Asia Israel A Black senior employee of a major American Jewish organization said she was racially profiled and humiliated at Ben-Gurion Airport for hours by local security personnel who wouldn’t believe that she worked for a Jewish organization
Asia Thailand Hundreds of thousands of GrabBike passengers will seek alternative transport after unregistered bike taxis will be removed from service in mid-July by order of the Department of Land Transport; tens of thousands of GrabBike drivers will be out of work
Asia United Arab Emirates Al Ain Zoo is now home to 19 Rothschild's giraffes, classified as 'endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; part of the efforts to protect rare and endangered species, it began housing Rothschild's giraffes in 1974
Asia Kazakhstan The Zhetysu region will implement 24 manufacturing projects, with a focus on production and processing of mineral raw materials, with the creation of 3.400 jobs
Asia Nepal The government's spending on social security allowance is set to almost double in two years by the end of the next fiscal year 2022-23 due to measures such as lowering the age of eligibility for old age allowance
Asia India The Indian government has imposed new restrictions on wheat flour exports, after banning grain exports in May to insulate its markets from the global food crisis
Asia Cyprus The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has submitted its proposals for cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus on hydrocarbons, electricity, renewable energy and water to the UN
Asia Georgia Prime Minister Garibashvili announced that the government will auction 14 sanatoriums in Tskaltubo, with a total value of GEL 50 million ($17 million)
Asia Cambodia Private companies prepare to pay pensions, as pension contributions for persons covered by the Labour Law will be deducted from 1 October
Asia Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has named 2716 educational institutions across Bangladesh to come under the government's monthly payment order (MPO)
Asia Sri Lanka A $55 million credit line was granted through Exim Bank of India for the purchase of approximately 65.000 tonnes of urea fertiliser under 'Neighbourhood First' programme and for financial support to the development of the Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan and UN will take joint action to prevent the decline of Caspian Sea level, dropping by 6/7 cm per year
Asia Israel Since the signing of the Abraham Accords 2 years ago, Israeli arms exports to regional allies Arab countries have inked defense procurement deals at a total worth of over $3 billion