ZURICH, Switzerland (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia is turning to cutting-edge geospatial AI and quantum technologies developed at IBM’s Zurich research lab to enhance climate adaptation, urban planning, and infrastructure resilience. Arab News reported that these tools are increasingly seen as essential for managing environmental risks and supporting ...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (MNTV) — Kuwait has introduced a revised drug law that separates drug traffickers from users, imposing stricter penalties on dealers while providing treatment and rehabilitation options for those caught using narcotics. The law is part of a broader effort to combat drug-related crime while addressing public health concerns...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar has initiated two major moves to accelerate its artificial intelligence ambitions: the creation of Qai, a new state-backed AI company, and a strategic collaboration between Qatar University (QU) and Google Cloud designed to deepen national research and development capabilities. Qai — backed by the Qatar Investment Au...
GAZA STRIP, Palestine (MNTV) — Gaza’s displaced population is facing a dual humanitarian and security crisis, with an eight-month-old infant, Rahaf Abu Jazar, succumbing to extreme cold in southern Gaza and 16-year-old Zaher Nasser Shamia shot and killed by Israeli forces before being trampled by a tank, Anadolu reports. The incidents highlig...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The Bollywood film Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, has been banned from release across six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, following reports of concerns over its perceived anti-Pakistan messaging. According to industry sources...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco has achieved a major cultural milestone with the Fassi caftan officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, resolving a long-standing dispute with neighboring Algeria over claims to the garment. Algeria had previously sought to include the Fassi caftan in its own UNESCO submission, but Moro...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Fourteen sculptures from the Tuwaiq International Sculpture Symposium have been installed across three major public sites in Riyadh, including ROSHN Front, the SEDRA residential community, and Sports Boulevard. The initiative, according to Arab News, is part of the Riyadh Art Program’s broader push to integrate p...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to American-Palestinian chemist Omar M. Yaghi. The award honors his decades-long leadership in developing metal-organic frameworks — porous, sponge-like structures now central to capturing carbon, storing gases, and harvesting water in arid r...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The Global Harmony initiative concluded its Ugandan cultural events at Al-Suwaidi Park, one of the Riyadh Season zones, highlighting the country’s rich heritage through music, arts, and cuisine. Organized by the Ministry of Media in collaboration with the General Entertainment Authority, the two-day celebration at...
TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — Israel has granted final approval for 764 housing units across three settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced, a move criticized by the human rights groups as a plans for violent occupation of Palestine. Since taking office in late 2022, Smotrich, a redical Zionist, said that ...
