TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) – Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar have approved an estimated $725 million for expansive global advocacy operations — known as hasbara — within the 2026 national budget. The campaign aims to target audience primarily in Western world which, after Israel’s genocide in Gaza...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan and Bahrain have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defense collaboration, focusing on regional security and joint military initiatives. The pledge came during a meeting at Pakistan’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi between Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Bahrain’s Natio...
SHARJAH, UAE (MNTV) — Sharjah is set to transform its media landscape with the approval of a major initiative, the “Shams” project package, aimed at creating the region’s largest unified government media hub and state-of-the-art production studios. The initiative is backed by His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ru...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has called out Indian television network India Today for spreading fake news about Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, after it falsely claimed he gifted Pakistan’s top military officer a flag showing India’s northeastern region as part of Bangladesh. The government said the India Today report published on Octob...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Visit Qatar has signed a landmark multi-year partnership with MELT Live to host internationally recognized entertainment events, strengthening the country’s reputation as a leading destination for global culture and lifestyle experiences. The agreement was formalized in Doha by Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, Chairman of Qatar To...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s top media regulatory body has ordered two pro-government television networks to take down videos accused of spreading Islamophobic propaganda, after finding that their coverage of fabricated “jihads” violated broadcasting ethics. The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) — a self-regulat...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — Lebanese and international rights organizations have called on parliament to ensure that the country’s new draft media law protects the right to freedom of expression and strengthens media freedoms, warning that proposed amendments could undermine reform efforts. In a joint statement, 14 groups—including Amnesty Intern...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (MNTV) — Nepal’s youth-led uprising that forced Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli to resign has now spilled into a backlash against Indian television networks, with demonstrators accusing them of acting as “godi media” — a label used in South Asia to describe pro-government, jingoistic outlets aligned with Hindutva politics. Vir...
NEW YORK/GAZA (MNTV) — A new report by US media watchdog Fair has accused major Western news organizations of manufacturing consent for Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza by amplifying Israeli government narratives and discrediting Palestinian sources. The study reviewed coverage by 15 leading outlets — including The New York ...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – US President Donald Trump rebuked the media over poor coverage of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for Friday in Anchorage, Alaska. “Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. He criticized media outlets repor...
