DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has launched a major energy initiative to drill three deep gas exploration wells as the country struggles with intensifying fuel shortages and growing dependence on expensive imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), which has disrupted daily life and hit industrial production across multiple regions. The proj...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) – Spain and Morocco signed 14 cooperation agreements during the 13th High-Level Meeting (HLM) in Madrid, strengthening bilateral ties across multiple sectors. The event, hosted by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Moncloa Palace, brought together Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and senior officials, incl...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met with Switzerland’s Ambassador to Cairo, Andreas Baum, to discuss broadening cooperation in healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, according to a Health Ministry statement. The meeting emphasized the longstanding partnership between the two nations and t...
MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to expand cooperation across multiple sectors, including nuclear safety, investment, taxation, and sustainable development. The agreements were concluded during the fourth session of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Counci...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — Indonesia’s middle class — long regarded as the country’s economic stabilizer — is entering a new era of more thoughtful spending, reports Indonesia Business Post. This shift was at the heart of the Trend Maker Summit 2025, where Katadata Indonesia and its partners unveiled research showing that consumers are prior...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — ExxonMobil has expressed interest in acquiring Lukoil’s majority stake in Iraq’s West Qurna 2 oilfield, Iraqi oil ministry officials said. This comes following a series of approaches by the U.S. company as Russia’s sanctions-hit producers move to divest international assets, according to Iraqi news sources. West Qurna 2...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan and Egypt have established a Pakistan–Egypt Business Council to strengthen economic cooperation and expand bilateral trade, announced during Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty’s two-day visit to Islamabad. The initiative targets a substantial upgrade in economic engagement beyond the current trade v...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund has enabled the hiring of more than 151,000 citizens in the industrial and mining sectors since 2020, supported by approximately USD 267 million in training-to-employment programs. According to newly released figures, the fund, known as HRDF, reported signing 24 spec...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has approved a landmark consolidation of five struggling Sharia-compliant banks into a single institution, marking the largest restructuring in the history of the country’s Islamic banking sector and signaling a decisive move to restore market confidence. The newly formed Sammilita Islami Bank PLC received...
ERBIL, Iraq (MNTV) — A missile attack on the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq caused a full blackout across the Kurdistan Region and reduced national electricity output, prompting the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to form a joint investigative committee. Operator Dana Gas said the strike ignited a major condensat...
