MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has launched a nationwide developmental screening system designed to improve early identification and support for children experiencing developmental delays, marking a significant step toward strengthening disability-inclusive public services in the island nation. The initiative, introduced by the Ministry of S...
MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has introduced a landmark national animal welfare law that imposes strict financial penalties for abandonment, mistreatment, and illegal trade of animals, marking the most comprehensive regulatory framework for animal protection in the country’s history. Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the country’s interim government, dismissing the last remaining petition contesting its constitutional validity. The ruling removes the final legal hurdle facing the administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, which assumed office after the mass public u...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — In a landmark development for minority political representation, Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami has nominated Krishna Nandi, a Hindu community leader, to contest a national parliamentary seat — a decision warmly received as a positive example of inclusive politics and respect for diverse citizenship. Nandi, who serves ...
MANAMA/DOHA (MNTV) — Gulf leaders opened the 46th GCC Summit in Bahrain with a unified call to strengthen regional security and economic cooperation, while simultaneously issuing a sharp condemnation of Israel’s Sept 9 strike on Qatar. The summit, first annual meeting of GCC since Israeli attack on Qatar, called for urgent defense consultation...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met with Switzerland’s Ambassador to Cairo, Andreas Baum, to discuss broadening cooperation in healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, according to a Health Ministry statement. The meeting emphasized the longstanding partnership between the two nations and t...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production has signed a cooperation contract with an international company to advance military manufacturing capabilities, witnessed by Minister Mohamed Salah El Din Moustafa at the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX 2025). The agreement seeks to localize cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and enh...
MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to expand cooperation across multiple sectors, including nuclear safety, investment, taxation, and sustainable development. The agreements were concluded during the fourth session of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Counci...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan and Bahrain have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defense collaboration, focusing on regional security and joint military initiatives. The pledge came during a meeting at Pakistan’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi between Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Bahrain’s Natio...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Confusion swept through Iraqi government agencies after Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis were designated as terrorist organizations, triggering a freeze on their economic assets. According to the official Gazette published on the Justice Ministry website, the groups were added to a list of organizations and indivi...
