Asia

Over 300 citizens compete for muezzin jobs in a frame of restrictions on employing foreigners in a policy dubbed “Kuwaitisation”; applicants holding doctoral degrees are exempted from written tests

Inter provincial bus and trains will enter service from today and ordinary and advanced level classes in all schools will commence on November 8 as from today all bans are lifted and new restrictions rules come into force

Thank to rising oil prices, Aramco is the world's most profitable company in Q3, beating tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Apple, as well as other listed energy companies

Thai Airways International has resumed full service on 36 foreign routes to destinations in Europe, Asia and Australia, most today, in response to the government's decision to reopen the kingdom to tourists tomorrow Nov 1

In message to mark the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Minister of Health urges women to refrain from injecting breast fillers

After an already dry summer, rain this month was only at 14% of the seasonal levels

The Worli fishermen staged a colorful yet dramatic protest on their boats against ambitious coastal road project in Mumbai which is set to change the map of town affecting their livelihoods

The country at the center of attention on UN sanctions in the last week: while China and Russia sent a proposal to ease them, Australia deploys warship to harden them

In an escalation of international attention on Taiwan, Chinese foreign Minister Wang Yi responded to the United States call to give Taiwan greater UN role by saying it has no international status except as part of China

Taliban rulers are pressing for the release of billions in assets Afghanistan parked with central bank reserves, blocked as the the government was ousted in August, while the nation faces drought, mass starvation and a new migration crisis

The 15-storey Nasla Tower in Karachi will be demolished through a controlled implosion in the next days by order of the Supreme Court due to the illegal construction of the residential complex; the owner will have to compensate the occupants

The national Aral Sea basin program for 2021-2025 has been approved; it is designed to consolidate the work done to stabilize local environment against climate change and to address specific socio-economic consequences of previous water misuses

Great interest in participating in the reconstruction and starting businesses in the Karabakh region, recently regained as territory of the country, has been shown by Japanese investors and entrepreneurs