Asia Oman Salalah Mills Company announced the arrival of over 61.000 tonnes of wheat from Australia, which will contribute to enhancing wheat stocks in the Sultanate and meet the needs of the local market for more than six months
Asia Cyprus Cyprus is set to become the World Health Organisation’s hub on the fringes of Europe, the Middle East and Asia by the end of 2022
Asia Cambodia The Organising Committee of the Sea Games in Cambodia is making preparations for the 41st General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia scheduled to be held in Phnom Penh from 1 to 5 October
Asia Turkey 'Digiverse', a 5.000 square meters virtual universe centre in Antalya, has opened doors to visitors; it offers a 3D experience with naked eye, where AI, Art, technology and entertainment are blended
Asia Myanmar According to a new ILO report, the military takeover has severely affected trade unions and civil society organisations that provide services to workers and migrants
Asia North Korea Hundreds of North Korean workers are said to be ready to participate in the reconstruction of infrastructure destroyed by fighting in the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine alongside the Russians
Asia Thailand The government welcomed CNN Travel's recent inclusion of three Thai dishes in its new list of Asia's 50 Best Street Foods
Asia Jordan The unemployment rate decreased during the second quarter of this year, reaching 22,6% compared to 22,8% during Q1 2022
Asia Israel Israeli archaeologists unearthed the 2,5m long tusk of a straight-tusked elephant in the south of the country, probably hunted by early people around 500.000 years ago; the find was announced by the Israel Antiquities Authority
Asia Kuwait The Kuwaiti authorities will implement a number of requirements for home delivery workers by the end of the year, including the need to have an official health certificate and wear a uniform
Asia Nepal The 'Himalayan Vegan Festival 2022', organised by the World Vegan Organisation of Nepal, in Lumbini, Kathmandu and Pokhara during the month of September, aims to spread awareness of a healthy plant-based diet and promote plant-based culinary tourism
Asia Mongolia Minister of the Environment and Tourism and Nature Conservancy's CEO Jennifer Morris just agreed to a $200 million allocation for the assessment of the ecological regions of the Gobi and steppes and for research to identify areas in need of protection
Asia Azerbaijan The leaders of former Soviet rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to meet in Brussels today for EU-mediated talks, with the meeting coming after recent clashes over the Nagorno-Karabakh region left at least three people dead