Asia

There have now been eight consecutive weeks of Israelis across the country demonstrating against the government over judicial reform, with dozens of arrests

Tigris and Euphrates rivers have seen a sharp drop in their levels in the south of the country, officials said, pledging to take urgent measures to alleviate the water shortage

Three Iranian players won medals at the 1st Asia-Pacific Rapid Chess Championship for the Deaf, including two gold medals, one male and one female

Member of Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, Jayanth R Varma, expressed concern about India's pace of economic growth, describing it as 'very fragile', possibly lower than it needs to meet the aspirations of its growing workforce

Afghanistan defeated Maldives in the third match and clinched a place in the semifinals of the Four-Nation Volleyball Cup

Nominations of candidates for parliamentary deputies have been concluded; according to the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, the right to nominate candidates rests with political parties registered before election day, as well as with citizens' groups

MAPCOMS, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Social Communication, opens in Turiscai a Community Radio Voice Proclaimer dedicated to Francisco Xavier do Amaral

The Garut regency administration in West Java, an area with 49,94 milioni residents, has declared an “extraordinary occurrence” of diphtheria in its jurisdiction after seven patiens are suspected to have died from the infectious disease

To ease tensions surged with Israel, talks are taking place today in Aqaba, Jordan, between Israelis and Palestinians, under US pressure

Registration for the Hajj will close on 28 February; Department of Hajj and Umrah Office will adopt priority for those who have never performed the Hajj before

An amendment to lift the onion export ban to support domestic producers and increase the country's export potential has been prepared by The Ministry of Agriculture