DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) — Italy has reaffirmed its support for Rohingya refugees with a €2.5 million ($2.9 million) contribution to strengthen life-saving assistance and protection efforts in Bangladesh, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday. The funds, provided through Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Directorate General for Mi...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) –– European tour operators attending the 42nd TTC Travel Mart in Jakarta are increasingly targeting Indonesia’s growing Muslim-friendly and faith-based tourism market, reports TTG Asia. Sutan Nicko, travel consultant head of Indoreisen UK, said the company is developing thematic programmes under Storynomic, Historinom...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) — A Spanish court has opened an investigation into the president of steel manufacturer Sidenor and two senior executives over the alleged illegal export of steel to Israel for weapons production. Judge Francisco de Jorge of Spain’s Audiencia Nacional placed Sidenor President José Antonio Jainaga Gómez and two other company l...
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg (MNTV) – Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said his country is prepared to open its airspace for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aircraft if he travels to Budapest for a potential meeting with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters at an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, Georgiev...
LONDON, United Kingdom (AA) — Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, announced Friday that he is relinquishing his royal titles and honors, including the Duke of York, following persistent allegations linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew said the decision was ma...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan ranks among the five fastest-growing economies in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), according to the World Bank’s latest Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Jobs and Prosperity, released this week. The report projects Uzbekistan’s GDP to grow by 6.2% in 2025 and 6% in 2026, placing it alongside the Ky...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Nearly one in three children in Europe and Central Asia experience physical punishment at home, and up to two in three face psychological aggression, according to a new UNICEF report released on October 13. The report, titled “Where We Live and Learn: Violence Against Children in Europe and Central Asia,” describe...
ANKARA (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will intensify its humanitarian assistance to Gaza following the recent Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt. Speaking to reporters at the airport after the summit, Macron welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of 20 Israeli hostages. He said aid d...
ISTANBUL (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Monday that they will be involved in every stage of the Gaza ceasefire plan. “France will be involved in every stage of (US) President (Donald) Trump’s (Gaza ceasefire) plan, alongside the Arab partners it helped mobilize,” Macron said through the US social media compa...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Iraq and Sweden signed a wide-ranging security memorandum of understanding on Friday to enhance joint efforts against transnational organized crime and improve coordination in law enforcement, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The agreement was formalized in Stockholm by Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Sha...
