Asia Saudi Arabia Two of the oldest mosques in Jeddah and Baha, Al-Khidr Mosque and Al-Safa Mosque, will be restored as part of Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Project for the Development of Historic Mosques
Asia Malaysia Total funds raised in Malaysia will reach a record level of US$40,5 billion in 2022, according to official data released by Securities Commission Malaysia, pointing out that the funds exceeded the five-year pre-pandemic average of US$27,4 billion
Asia Vietnam Cabinet members agreed on extending the validity of e-visa to three months for tourist visas and easing the conditions for Vietnamese citizens to apply for foreign entry visas
Asia Vietnam Starting from the second or third quarter of 2023, the price ceiling for domestic air services will increase by an average of 3,75% , according to the Ministry of Transport
Asia Yemen Losses of the land, sea and air transport sectors in the period 'March 2015 - March 2023' amounted to approximately $13 billion 442 million 851 thousand, distributed among the aviation sector 51%, the marine sector 42% and the land and its facilities 7%
Asia South Korea Addressing 166 mission chiefs in the first in-person meeting after COVID, Foreign Minister Park Jin said diplomatic missions will be key in pushing for exports as South Korea looks for greater economic might amid rising US-China geopolitical tensions
Asia Armenia Armenia's economic activity index grew by 10,9% in January and February 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to official data released by the Statistical Committee
Asia Iraq The nearly 300.000 women who served during the Iraq war remain "the invisible veterans" after two decades
Asia Iran Iranian authorities are preparing a new Hijab plan that includes fines of up to $6.000 for women who violate the country's mandatory Hijab rule, revealed hardline lawmaker and member of Parliament's cultural committee Hossein Jalali
Asia Turkey Earthquake survivors rescued from the rubble of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake with leg and spinal cord injuries or brain damage are being successfully treated at the Robotic Rehabilitation Centre of the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Asia Maldives The official results of the 'Census 2022' are expected to be announced tomorrow 30 March
Asia Bahrain Minister of Tourism received the President of the Bahrain Society for Tolerance and Religious Coexistence, emphasising the national strategy to promote tolerance, harmony and peace
Asia Palestine Palestinian President accused the Israeli government of trying to drag the region into an escalation of its war "against the Palestinian people, their land and their sanctities"