Asia Bahrain The LMRA conducted an inspection campaign that led to the reporting of a number of violations related to labour market and residency laws, with legal proceedings initiated
Asia Cyprus A week-long police information campaign focusing on lorries and buses resulted in over 200 fines being handed out, police said
Asia Jordan HM Queen Rania visited the offices of Makesy App, which supports around 650 local artisans, seamstresses, embroiderers and garment makers by connecting them to the local and international fashion design industry through e-commerce opportunities
Asia South Korea The country has begun consultation with the EU on this year's draft resolution on North Korea's human rights abuses, breaking a 4-years silence towards NK’s violations; the resolution has been adopted for 20 consecutive years, unanimously since 2016
Asia Qatar Nearly 2,9 million tickets have been sold for the 2022 World Cup, FIFA and organisers said, leaving about 7% of seats still available, one month before the tournament starts in Qatar
Asia Iran A month of protests across the country, sparked by death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of moral police, has awakened large international attention towards the moves of the clerical regime in place since the 1979 Islamic Revolution
Asia Turkey Defence Ministry has rejected allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces used chemical weapons in operations against Kurdish militants; media close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party militant group published videos this week that can be interpreted as that
Asia Indonesia The death of nearly 100 children in Indonesia has prompted the country to suspend the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines, which comes shortly after a similar incident in Gambia
Asia India Sanna Irshad Mattoo, who received a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, said she was detained at Delhi airport by immigration authorities on her way to the US
Asia Laos Figures for 2021-2022 show that 91,5% of the population has access to clean water and 82% use hygienic latrines; the ambition is to be free of open defecation by 2025
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's parliament has failed for the third time to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun, fuelling fears of a political vacuum after his term expires at the end of the month
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan and Hungary discussed cooperation between the two countries in the SME sector, reflecting on topics such as organising joint events related to SME cooperation and expanding ties between the two countries' business communities
Asia Bangladesh The country asked the ILO not to use the country's labour weakness as a tool for political gains, calling on ILO and other international agencies to send generous support and funding to eliminate such weaknesses