TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is preparing to launch pilot projects using stablecoins for payments and tokenized assets in its capital markets, signaling the country’s push to modernize its financial system through blockchain technologies. The plan was announced following a September 10 meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoye...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — A Kazakh historical drama about one of the country’s darkest periods is competing this week at China’s Golden Panda Awards, highlighting Central Asia’s growing presence on the international film circuit. Qash (“Run”), the debut feature by director Aisultan Seitov, has been nominated in four categories: Best Actor in...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Higgsfield, a Kazakh artificial intelligence startup focused on video creation, has raised $50 million in Series A financing as it accelerates plans to expand internationally and compete with some of the world’s largest tech firms. The September 10 funding round was led by California-based GFT Ventures with particip...
PRETORIA, South Africa (MNTV) — Nigeria and South Africa are working to reshape their economic ties by moving beyond oil and gas, identifying non-oil sectors as key to correcting trade imbalances between Africa’s two largest economies. Speaking in Pretoria to fellows of the MTN Media Innovation Programme, Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner Ale...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is moving to cement its role as Central Asia’s emerging energy hub, striking a new electricity deal with Kazakhstan while expanding investments in Afghanistan’s fragile power grid. The agreement, signed September 7 in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, commits Uzbekistan to supply 900 million kilowatt-hours of el...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Tajikistan will host a major international water conference in 2026, positioning the Central Asian nation at the center of global debates on climate resilience and sustainable water management. The announcement was made by Manuchehr Jobir, head of external economic cooperation at Tajikistan’s foreign ministry, dur...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (MNTV) — A joint five-month investigation by The Guardian, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), Paper Trail Media, Der Spiegel and ZDF has revealed how Israeli snipers killed four members of a single family in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood on November 22, 2023, highlighting a broader pattern of target...
NEW YORK, US (MNTV) — The United Nations General Assembly is set to vote Friday, today, on the “New York Declaration,” a resolution aimed at advancing a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine while excluding Hamas from any future role in Gaza. The declaration, jointly presented by France and Saudi Arabia, marks the first time [&hellip...
AL-RAQQA, Syria (MNTV) — Politicians from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) have blamed Turkey of undermining efforts to foster dialogue among Syrian factions, urging national forces to break away from foreign dependence and pursue independent solutions. Mohammad Ali Darwish, a member of the Syrian Democratic Counci...
NEW YORK, US (MNTV) — Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sharply criticized Israel at the United Nations Security Council, blaming it of deliberately striking a diplomatic compound in Doha to derail ceasefire negotiations. The September 9 airstrike killed several people, including a Qatari security offic...
