Asia Turkmenistan Korean Culture Days in Turkmenistan ended after a series of presentations of modern music and cinematography as well as traditions and customs
Asia Thailand Almost 50.000 foreign tourists arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday; however, arrivals are still not close to pre-pandemic levels
Asia Myanmar UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Myanmar's military junta to release all political prisoners and restore democracy in the country
Asia Kyrgyzstan A call centre on vaccination against the human papillomavirus, launched by the National Immunisation Centre of the Ministry of Health, will be operational starting today
Asia Israel During a hearing today, the High Court of Justice will decide whether a plot of land near Bethlehem will be allocated for the expansion of the Efrat settlement or whether it will be blocked due to the demands of local Palestinians
Asia Georgia The country's universal healthcare program will now cover rehabilitation after stroke and traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, said the Minister of Displaced Persons of the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Asia South Korea Car exports jumped 28,5% on-year in October thank to a rise in demand for eco-friendly cars; the value of outbound shipments of automobiles came to $4,92 billion, the largest ever for any October
Asia India Last week, a video of a Kerala state civil servant holding her three-year-old son while delivering a speech at an event went viral, sparking a lively debate on social media
Asia Bahrain The country has been in pre-election silence since yesterday ahead of the start of voting at parliamentary and municipal levels on 12 November; Bahrainis abroad were able to cast their votes in a two-day process that ended on 9 November
Asia Iran The country reportedly claimed to have developed a hypersonic 'super missile' capable of penetrating any country's defence systems, bringing the UN Nuclear Watch to raise concern
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's divided parliament failed Thursday to elect a new president for the fifth time, with the post vacant since Michel's term expired; the new session is set for 17 November
Asia Saudi Arabia Intermix residency programme at JAX, Riyadh's art district, welcomed the public to the open studio exhibition, which presents various works by local and global multidisciplinary and textile artists who reimagine the concepts of art and fashion
Asia Cyprus The Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros II arrived from Cairo, Egypt for the funeral of Archbishop Chrysostomos II; the religious leaders from all of Cyprus denominations and faiths also went to the archbishopric to sign a book of condolences