ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire as both sides prepare for high-level talks in Doha aimed at reducing recent border hostilities, according to official sources on Friday. A Pakistani delegation has already reached the Qatari capital, while Afghan representatives are expec...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The Allahabad High Court has strongly criticized the widespread misuse of India’s cow protection laws in Uttar Pradesh, a northern state governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and directed senior police and home officials to explain why false and politically motivated cases are being ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In a rare challenge to the growing influence of Hindu nationalism in India’s bureaucracy, a cabinet minister in southern India’s Karnataka state, governed by the opposition Congress Party, has urged a ban on civil servants taking part in activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) — a Hindu supremacist paramil...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has concluded prosecution arguments in a landmark case accusing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her onetime home minister Asaduzzaman Khan of crimes against humanity during the 2024 uprising that ended Hasina’s 17-year rule. Chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on T...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has urged Sweden to take a firm and principled stance against what it describes as China’s ongoing genocide and colonial occupation of Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples, as Stockholm holds high-level diplomatic talks with Beijing this week. In a statement r...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid program, has delivered a new consignment of medical equipment to support maternal and newborn health for Rohingya refugees and surrounding communities in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district. The shipment includes emerg...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Seeking to strengthen its global workforce and reduce dependence on foreign labor, the Maldives has launched a nationwide language education initiative offering free courses to young citizens. The program — jointly implemented by the Maldives National University (MNU) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Sk...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has received a $500 million lifeline from the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a World Bank Group arm, to relaunch its suspended Export Development Fund (EDF) — a key credit facility for exporters in the garment, textile, and manufacturing industries. The announcement, made by Finance Secre...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — The National Arabic Music Orchestra captivated audiences at the Damascus Opera House on Wednesday night with a concert titled “Sung Poems,” an event dedicated to the enduring tradition of Arabic poetry performed through music. The 90-minute performance showcased a harmonious blend of classical verses and contemporary a...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt and Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the health sector, marking a new phase in the two countries’ partnership focused on medical innovation and public health development. The signing ceremony, held at the Government Headquarters in Egypt’s New Admini...
