Asia Lebanon Walid Jarad, a Lebanese refugee, has being trained to be a NHS nurse in Liverpool, UK, as part of a pioneering scheme
Asia Georgia As hoteliers on Georgia’s Black Sea Coast hope huge discounts can revive Batumi's decimated tourism industry, backpackers can score a hostel bed for just $2
Asia Afghanistan A Technical Steering Group will be formed to help strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary systems to increase global exports of fruit and vegetables, one of country goals and ambitions
Asia United Arab Emirates A woman in Abu Dhabi filed a lawsuit accusing her husband of changing her social media and email passwords
Asia Tajikistan A moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 was reported yesterday 100 km northeast of Murghab
Asia Azerbaijan The President Ilham Aliyev has attended the inauguration of the Julfa-Ordubad highway
Asia Singapore The validity period of passports for citizens aged 16 and above will be increased from five to 10 years
Asia Sri Lanka The Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected Chair of the Asian Development Bank Board of Governors for the year 2021/2022
Asia Israel Women for Israel hosts today the largest national event of the year, featuring Michael Aloni, actor of the Netflix original series Shtisel and When Heroes Fly
Asia Turkey 13 volunteer teachers have been imparting in-person education at various hospitals in Istanbul to help children undergoing medical treatments continue their education
Asia Philippines The Guinness World Record holder Percival Lugue of Apalit has now doubled to 20,000 his collection of fast-food toys