Oceania Solomon Islands Preparations are underway for a second mass stray dog culling in Western Province, planned and approved earlier this year; the necessary dog bait and veterinary drugs have arrived at Gizo Town, the provincial capital
Asia Afghanistan The Afghan Taliban government celebrated the second anniversary of its seizure of power with festivities and a public holiday on Tuesday
Asia Saudi Arabia Madinah International Art Symposium, organized by the Madinah Arts Center, began, with more than 225 artists from the Kingdom and abroad participating and more than 700 works of art on display
Africa Liberia Presidential candidate Allen Brown has promised a no-holds-barred fight against corruption with his administration's zero-tolerance policy in the country where systemic corruption is a major problem
Africa Egypt Rights groups have called for accountability for the deaths of hundreds of people killed in one day 10 years ago when Egyptian security forces dispersed a protest against the ouster of the country's first democratically elected president
Africa Equatorial Guinea The city of Bata officially inaugurated a local Office for the Processing of Single Vehicle Documents of Equatorial Guinea
Asia Malaysia Key state elections to determine governments in six states have concluded, with the status quo as each coalition retained the states it governed before the elections
Africa Madagascar Civil society organizations denounce a critical situation at the Office national pour l'environnement, demanding that a new Director General be appointed as soon as possible
Asia Israel The Sheba Medical Centre Gala at the Hotel Hermitage raised more than half a million euros for the Middle East's largest hospital treating sick children and refugees, the Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel
Asia Philippines The 100 million seedling project of the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Coconut Authority will begin this month and guidelines are being drafted
Asia Laos Lumpy Skin Disease, a viral infection affecting cows and buffaloes, is not a cause for concern this year, as Laos has observed very few cases in 2023
America Belize The E-Mobility project has been introduced; supported by a US$5,3 million UNDP grant, it aims at introducing electric buses in Belize City by early 2024, focusing on comfort, eco-consciousness, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Oceania Vanuatu The Commission of Inquiry headed by former Finance Minister Willie Jimmy has handed over its report and findings on the Ambae road expenditure issue
Europe North Macedonia Former BESA vice-president Arjanit Hoxha said he had collected the signatures needed to register his new party, the European Democratic Party