It is necessary to drastically reform the current production system of domestic TV series and support our producers," said President Mirziyoyev
Asia United Arab Emirates The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi has discovered eight new species of invertebrates beloning to the same family of wasps in four reserves located in different areas in the emirate
Asia Thailand Huawei Technologies Thailand, received the prestigious 'Prime Minister Awards: Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Award 2023' for the second time in a row from Prasert Jantararuangtong, Minister of Economy and Digital Society
Asia Tajikistan Two sets of equipment were handed over to the director of the Glacier Research Centre Abdulhamid Qayumov to study glaciers under real conditions
Asia Taiwan Several environmental groups gathered in Taichung to demand that the Taichung power plant stop using coal by the end of 2026
Asia Syria The main churches have limited their celebrations to Christmas prayers in solidarity with Palestinians suffering from the war in Gaza: 'in Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, people are suffering,' said the Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo
Asia Kyrgyzstan The government has decided to remove the sunflower from the national flag, considered a symbol of servility; demonstrations have been banned in the centre of the capital, but on social media thousands of citizens say they are against the change
Asia Philippines The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry is preparing a national road map for the halal industry, while planning to launch an international exhibition next year to showcase the best halal products
Asia India Although the Christian community is in the minority (third after Hinduism and Islam), there are many Christmas markets in the country's cities, while Santas, Christmas trees and illuminations decorate shopping centres and children set up cribs