Asia

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia, supported by 400 MEPs, with 63 against and 81 abstentions

The Saudi Fashion Commission launched the innovative 'Sustainable Ihram' initiative, the first recycling programme for pilgrims' garments, at the Islamic Arts Biennale

Three new visa categories – Neo Nomad Visa B12-1, Digital Nomad Visa B9-1, and Visa for Permanent Residence B9 – have been launched targeting skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and remote workers seeking long-term opportunities for career or business

The first children's documentary on Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov, 'The Enigmas of the White Steamer', was presented in Kyrgyzstan at the Seytek National Children and Youth Centre

India and France will collaborate on the development of small modular nuclear reactors, the Indian Foreign Ministry said following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the European country

A Special Test will be held to allow teachers hired in 2023 to enter the national education system, following a dialogue with representatives of former teachers and the Ministry of Education

On the night of Saturday to Sunday, security forces arrested over 1.300 persons in the frame of the violent anti-government protests that have been going on for some time within the country

A UN employee has died in Yemen while detained by the Houthis; the cause of death is not known, while World Food Programme director said his name was Ahmed and he had been employed by the organisation since 2017

Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who had been convicted for reporting on Mahsa Amini's case, were pardoned; freed on bail after 17 months' imprisonment last January, their sentences were reduced on appeal in August

Forestry college will reopen after nearly a decade with 20 forestry apprentice positions for the Higher Diploma in Forestry programme, a crucial investment to revive Cyprus’s forestry sector with trained personnel

The Gotong Royong campaign helps to instil a cleanliness mindset and emphasises the responsibility of all community members to keep the environment clean, said the Village Head of RPN Kampong Panaga ‘C’ Khairul Abidin bin Mohd Yassin

Mahtab Karami, a student at a Scottish university, is creating a digital archive of artworks created by Afghan women artists over the last 20 years so that they are always visible, regardless of where the physical works have ended up