RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — DesertBoard, a UAE-based company specializing in eco-friendly construction solutions, has introduced Palm Strand Board (PSB), a new building material produced from regenerated date palm biomass. According to the Sustainability Online, the firm unveiled PSB at the Saudi Wood Expo 2025 in Riyadh, highlighting palm w...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s net foreign assets climbed to an all-time high of $18.5 billion in July, rising by $3.54 billion from the previous month, according to central bank figures. The sharp increase from $14.96 billion in June was largely attributed to higher foreign asset holdings at commercial banks, analysts said, noting support from...
TOKYO, Japan (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia will stage more than 150 business events at its pavilion during Expo 2025 Osaka, aimed at deepening global partnerships and advancing dialogue on investment, sports, sustainability, and development. According to the organizers , the events, scheduled between September 4 and October 7, will bring together gove...
WASHINGTON, US (MNTV) — The United States has introduced a fresh round of sanctions against Iran, targeting a network of shipping companies and vessels accused of disguising Iranian oil exports as Iraqi crude to bypass restrictions. In a statement released Monday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sa...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has introduced its first indigenously manufactured 150-metric ton dump truck, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to strengthen its mining industry amid international sanctions restricting access to foreign technology and equipment. State media aired footage on Sunday showing the massive vehicle, name...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Moscow on Wednesday denied US President Donald Trump’s accusation that the Russian, Chinese, and North Korean leaders were conspiring against Washington. “I want to say that no one was plotting (against the US), no one was weaving anything, no conspiracies,” Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian journalist P...
Shabana Ayaz World Hijab Day is observed every year on February 1. Yet in Pakistan, civil society groups often choose September 4 to mark the day. This is to honor the memory of Marwa al-Sherbini, an Egyptian woman murdered in a German courtroom in 2009 simply for wearing a hijab. Al-Sherbini, a young mother and […]
ISTANBUL/ISLAMABAD (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the “courageous” North Korean soldiers joined the Ukraine war at the initiative of their leader Kim Jong Un. Putin made the comments during bilateral talks with Kim at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse after attending China’s “Victory Day”...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army targeted UN peacekeeping personnel in southern Lebanon with grenades, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday. The UNIFIL said in a statement that Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to its peacekeepers working to clear roadblocks near the Blue Line de facto border on...
EL-FASHER, Sudan (MNTV) — A landslide triggered by days of rain buried a village in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing as many as 1,000 people, according to rebel groups and aid officials. The disaster struck Sunday in Tarasin, a village in the Jebel Marra mountains, a stronghold of anti-government forces. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) ...
