Asia

The country enters the Executive Board of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

The possibility of a direct flight link with Seychelles as well as further cooperation in the areas of fishery, education and youth are being explored

Around 200 char farmers have received flood tolerant high-yielding Aman paddy seeds invented by the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

6 journalists have been released by the country's authorities as part of a planned amnesty for 2.000 prisoners

Iraqi cities announced the suspension of official working hours and introduced a reduced timetable to coop with the great heat - temperatures rose to 52°C in several cities, amid electricity shortages

Israeli forces began demolitions in Silwan, starting with a butcher's shop; residents and activists have been repelled with tear gas

The social security system has updated its conditions for providing state benefits to children of foreign fathers and Saudi mothers

Government has approved financing fuel imports at a rate above the official exchange rate, actually reducing critical gasoline shortages, but later increased fuel prices by 35%

In the first half of 2021, Kim Jong-un has exchanged correspondence 12 times with President of Syria Assad, four times the frequency of Kim’s reported communications with China’s Xi Jinping during the same period

Garbage left behind by the collectors of yarsagumba, a fungus, during harvest season is one of the factors leading to environmental degradation and concern in the Bajhang highlands

Coronavirus Commissioner Prof. Nachman Ash has been appointed as the new director-general of the Health Ministry after Prof. Chezy Levy announced he would step down from the position