Asia China The government has denied the construction of a naval facility for the exclusive use of its armed forces in the Cambodian city of Ream; the news was reported the US newspaper Washington Post
Asia Yemen Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of the capital Sana'a and other cities to express their outrage at the continued acts of aggression and war crimes committed by the Saudi-led coalition
Asia Syria The country participated in the 5th Festival of Foreign Embassies held in the Czech Republic, organised and sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of 47 countries
Asia Qatar A new sculpture, representing part of the headgear worn by Qatari men, has been unveiled in Lusail City, a tribute to local history and traditions
Asia Philippines The Department of Agrarian Reform has stated that it is possible to reduce the price of rice to around PHP 20 (US$0,38) per kilo thanks to the mega farm project, which consists of consolidating small, individual farm plots for production
Asia Pakistan Adopting a shortened working week to save fuel and electricity due to the rising cost of oil is the proposal fo the the Defence Minister, who suggests moving to a four-and-a-half-day working week
Asia Myanmar Other 45 illegal immigrants from Myanmar were arrested on Friday; detected in the trees of a rubber plantation in Thailand en route to Malaysia, they testify the continuous attempt to escape the regime
Asia Turkmenistan Kerki International Airport in Turkmenistan is now offering foreign airlines free high-quality maintenance and refuelling services as a strategy to attract foreign airlines
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic
Asia Cyprus Cyprus is to become East Med data hub after Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed on a joint venture to lay undersea and land fibre optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia; the project has been named the East to Med data Corridor (EMC)
Asia Jordan Two memoranda of understanding have been signed yesterday, respectively with Jordanian Integrated Company to explore copper in Dana area, and with Turkish Solvest Trade and Industry Co Ltd to explore gold in Abu Khashiba area
Asia United Arab Emirates The first café serving only dogs was opened in Dubai by Korean nutritionist and certified pet bakery chef Hyunsuk Ku, with food, coffee and sweets for dogs only
Asia Bahrain Zain has completed an innovative street lighting solution that transforms existing streetlights into Zain 5G sites to enhance 5G deployment in Bahrain Bay