Asia Iraq The country marked the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Sinjar by the Islamic State group on 3 August 2014, followed by atrocities and massacres against the country's Yazidi minority
Asia Kuwait Kuwait International Airport is facing a hygiene crisis after cleaning company threatens to discontinue services due to contract expiry and unpaid dues
Asia South Korea Mission should continue to uncover truth behind 39.000 military deaths said chairman of independent panel launched under Moon administration, set to disband in September
Asia Israel The Supreme Court stated that, for the first time, all 15 judges will participate in a hearing on the arguments against a law passed by PM Netanyahu's coalition as part of an overhaul of the judicial system
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's General Directorate of State Security called on parents, as well as schools and universities, to be more vigilant in protecting their children and teenagers from harassment and abuse
Asia Syria Over 23.000 Syrian refugees will be supported in Jordan thanks to Japan's allocation of $2,5 million for a specific UNHCR project
Asia Yemen Yemen's military officials said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched attacks on government troops outside the besieged city of Taiz and fired reconnaissance drones
Asia China Duan Weihong, one of the richest women in China who apparently disappeared six years ago, reappeared in public recently; word goes it is a sign that authorities may have closed an investigation against her for links to a former Politburo member
Asia Japan High winds cut power lines in Okinawa Prefecture, leaving over 200.000 households without electricity, Naha airport closed and hundreds of thousands of people were advised to evacuate as Typhoon Khanun neared, threatening torrential rains
Asia Iran Two days of national holidays have been ordered, as well as the closure of many businesses, due to the unprecedented heat wave that is hitting the country
Asia Kyrgyzstan The volume of water in the Toktogul Basin by October 2023 will be 2 billion cubic metres lower than predicted, 12,4 billion compared to 14,3
Asia Turkey The number of accessible five-star public beaches will reach 35 throughout Turkey; the country already ranks third in the world in the number of Blue Flag beaches
Asia Kazakhstan The target for foreign investment to be attracted to the country is $24 billion by the end of the year, according to the chairman of the Investment Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs