Asia Jordan 10.148 electric cars were cleared in the first eight months of this year, +250% on Jan-Aug 2021; the figures, issued by the automobile sector at the Jordan Free Zone Investor Commission, show how electric cars are dominating this year’s market
Asia Armenia The country is one of the leaders in terms of economic growth in the region this year, said Alexei Kuznetsov, head of the Eurasian Development Bank's Centre for National Analysis, highlighting the strong increase in consumer demand
Asia Uzbekistan Integrated Transport Centre of the Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Police, has announced the start of enforcement of fines for violations of the Bicycle and Electric Bike Regulations for private use
Asia Iraq Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called on their political rivals to make concessions and sit down at the dialogue table in an attempt to find a way out of the persistent stalemate
Asia Indonesia State-owned postal company PT Post Indonesia has added 27.600 delivery points to enable the public and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to make deliveries across the country
Asia Uzbekistan USAID announced a new $2 million pledge to support farmers and fertiliser producers to protect vulnerable populations from the growing food crisis
Asia Turkmenistan State company Türkmennebit produced some 2,12 million tonnes of oil from industrially developed wells in the seven months of 2022
Asia Pakistan Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains across much of the country have killed nearly 1.000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said
Asia Myanmar Artist-activist Htein Lin and his wife, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, have been arrested as part of a crackdown on pro-democracy activists
Asia Lebanon A submarine found the remains of at least 10 migrants who drowned when their boat sank earlier this year off the Lebanese coast with around 30 people on board, the navy announced
Asia Turkey The Finance Minister downplayed US threats of sanctions for companies with relations to sanctioned Russian organisations, saying that companies need not worry
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Women's National Team arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 to be held on 6 September
Asia Brunei Takaful Brunei organised a blood donation event in Takaful Brunei's headquarters in Bandar Seri Begawan, in collaboration with RIPAS Hospital, inviting neighbouring offices and the public to contribute