Asia Uzbekistan A new project to support Uzbekistan's capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public and animal health threats was launched by USAID, in collaboration with FAO and the Veterinary and Livestock Development Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Asia Turkey Around 20.000 tourists entered Turkey's ports in January on 18 cruise ships, the Ministry of Transport announced: it is the highest number of cruise ship passengers visiting the country for the month of January since January 2011
Asia Turkmenistan The 'Oguz Han' Science and Technology Centre will be opened by the Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences to develop products in the fields of innovative nanotechnology, biotechnology and information
Asia Syria The Islamic State has reportedly killed a number of Syrian government forces soldiers in the last 48 hours in central Syria, at a time when ISIS is escalating its attacks in the country
Asia Malaysia The country may resume the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as the 10th anniversary of its disappearance approaches, the Minister of Transport said at a commemoration event
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's first semi-transparent agri-voltaic pilot project has been commissioned in Hanthana, Kandy; it will help study the development of renewable energy in the country's tea plantations
Asia Laos The Lao Football Federation marked a new milestone with the opening of a new training centre in Vientiane, aimed at nurturing young talent and strengthening the competitiveness of the national football team on the international stage
Asia Maldives Addu Meedhoo MP Rozaina Adam has proposed an amendment to the Constitution to allocate 33% of seats in Parliament to women
Asia Nepal 156.000 children in Lalitpur district are set to receive measles and rubella vaccine as part of the national vaccination campaign
Asia Azerbaijan Ahliman Amiraslanov, chairman of the Milli Majlis Health Committee, said that about $29,5 million was allocated from the state budget for oncology services, about $470 for the treatment of each patient
Asia Palestine New voices of protest, calling for an immediate ceasefire, are rising around the world after what has been dubbed the 'Flour Massacre', in which Israel killed at least 112 and injured hundreds of Palestinians in line for food aid
Asia Qatar Qatar's Government Communications Office and TikTok signed an MoU on the sidelines of the ongoing Qatar 2024 Web Summit in Doha
Asia Georgia As of today 1 March, the cost of connecting new customers to the water network in Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Poti will increase, making it more expensive for customers to register and connect to water