Asia Oman The Fak Kurba initiative, which seeks to free those jailed for insolvency in Oman, has managed to release more than 1.000 prisoners during the month of Ramadan
Asia Armenia The film "Aurora's Sunrise", which received state financial support from the National Film Center of Armenia, will have its world premiere at the Annecy Film Festival next June in France
Asia East Timor Two international treaties to promote, protect and guarantee the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities have been approved by Council of Ministers
Asia Bhutan With its unique negative greenhouse emission rates, Bhutan ranked first in the 2022 list of the greenest places to visit according to world famous global travel site Big 7 Travel
Asia Saudi Arabia Real GDP rose 9,6% in the first three months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, the fastest increase in a decade, with oil activities up 20,4% from a year ago
Asia Israel The country, celebrating today 74 years of its international recognition, has accused Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of "propagating Holocaust inversion" after his comments about Hitler's Jewish origins were called "inexcusable"
Asia Cambodia The government will recruit 300 young armed personnel to boost the Royal Cambodian Air Force
Asia Georgia The country had completed the first part of the EU questionnaire; the announce has been made by Prime Minister Gharibashvili during the government session
Asia Brunei Radio presenter and influencer Nadzri Harif raised BND4.216,64 (€ 2.900) for Society for the Management of Autism Related issues in Training, Education and Resources (SMARTER) by cutting his shoulder-length hair
Asia Kyrgyzstan The World Bank's Executive Board of Directors has approved $50 million in additional funding for the country's micro, small and medium enterprise emergency support project
Asia Azerbaijan A number of modular hospitals will be opened in the liberated areas of the country, with the first one starting operation in the city of Shusha, liberated in 2020, in October 2021
Asia Turkmenistan USAID announced a competition offering a co-financing programme to help farmers obtain GLOBALG.A.P. certification, a key step towards exporting fresh horticultural products to international markets
Asia Turkey On International Labour Day celebrations, the police in Istanbul has reportedly detained dozens of protesters, surrounding protesters to quickly detain them and attempting to block members of the press from recording the arrests