Qatar News Agency, 24 December 2025, Iraq

The Iraqi Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday that it is poised to host the Conference of Ministers of Culture in the Islamic World next year, with the participation of 57 countries from the Islamic world.

ArtsProfessional, 24 December 2025, United Kingdom

For those of us working to sustain the arts, this year’s challenge wasn’t finding data, it was making sense of the wealth of insights now available to us. Researchers from a wide range of organisations and interests have produced excellent work which, taken together, reveals not just where we are, but illuminates pathways forward.

Hong Kong Arts Development Council, 24 December 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) welcomes the announcement of the new Council membership by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau on 24 Dec.

MENAFN, 24 December 2025, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is strengthening state support for its creative industries as the Mazhilis (the lower house of Parliament) approved legislative amendments at second reading, Trend reports via the Mazhilis.

Kazinform, 23 December 2025, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan envisages 58 billion soms to increase the salaries of medical workers, teachers, and cultural workers in 2026. This is what Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev said at a joint meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh committees, Kabar reported.

Panarmenian, 23 December 2025, Armenia

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia has proposed a new funding tool for the cinema sector, aiming to implement it starting in 2026 as a complementary support mechanism to existing competitive grants.