Asia Armenia Armenia and Azerbaijan held the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October, amid rising tensions over the Karabakh region
Asia Afghanistan According to Saturday's Guardian report, the governemnt banned the sale of all contraceptive drugs and devices to women in Afghanistan
Asia Syria Over 160 aid planes have arrived in the country since the earthquake disaster; Syria continues to receive international aid, with 17 planes landing at Damascus, Latakia, and Aleppo over the weekend
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan and Armenia held the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October, amid rising tensions over the Karabakh region
Asia Thailand Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, who helped expose a major corruption scandal at the top of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, has been promoted to a new job in the department
Asia Turkmenistan The Association of Driving Schools has published for the first time in the country 25 3D video lectures on the rules of the road in Turkmen and Russian, on the basis of which it will be possible to prepare oneself for driving licence examinations
Asia Uzbekistan Starting 1 April, Uzbekistan will launch the Solar Home programme to incentivise the installation of low-power solar panels in homes in the provinces; low-capacity RES units are to be installed in the homes of 37.000 residents
Asia Yemen The head of the Yemeni Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alimi, intensified meetings with European officials to mobilise European efforts to pressure Houthi militias and support economic reforms
Asia Tajikistan The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region government has written on its Facebook page that a power rationing is expected to be introduced in the region
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, has seized over 27 kilograms of methamphetamine and 17.000 banned pills through Al-Batha Port
Asia Brunei Ahead of next month's Higher Education Expo, Universiti Teknologi Brunei unveiled five new degree courses for the 2023 academic year, from cybersecurity to digital media
Asia East Timor Prime Minister has participated in a fraternization dinner with the ambassadors of friendly countries in Jakarta
Asia Iraq Critics warn that the government's platform for reporting social media content that violates public morals could infringe on freedom of expression