Asia

Spotlight

In global talks, Azerbaijan focuses on resilient urban development

In partnership with World Urban Forum

Azerbaijan’s third National Urban Forum brought global experts together to promote sustainable, climate-resilient cities, in the lead-up to the World Urban Forum 2026.

23/10/2025

Business

How Qatar is seeking soft power by shaping city skylines worldwide

With investments across continents and developments reshaping city skylines, Qatar is demonstrating its growing ambition to make a lasting mark on the world’s urban landscape.

23/10/2025

Gaza

Top UN court says Israel must allow UNRWA to supply aid to Gaza

The Hague-based court was asked late last year by the UN General Assembly to determine Israel’s legal obligations after the country passed laws effectively banning the agency from operating there.

22/10/2025

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan agree on infrastructure and energy projects

The leaders of both countries laid out the paths ahead on major infrastructure and energy projects for the Eurasian region within the enhanced strategic partnerships between the two economic powerhouses of the region.

22/10/2025

Qatar in Motion

Making a splash in watersports

In partnership with Media City

Once a country known more for sand than surf, Qatar is now making waves - literally. From jetpacking to jetskiing, kite surfing to kayaking, paddleboarding to parasailing, its 560 km of coastline is fast becoming the peninsula’s next…playground?

22/10/2025

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Drums echo through Japan as centuries-old autumn parade returns

Crowds lined the streets of Matsue City in western Japan on Sunday to witness the traditional autumn parade known as dogyoretsu, a centuries-old celebration featuring giant drums.

22/10/2025

Voices from Central Asia

Kazakh stuntwoman Zhibek Zhappasbayeva defies global barriers

In partnership with MDQ

Zhibek Zhappasbayeva is breaking global barriers in the stunt world, seamlessly blending tradition with modern action and proving that Kazakh stunt performers can do it all.

22/10/2025

North Korea

North Korea fires missiles days before Trump's visit to South Korea

South Korea’s military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang, the joint chiefs of staff said.

22/10/2025

Israel

Gaza ceasefire going better than expected, JD Vance says in Israel

The ceasefire was tested by renewed fighting on Sunday and accusations from both sides of ceasefire violations, but both Israel and Hamas have said they are committed to the deal.

21/10/2025

Syria

World Bank estimates €185bn needed to rebuild Syria after civil war

Syria's civil war began in 2011 when mass protests against the government of then-President Bashar al-Assad were met with a brutal crackdown and spiralled into armed conflict.

21/10/2025

Silk Road Adventures

Who was Amir Temur? The empire builder of Central Asia

In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan

From conqueror to cultural icon, Amir Temur built cities, fostered knowledge, and left a timeless mark on Central Asia.

21/10/2025

Spotlight

Global Cybersecurity Forum: How can the world guarantee online safety?

In partnership with Global Cybersecurity Forum

The Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh brought together leaders from more than 80 countries to discuss how to better prepare for rapidly evolving online threats.

21/10/2025

The Cube

Fact-checking claims that no female hostages made it out of Gaza

Commentators on social media have purported that "not a single woman" survived captivity following the release of the last remaining hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023. These claims are misleading.

21/10/2025

Green News

Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks

Firecrackers filled the air with smoke and fine particles that mixed with seasonal pollution and stagnant weather conditions.

21/10/2025

Yemen

Houthis free five UN workers but 15 foreign staff still confined

Iran-backed Houthi rebels raided UN compound in Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Saturday and detained 20 staff in latest action against the organisation.

21/10/2025

Japan

Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan’s first female prime minister

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July.

21/10/2025

Iraq

Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS in Syria

Washington and Baghdad agreed last year to wind down a US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq by this September, with US forces departing some bases where they have been stationed.

20/10/2025

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Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway, killing two airport workers

A cargo plane operated by Turkey-based ACT Airlines skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport and crashed into a security patrol car early Monday, killing two airport security workers.

20/10/2025

Gaza

US envoys in Israel to stabilise ceasefire after flareup of violence

More than a week has passed since the start of the US-proposed truce aimed at ending two years of devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

20/10/2025

Focus

Preserving the past: The return of Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage

In partnership with Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is reclaiming and preserving its rich cultural heritage through the work of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent.

20/10/2025

Yemen

New airstrip on island off Yemen to counter Houthi Red Sea activities

Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC show the construction of a nearly 2,000-metre runway on Zuqar Island, some 90 kilometres southeast of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida.

20/10/2025

Green News

Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4,000 years, study warns

Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are driving the ‘acceleration’ of sea level rise to record levels.

20/10/2025

No Comment

Kainan City sets world record for mass gingerbread house decorating

Kainan City in western Japan has set a new world record for the most people decorating gingerbread houses simultaneously, Guinness World Records confirmed on Sunday.

20/10/2025

Economy

China's economy grows at slowest pace in a year amid US trade war

Tensions between Beijing and Washington remain elevated, and it’s unclear if Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will go ahead with a proposed meeting during a regional summit at the end of this month.

20/10/2025

Partner content

Scaling impact: AIIB partners with Sri Lanka to advance sustainable development

Partner content presented by AIIB

Over the past decade the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has channelled over USD 500 million into Sri Lanka — from landslide mitigation to green energy.

20/10/2025

China

Two killed as plane skids off runway and crashes into sea in Hong Kong

Two people have been killed in a cargo plane crash, after it skidded off Hong Kong's airport runway into the sea.

20/10/2025