Asia

The country has carried out its first executions in 50 years, including democracy activists and Phyo Zeya Thaw, a 41-year-old former lawmaker who was convicted in January by a closed military court

Maldivian Democratic Party kicked off a campaign on Monday to provide information to Malé residents applying for housing opportunities, including 3.000 land and 4.000 flats

Iran and Iraq announced plans to collaborate on a film project on ISIS that will depict a significant part of the two countries' fight against ISIS, based on historical facts

Plans to build over 700 homes beyond the Green Line in East Jerusalem were briefly suspended due to US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories earlier this month

In an initiative to cut paperwork, the country intends to switch to electronic checking of police documents provided by new expatriates prior to their arrival in the country for work or to reunite with family, starting with India

Miss Lebanon contest has now finally elected a new Miss, after having been suspended for 3 years due to political instability caused by the 2019 national protests, pandemic, massive 4/08/2020 Beirut explosion and financial collapse

The state-owned telecommunications company stated that the 5G trial will be delayed for another few months after blocking trials of the new mobile network technology for a year

A delegation led by the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will be on a working visit to Armenia from tomorrow 26 July to 29

To carry out the autumn harvest on time, the competent ministers took organisational measures to involve vocational training students, cadets, military personnel and other citizens in the voluntary harvesting work

The mandatory wearing of face masks in closed public places has been reintroduced following report from the Ministry of Public Health about the latest coronavirus developments; the protected measure had been lifted on May 18

Hospitality observers say that tourists and travelers are staying longer because the country is perceived as safer than other destinations for their first trip since the Covid-19 pandemic

ICJ judges have rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections to a case accusing the nation of being responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority

All requirements have been fulfilled to be the ASEAN newest member, and the country expects Indonesian President would maximize his role as chair next year to accelerate the acceptance of East Timor as the 11th member of the regional grouping