Asia

Oman Sail has announced the launch of the Oman Sailing Festival 2022, a nationwide initiative to bring the country's communities closer to the sport, for which it will offer free sessions of Sailing, Para Sailing, Windsurfing and Kite Surfing

Dubai residents have two weeks to register all cohabitants in flats, which can be done via the Dubai REST App

Syrian refugees are gathering in Turkey in an attempt to form a convoy and enter the EU via Greece; according to organizers, around 100.000 of the over 3,5 million Syrians in Turkey are expected to join what they call the Caravan of Light

As widespread water shortages are affecting China's supply-chain resilience, it has for the first time declared a red alert for the Poyang Lake - the largest of the country with its 3.210 km2 and 25,2 km3 of volume - where water have reached record lows

The Bahrain Transparency Society, an anti-corruption watchdog monitoring parliament and municipal elections since 2002, will deploy its observers ahead of the polls in November, training over 100 citizens that applied for the task

Continuous rainfall has caused flash floods in several parts of northern Penang; the arrival hall of the Penang International Airport was flooded with ankle-deep water and a number of arriving flights had to be diverted

The Hindu community across the country celebrates Mahalaya today, the auspicious occasion to announce the advent of the goddess Durga

Pop singer Billie Eilish’s latest live performance videos, directed by film maker Choann and released on Thursday, were shot at Gardens by the Bay’s Cloud Forest as part of the new SingapoReimagine campaign by the Tourism Board

On the occasion of the upcoming Sen Đôn-ta Festival (today to September 26), authorities have sent congratulations and gifts to local ethnic Khmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called early presidential elections for 20 November, cutting short his term of office but allowing him to have a second, longer one, in consequence of the recent constitutional reform

A campaign brought to shopping centres and universities simulators allowing men to experience about 10% of the pain caused by menstrual cramps, winning a Guinness World Record for donating 100.000 health products in 24 hours

The beauty queen who spoke out against Myanmar's military rulers was stranded at one of Thailand's international airports for a third day, hoping she would be granted entry as activist; her employer urged the authorities not to send her back home

The country has pledged $12 million in humanitarian aid to the Horn of Africa to support populations affected by drought, food insecurity and malnutrition; the pledge was made at an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly