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The Oman Kite Festival 2025, held across several locations in the Sultanate, ended after 10 days of competitions with 90 athletes from around the world; the kitesurf festival is part of activities aimed at building tourism communities on specific offers

Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov pardoned 247 convicts on the occasion of the International Year of Peace and Trust, inviting them to work conscientiously, sincerely serve the Fatherland and live enjoying the fruits of honest labor

Legal regime for access and admission to higher education in Timor-Leste has been established in a newly approved draft law that establishes common rules for students' application, selection and placement procedures

Gazprom Armenia, subsidiary of Russian Gazprom, announced a two-days suspension of natural gas supply for maintenance work on its pipeline in Georgia, right as Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in Altai, Russia for a two-day working visit

Health Ministry suspended activities of 78 clinics following large-scale inspections of private medical organizations in Bishkek and Osh; 31% were operating without a valid license and in 68,4% violations of licensing requirements were uncovered

Around mid-July, tens of protesters rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur opposing Nick Adams' appointment as U.S. ambassador: his controversial statements on Islam prompted calls for rejection

In Al Jazeera latest video interview, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is committed to continuing its nuclear program for peaceful purposes

A coastal stretch in Dumistan area, considered of historic and social importance due to an old link to local fishing trade, has been included in the national plan for marine landing points; local council member also called for a purpose built facility

The Georgian Patriarchate released a statement on latest European Council recommendations, concerned that they place Georgia’s aspirations for integration in direct contrast to traditional family values and laws protecting minors from LGBT propaganda

Deaths due to accidents on national highways have marginally decreased over the past three years, with latest figures showing -10% in each annual report, with more controls in place; 26.770 lives were claimed on NH in the first 6 months of 2025

Foreign nationals from neighboring and distant countries have increasingly chosen Kazakhstan as a destination for medical care; key areas of medical tourism include high-tech treatments in neurosurgery, reproductive services, dental care and cosmetology

The decision to monopolize arms exclusively in hands of the Lebanese state is “irreversible” President Joseph Aoun has said, noting that “it will be implemented patiently, in a manner that preserves Lebanon’s unity and prevents harm to civil peace”

In Incheon’s Songdo district, a 63-year-old father allegedly shot and killed his son at a birthday party with a crude homemade gun and fled; Police arrested him in Seoul and found 15 improvised explosives at his home, forcing evacuation for 100 residents