TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded no presence of any Turkish or Qatari military or security in the Gaza Strip, highlighting growing differences with the United States over post-war arrangements for the territory. Speaking during a weekly session of the Israeli parliament, Netanyahu said there woul...
DUBAI, UAE (MNTV) — The United Arab Emirates has introduced a new biometric smartphone application that enables eligible travellers to complete immigration procedures in advance, reducing airport clearance times to under 90 seconds, authorities said. The “UAE Fast Track” app, activated this month by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizens...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco is pursuing sweeping social and economic reforms to shield its population from inflation and economic pressures, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Akhannouch said his government has expanded healthcare coverage to more than 80 percent of Moroccans, compared with 42 per...
DAVOS, Switzerland (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia took an early lead at the World Economic Forum in Davos as Saudi House opened with a series of high-level discussions highlighting the next phase of Vision 2030, artificial intelligence collaboration and a people-centered approach to tourism. The Saudi House pavilion, located on the Davos Promenade and ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslim voters in western India’s Gujarat state say they are being erased from electoral rolls after being falsely recorded as dead or displaced during an ongoing voter list revision, fuelling concerns about voter suppression in minority-dominated areas ahead of future elections. The complaints have emerged from the Ja...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A video circulating widely on social media has reignited alarm over open calls for violence against Muslims in India, after members of a Hindu nationalist group were filmed chanting threats to shoot Muslims during a training program in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The footage, recorded in Manawar, [&hel...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A court in India has admitted a petition claiming that a Hindu temple exists within the historic shrine Ajmer Dargah, escalating concerns over the growing use of courts to challenge Muslim religious sites under Hindu nationalist pressure. The Ajmer civil court in Ajmer on Monday accepted the plea for hearing […...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s interim government has said that most incidents involving minority communities in 2025 were criminal in nature rather than driven by communal hostility, pushing back against growing concern at home and abroad over violence targeting religious minorities. The statement, issued Monday by the press wing of ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has begun building its first cyclone shelter designed not only for storms but also to protect communities during extreme heat, reflecting how climate risks in the country are rapidly expanding beyond cyclones and floods. The pilot project, known as the Adaptation Fortress, is being developed at a school in...
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...
