Asia Turkey The Ministry of National Education has officially banned practices such as 'room parenting' or similar unofficial roles in schools that are not authorised by legislation
Asia Cyprus National flag carrier Cyprus Airways announced the launch of direct flights between Larnaca and Brussels International Airport, in what it describes as a significant move to boost air connectivity between Cyprus and mainland Europe
Asia Georgia Georgian non-governmental organisations staged a pro-European Union march in Tbilisi on Saturday, a week ahead of the bloc’s decision on granting the country membership candidacy status
Asia Afghanistan A group of four women have dedicated themselves to preserving an ancient tradition of wood carving in the remote mountainous region of Herat
Asia Saudi Arabia More than 1.000 local, Arab and international publishing houses are exhibiting their products at the fifth Jeddah Book Fair, launched by the Commission for Literature, Publishing and Translation under the slogan 'Ports of Culture'
Asia United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates announced the launch of the Women in Nuclear Middle East Chapter, a non-profit organisation for women working professionally in the nuclear energy and technology sector
Asia Turkmenistan The Islamic Development Bank held a four-day procurement seminar in Ashgabat, providing a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IDB-funded projects in Turkmenistan
Asia Turkey Under the banner of 'Breath for the Future, Breath for the Republic', on the occasion of the centenary of the Republic, major reforestation initiatives were launched throughout the Eastern Anatolia region with the planting of 8,15 million saplings
Asia Thailand To contrast the proliferation of counterfeit products online in order to safeguard property rights and uphold its international reputation, Thailand is stepping up its efforts
Asia India Funding for Indian start-ups dropped sharply to $7 billion in calendar year 2023, less than a third of the $25 billion estimated for the previous year
Asia South Korea National Assembly voted to discard a set of bills aimed at giving the state broadcasting regulator more power in choosing heads of public broadcasters, proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, which controls the parliamentary majority
Asia Palestine The Palestinian NGO Sada Social has detected over 3.000 digital violations against Palestinian content on social media platforms during November 2023. This brings the number of recorded violations against Palestinian content to 14.000 since October 7
Asia Jordan Latest forestry management technologies, including remote sensing and artificial intelligence, will be adopted in an effort to protect the country’s green cover from illegal logging and wildfires, according to ministry’s officials