NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 13-year-old Muslim boy from northern India has allegedly lost vision in one eye after being beaten in police custody, in a case that has drawn national attention to rising instances of custodial violence against minorities. According to The Observer Post, the boy had gone to a local mosque in […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (MNTV) — The Sri Lankan government has moved to finalize the long-delayed handover of 500 homes built for families displaced by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, ending nearly 15 years of uncertainty for hundreds of victims still awaiting permanent housing. According to the Colombo Times, the decision was announced after Presid...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldivian government has begun reviewing its sexual harassment and abuse law to strengthen protections for employees, students, and patients across public and private institutions, as part of a broader push to prevent gender-based violence and abuse of power. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Family Development ann...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldivian government plans to finalize its long-awaited National Drug Policy by the end of November, aiming to confront the island nation’s deepening struggle with drug addiction and trafficking. Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihsan told parliament on Monday that the first draft of the policy, developed with assista...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has launched an international effort to recover billions of dollars allegedly laundered abroad during the rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, signaling one of the country’s most aggressive anti-corruption drives in years. The Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central financial authority, directed com...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The LEARN 2025 conference opened at the Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City in Riyadh, spotlighting the role of smart learning in advancing Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation and knowledge-based economy. Organized in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the three-day event ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Ford Motors is preparing to enter Saudi Arabia’s electric vehicle market with the launch of its Mustang Mach-E this November, marking the US automaker’s first EV rollout in the Kingdom. Ravi Ravichandran, president of Ford Middle East and North Africa, said the company will initially introduce between 500 and 1,00...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (MNTV) — Burkina Faso’s military government announced the arrest of eight members of a humanitarian organization, including three Europeans, on charges of “spying and treason.” Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said those detained were part of the Netherlands-based International NGO Safety Organization (INSO), which su...
TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — A young Palestinian detainee held without charge has died in Israeli custody, becoming the 78th prisoner to die since the start of the Gaza genocide, according to Palestinian rights groups. The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Committee and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society confirmed that 22-year-old Ahmad Khdeirat...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced plans to accelerate the country’s long-delayed privatisation program, reaffirming Cairo’s commitment to structural reforms required under its $8 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Madbouly said the government is determined to finalize th...
