ADELAIDE, Australia (MNTV) – South Australia’s Muslim community is experiencing its highest recorded number of Islamophobic incidents, ranging from hate speech to physical assault, with Muslim women disproportionately targeted, a new report has revealed. The report released by the South Australian Islamic Society demonstrates that 2026 i...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Thursday that 31 commercial vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours under the coordination and protection of the IRGC Navy, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. In a statement, the IRGC Navy’s public relations department said the vessels incl...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Pope Leo XIV has awarded the Vatican’s highest diplomatic distinction, the Order of Pius IX, to Iran’s ambassador to the Holy See, Mohammad-Hossein Mokhtari, in recognition of his efforts to promote peace, dialogue and bilateral relations, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. The award ceremony was held Tuesday...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Twenty Iranian sailors returned to Tehran on Thursday after being released following the seizure of their vessel by U.S. forces near Singapore, according to a diplomatic source. The sailors arrived aboard a Mahan Air passenger flight from Islamabad after several days of diplomatic consultations involving Iranian Foreign M...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran on Friday strongly condemned new U.S. sanctions targeting Lebanese citizens and officials, as well as Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, calling the measures “illegal and unjustified” and accusing Washington of attempting to incite division in Lebanon. Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued the statement a day after the U.S. Treas...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Satellite images published by Israeli and Iranian media outlets appear to show damage to several Israeli military bases during U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran carried out between Feb. 28 and April 8, before a ceasefire halted weeks of fighting. Analysis of satellite imagery released by the Israeli company Soar and cited by [...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Despite sustained enforcement operations generating seizures worth millions, counterfeit medicines continue circulating widely throughout Malaysia, exposing significant weaknesses in both public awareness and legal frameworks, reports CodeBlue. Experts identify a critical flaw in Malaysia’s regulator...
CANBERRA, Australia (MNTV) – The return of Australian families from Syria has generated intense media coverage that has highlighted deeper concerns about the language, imagery, and political narratives used to frame Muslim communities in Australia, reports Red Flag. When the group arrived in Melbourne earlier this month, dozens of journa...
SINGAPORE (MNTV) – Muslim-friendly tourism is experiencing robust growth worldwide, with international Muslim visitor arrivals projected to reach 245 million by 2030, according to new data from Mastercard and CrescentRating, as reported by Marketech APAC. Current estimates place international Muslim visitor arrivals at 186 million in 2025, wit...
ANSAN, South Korea (MNTV) – As thousands of Muslim migrant workers gathered for holiday prayers at the Ansan Islamic Center earlier this month, the event brought into sharp focus both the growing visibility of Islam in South Korea and the practical challenges of accommodating large religious gatherings in densely populated urban areas, r...
