Asia

Iran

Iran pressured to settle damages for shooting down Ukraine airliner

Iranian forces admitted mistakenly shooting down the aircraft in January 2020, killing all 176 people on board.

29/12/2022

China

Chinese travel industry welcomes end to strict COVID-19 restrictions

The Chinese travel industry and airlines have welcomed with relief, news that China is about to end almost three years of strict controls and quarantines on travellers.

28/12/2022

Israel

Netanyahu presents incoming hard-line government's policy priorities

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line Israeli government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its priority list on Wednesday.

28/12/2022

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The Irish team sport bringing people together in Dubai

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With around 200,000 people relocating to Dubai each year, meeting people and making friends is a priority for most newcomers. For Irish football players, this mission is made much easier

28/12/2022

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Setting up a thriving e-commerce model, the Dubai way

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Meet Saygin Yalcin, the Founder and CEO of SellAnyCar.com and Carnab.com. Not content with just one successful venture, he went on to solve another problem he detected in Dubai's used car market which led him to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the city.

28/12/2022

Qatar 365

Best of Qatar 365: From bees to a woman-led business

In partnership with Media City

Learn more about Qatar 365's favourite stories: From one of Qatar’s first beekeepers to the first woman to run a business in Doha’s Souq Waqif.

28/12/2022

China

Russia and China practice 'capturing a submarine' in naval drills

The exercises took place in the East China Sea between 21 and 27 December.

28/12/2022

India

Indian authorities open investigation into Russian tycoon's death

This latest death is one in a series of several high-profile Russian tycoons who have died in unusual circumstances this past year.

27/12/2022

Iran

Iran’s President warns anti-government protesters against continuing

There will be “no pity” for those who show hostility to the Islamic Republic, according to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi as anti-government protests pass the 100-day mark.

27/12/2022

China

Cases surge as China continues to ease Covid-19 restrictions

China will scrap its quarantine rules for inbound travellers from 8 January, as it continues to roll back years of ultra-strict Covid-19 restrictions.

27/12/2022

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How Dubai is attracting students from around the world

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With more than 60 international university campuses and colleges, Dubai has attracted 60,000 multicultural students and the figure is growing

27/12/2022

China

China to permit international travel in January as COVID-19 cases soar

The Chinese government claims it has the pandemic under control, and it is ready to allow its citizens to travel abroad while letting foreigners come in starting 8 January.

27/12/2022

Taiwan

China sends planes and ships towards Taiwan in display of force

Early on Sunday and Monday mornings, Chinese aircraft including fighter jets and drones crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait - a violation of an unofficial boundary tacitly accepted by both Beijing and Taipei.

27/12/2022

Afghanistan

UN top official met with Taliban over ban on women working in NGOs

The UN’s top official in Afghanistan has met with a Taliban minister after it imposed a ban on women working in NGOs.

27/12/2022

Philippines

Thousands evacuated after Christmas Day flooding in the Philippines

Flooding on Christmas Day in the Philippines has left a trail of destruction to infrastructure and homes, with at least eight people reported dead and 19 others missing.

26/12/2022

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Watch: Boat with dozens of Rohingya men lands in Indonesia

Early on Sunday a wooden boat carrying nearly 60 Rohingya refugees landed in the Indonesian province of Aceh, according to local police.

26/12/2022

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How natural gas can unlock Uzbekistan’s true economic potential

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How natural gas can unlock Uzbekistan’s true economic potential

26/12/2022

South Korea

Escalation of tension on Korean peninsula following drone incursion

South Korea has scrambled its air force and fired warning shots after five North Korean drones crossed over into its territory.

26/12/2022

China

China's emergency rooms 'overwhelmed' as COVID-19 wave sweeps country

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that excludes many deaths that would be attributed to COVID-19 in other places.

26/12/2022

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Watch: Philippines hit by heavy flooding during Christmas weekend

At least eight people have died and another 19 people are missing after heavy flooding hit the Philippines over the Christmas weekend.

26/12/2022

Japan

Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

Heavier than normal snow in japan has left 17 people head, injured more than 90 and caused tens of thousands of home to go without power for several hours.

26/12/2022

World

Euronews: 2022 Review of the year – Protests in Iran

Euronews takes a look back at how the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police sparked a protest movement that has since rocked the country.

26/12/2022

Culture news

Breaking all the rules! Iraqi furniture-maker carves up stereotypes

Breaking all the rules! Female Iraqi carpenter and furniture-maker Nour al-Janabi is carving out a fine career in a male-dominated domain industry.

26/12/2022

Design

Renovating Vietnam's 100-year-old French colonial villas

Villas in Vietnam's capital Hanoi built during France's colonial rule have been degraded by age and humidity. Now an extensive restoration and renovation campaign is underway to change the cramped, damp and noisy conditions.

26/12/2022

Health news

As COVID cases soar in China, so does the risk of a new variant

Many hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients since China drastically eased its COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month.

26/12/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban ban on female university students starts to bite

Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university. Instead, she will watch, achingly, as her brother goes without her.

25/12/2022