Asia Kazakhstan The National Academic Library of Astana and the Auezov Institute of Literature and Art organised an international conference on the 95th anniversary of Chingiz Aitmatov, the famous Kyrgyz writer and statesman
Asia Israel The Israeli army claimed to have caused 'unintentional harm' to 'uninvolved civilians' in two attacks this week against a densely populated neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip, where, according to local health authorities, dozens of people were killed
Asia Kuwait A 20% increase in the value of imported cosmetics has been registered this year; cosmetics imported in January-November amounted to 89,5 million dinars (€263.000.000), compared to 74,9 million dinars of 2022
Asia Singapore The global project focused on digital identity and finance, Worldcoin, recently introduced World ID 2.0 in Singapore
Asia Afghanistan The Islamic Development Bank, as trustee of the Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan, signed two agreements with UNICEF to increase access to safe and sustainable water and new infrastructures for essential health services to remote rural communities
Asia Azerbaijan 'My Vote', a new coalition of NGOs, has been set up to monitor the extraordinary presidential elections to be held in Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024
Asia China A wild Siberian tiger attacked and killed a leopard in a national park in north-east China, a very rare accident; one of the world's most endangered species, about 500 Siberian tigers are believed to be living in the wild
Asia Armenia A court in Yerevan put an end to the marathon trial of former President Robert Kocharyan, who agreed to the statute of limitations despite strongly denying the corruption charges against him
Asia Bahrain The country exported BD 299 million ($792,42 million) worth of domestically sourced products in November, down 15% from BD 350 million in November 2022
Asia Bangladesh Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked her party's men to go from door to door with their election manifesto to convince people to vote, as only her party can continue the country's journey towards progress and prosperity
Asia East Timor A ban on the individual use of artificial rockets and other pyrotechnic devices throughout national territory has been issued in consequence of recent incidents in various areas; to safeguard the safety of all citizens, searches will be conducted
Asia Pakistan Few days after the Election Commission announced the long-awaited timetable for the elections, scheduled for 8 February 2024, the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party kicked off the party's election campaign by revealing a 10-point programme