DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — More than 10,672 people have been killed in Syria over the past nine months amid intensifying violence and instability, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The U.K.-based monitoring group said the collapse of the former regime has fueled widespread bloodshed, with 3,020 victims executed in what it des...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egyptian authorities have carried out a sweeping campaign of arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators since July 2025, drawing condemnation from human rights groups over what they describe as an attack on free expression. According to Interior Ministry statements, at least 29 people—including 19 women an...
Deliberations underway to establish interim government following deadly protests that ousted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli ANKARA (AA) – Nepalese army troops opened fire Thursday morning to stop a prison breakout, wounding more than a dozen inmates, as deliberations are underway to establish an interim government following protests that l...
KABUL, Afghanistan — A new underground shopping centre with 340 stores was inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday, part of ongoing efforts to modernize the Afghan capital’s commercial infrastructure. According to the independent outlet Pajhwok Afghan News, the centre was built at a cost of 790 million afghanis ($9 million) under a public-private part...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan will host its first major international forum on architecture and urban development this month, bringing leading global designers to Tashkent as the country seeks to showcase its rapid urban transformation. According to the independent outlet UZ Daily, the SHARE Uzbekistan International Forum on Archite...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan is stepping up its space ambitions after hosting the Space Days Kazakhstan forum in Almaty on Sept. 8–9, where officials announced new international partnerships and outlined plans to modernize the Soviet-built Baikonur cosmodrome. According to the English-language outlet The Astana Times, the event broug...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has reassigned a mansion once owned by jailed former prime minister Karim Massimov to the Ministry of Education, the latest move in a sweeping campaign to convert assets seized from corruption cases into public benefit. Officials announced on September 5 that the luxury property in Astana will be transfor...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has delivered 256 tons of medicine and food to Afghanistan after the August 31 earthquake that killed at least 2,200 people, part of a regional push to help survivors as United Nations officials warn of shrinking humanitarian resources. According to the Times of Central Asia, the shipment was assembled ...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Activists supporting Palestinian rights disrupted a dinner attended by President Donald Trump and senior Cabinet members Tuesday night, chanting “Free DC! Free Palestine!” inside a restaurant near the White House. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Trump for th...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — The snow leopard, a rare and endangered predator of the Central Asian mountains, has officially been designated as a national symbol of Kyrgyzstan, a move that authorities hope will both reinforce cultural identity and strengthen conservation efforts. The Cabinet of Ministers has now been tasked with developing a s...
