RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi product designer Njoud Alghamdi is emerging as a leading voice in culturally driven design, using contemporary forms to reinterpret traditions rooted in Saudi and Gulf social life. Alghamdi is the co-founder and lead product designer of Muntj Studio, a Riyadh-based cultural design practice focused on transfo...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia has successfully transformed halal governance from a matter of religious compliance into a strategic instrument of soft power, blending moral authority with economic ambition and foreign policy, according to an analysis published by Fulcrum. Anchored by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (J...
HANOI, Vietnam (MNTV) – Poetry became a vehicle for solidarity in Vietnam’s capital this week as writers and diplomats gathered to launch two bilingual poetry collections that foreground the Palestinian struggle while celebrating decades of cultural ties between Vietnam and Palestine. The event featured “Murad’s Stone” by Murad al...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Archaeologists in Iran have uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest artificial eye, dating back approximately 4,800 years, at the ancient site of Shahr-e Sukhteh, or the Burnt City, Iranian media reported. The discovery was made at the UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Iran, about 50 kilometers from [...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Amnesty International has urged governments to immediately stop forcibly returning Afghan migrants to Afghanistan, warning that people are being unlawfully deported despite the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis. The rights group said forced returns are being carried out by Pakistan, Iran, and some European sta...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig has become the first from her country to ski to the South Pole, completing the arduous expedition on Dec. 14, according to posts she shared on social media. Baig departed Pakistan on Dec. 2 as part of an international team organized by Elite Exped. She arrived at […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan is preparing to roll out a locally developed secure messaging application, “Beep,” for government employees in the coming months, lawmakers were told on Tuesday. Officials from the National Information Technology Board (NITB) informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and T...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraqi cinema marked a historic achievement after The President’s Cake was named to the Academy Awards 2026 shortlist for International Feature Film, the first Iraqi production to advance to this stage of the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a shortlist of 15 films selected from more [&hel...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq is weighing the establishment of a dedicated Ministry of Entrepreneurship as part of broader government efforts to curb unemployment and strengthen youth participation in the economy, a senior adviser to the prime minister said. Hussein Flamers, adviser to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and Director General ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two Muslim women’s rights activists have filed police complaints against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a viral video showed him pulling down the hijab of a Muslim doctor during a government function, an incident that has sparked nationwide criticism and renewed debate over dignity, consent and religious free...
