OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (MNTV) — Egypt and Burkina Faso have signed agreement to strengthen trade, investment and development cooperation, following talks between public and private sector representatives from both countries. The agreement was signed on January 17 in Ouagadougou between MAG Trade & Investment, an Egyptian firm specializi...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Hail region has secured a Guinness World Record after staging the world’s largest off-road production vehicle convoy. A total of 501 vehicles drove through the dunes of the Tuwaren area, around 42 kilometres northwest of Hail and surrounded by the Aja Mountains, surpassing the previous record of 449...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Interactive heritage experiences at the historic Prince Turki bin Saud Palace in Diriyah are offering visitors a vivid journey into the courage, patience and resilience that shaped the early Saudi state. The palace is a central feature of the “Hal Al-Qusoor” program under Diriyah Season 25/26, an initiative design...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt is expanding its military and security presence in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa, driven by concerns over what it perceives as growing Israeli influence in the region, according to an Israeli media report. The report, broadcast by Hebrew-language channel i24News, said Egypt has stepped up its involvement in [...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim man in eastern India was brutally assaulted, stripped naked and forced to chant Hindu religious slogans by a mob, in an attack that has intensified concerns over the spread of anti-Muslim violence beyond India’s traditional flashpoints. The victim, Sheikh Saroof, was attacked in Bahalda town in Odisha’s Mayur...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in northern India have detained and fined 12 Muslim men for offering prayers inside a private residence, an incident that rights advocates say reflects the growing criminalization of Muslim religious life under Hindu nationalist rule. The men were detained in Uttar Pradesh state after authorities accused them o...
GENEVA, Switzerland (MNTV) — A leading Uyghur advocacy organization is intensifying its international campaign as a documentary examining China’s system of mass surveillance and detention gains wider exposure across Europe and North America. At the center of the effort is Eyes of the Machine, a 76-minute documentary supported by the World Uygh...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is preparing to launch a new nationwide digital correspondence system aimed at moving government administration fully online, as the country advances efforts to modernize public services and reduce reliance on paper-based processes. The upgraded platform, known as GEMS 2.0, is scheduled to go live in March ...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives will host its first national hackathon focused on generative artificial intelligence next month, as the island nation looks to build early capacity in emerging digital technologies. The 48-hour event, scheduled for February 6–8, is being organized by Maldives’ largest telecommunications operator, Dhiraagu, ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Globally celebrated Indian composer A R Rahman has revealed that he has not received consistent work in India’s Hindi film industry for nearly eight years, suggesting that a shift in power — and possibly communal bias — may have played a role. Speaking during an interview with the BBC Asian […]
