ISTANBUL (AA) – Eleven people were killed and five others remain missing after flash floods hit the eastern Indonesian province of North Sulawesi on early Monday, local authorities said. The floods took place in East Siau of Sitaro Islands Regency at around 2.30 am (1830GMT Sunday), according to the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agenc...
MOSCOW (MNTV) — Russia is planning to open its first Islamic bank, potentially as early as 2026, as authorities move to expand Sharia-compliant financing for the country’s sizable Muslim population, a senior lawmaker said. Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, said officials are actively working on creating...
By Mushfiq Ahmad KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – As the world marks World Arabic Language Day, celebrated annually on December 18, Arabic stands as one of the most widely spoken languages globally, the liturgical language of Islam, and the official tongue of more than 20 countries. Yet in Pakistan—a country with thousands of Arabic graduates from ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has taken a landmark step in tobacco regulation by officially classifying cigarette filters as single-use plastic, becoming the first country in Asia to adopt such a designation. The move places environmental harm at the centre of tobacco control policy, expanding the debate beyond public health to include...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the killing of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and the injury of eight others in southern Sudan, warning that the attacks may constitute war crimes. “I strongly condemn the horrific drone attacks that targeted the logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan...
By Safeer Raza GILGIT-BALTISTAN, Pakistan (MNTV) — As winter advances across northern Pakistan, life in the high mountain valleys is reshaped by severe cold, heavy snowfall and cascading impacts on infrastructure, energy supply and local economies. From Gilgit and Skardu to remote settlements across Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer and Diamer, residents ...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Archaeologists have uncovered a 7,000-year-old prehistoric village beneath the historic city of Dehdasht in southwestern Iran, revealing one of the region’s earliest known settlements and offering fresh insight into ancient urban development, state media reported. The discovery was made during the first archaeological exc...
HERAT CITY, Afghanistan (MNTV) — In a milestone for Afghanistan’s artisan economy, traditional glassware crafted in Herat has been exported to Europe and the United States for the first time, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Officials said 500 pieces of decorative mosaic-style glass ornaments — featuring intricate miniature artwork and made using...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Once home to thriving fig orchards, Kandahar’s Shah Wali Kot district has become one of southern Afghanistan’s starkest examples of climate-driven collapse, with years of drought leaving families without even basic drinking water, The Afghan Times reports. The orchards that once sustained livelihoods have disappeare...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Taliban authorities in western Afghanistan have detained four young men in Herat after they were seen wearing outfits inspired by the British TV series Peaky Blinders, accusing them of promoting “foreign culture,” officials said. The arrests occurred in Jebrael township, said Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, spokesperson for t...
