MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is accelerating plans to build a nationwide mariculture industry centered on seaweed farming, with officials identifying five dedicated development zones and promoting the sector as a future economic pillar alongside the country’s globally renowned tuna fishery and tourism industry. The initiative for...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) – Syrian and Turkish officials and business representatives have discussed expanding agricultural cooperation, trade exchanges and investment opportunities during talks held in Damascus. The meeting brought together representatives from the Damascus and Damascus Countryside Agriculture Chamber and a Turkish parliamentary...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) – Syria is expanding efforts to restore vegetation and rehabilitate degraded rangelands across the Syrian Badia, as authorities seek to combat desertification and strengthen environmental sustainability. The General Authority for the Management, Development and Protection of the Badia said new projects are focused on pla...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) – Qatar is advancing plans for a comprehensive national intellectual property strategy as part of broader efforts to support innovation, entrepreneurship and the transition toward a knowledge-based economy. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry held a high-level dialogue on Qatar’s national intellectual property strate...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) – Iran’s currency has strengthened by more than 15% over the past week after Tehran and Washington reached an agreement aimed at ending the war. The agreement has boosted sentiment in Iranian financial markets on expectations of lower geopolitical tensions and a renewed diplomatic process. According to data from...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (MNTV) – Kuwait has launched a new long-term residency program allowing eligible foreign investors, senior executives and their families to stay in the country for up to 15 years. According to Arab News, the initiative was approved under a recent Cabinet decision and developed by Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior in cooperation...
TINDOUF PROVINCE, Algeria (MNTV) – An innovative fish farming project in the Sahrawi refugee camps of southwestern Algeria is helping provide fresh seafood to thousands of displaced people living in one of the world’s harshest desert environments. For decades, many Sahrawi families have struggled to access fish, a staple food that was on...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) – Oman has launched a major climate-smart agriculture project in Dhofar Governorate that aims to combine large-scale food production with environmental restoration and carbon removal, positioning the country as a regional leader in sustainable agriculture. The project, developed by Omani private-sector company Trufud Oman i...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are advancing alternative oil export routes as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues to restrict maritime shipments, prompting urgent efforts to diversify energy infrastructure. Iraq’s government has approved plans to increase crude exports through the Kurdistan–Turkey pipeline sy...
GAZİANTEP, Türkiye (MNTV) – Türkiye and Syria have reached an agreement allowing Turkish banks to establish branches in Syria, marking a new phase in growing economic cooperation between the two countries, Turkish officials said. Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced the development during a Turkish–Syrian economic forum held in Gaziante...
