DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Protests over sharply increased fuel prices spread across Syria for a second consecutive day on Monday, with demonstrators blocking roads and oil tanker routes in six provinces as lawmakers demanded answers from the government. More than 50 members of Syria’s People’s Assembly signed a request calling for Energy Minist...
WEST BANK, Palestine (MNTV) — About 4,100 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced across the occupied West Bank this year through Israeli demolitions, settler violence and restrictions on access, according to the United Nations. UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq warned of a particularly sharp escalation in demolitions in Masafer Yatta, where...
SANAA, Yemen (MNTV) — The Houthis are threatening to intensify pressure on shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising concerns over another major disruption to global energy supplies as the wider regional conflict continues. The strategic waterway has become increasingly important after disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, with Sau...
ADEN, Yemen (MNTV) — About 18,500 people have been displaced in just 72 hours as renewed fighting spreads across Yemen’s western coast, the International Organization for Migration said. IOM reported that hostilities have intensified since Sept. 3 in parts of Taiz and Hodeidah, with civilians reportedly among those killed and injured. The agen...
BERLIN, Germany (MNTV) — The United Arab Emirates plans to invest about $46.5 billion in Germany as the two countries seek to deepen economic and strategic ties amid growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. The commitment, announced during UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s state visit to Germany, comes on top of ab...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — A new recycling initiative in Cairo has exposed tensions between efforts to modernize waste collection and the informal network of garbage collectors that has handled much of the capital’s rubbish for decades. Two machines installed in the Dokki district that exchange empty bottles and cans for mobile-phone credit r...
DUBAI, UAE (MNTV) — Dubai Fashion Week is repositioning itself as a broader commercial and cultural platform for Arab designers, with its next edition moved to October as the regional fashion industry navigates continuing uncertainty. The Arab Fashion Council appointed Emirati business executive Amina Taher as its first chairwoman in July, pla...
SANA’A, Yemen (MNTV) — Fighting is intensifying across Yemen as government forces push against Houthi positions on several fronts while Saudi-led coalition aircraft strike areas under Houthi control, marking a major escalation after years of relative calm. Saudi-led coalition aircraft targeted Houthi military positions in Al Hudaydah pro...
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (MNTV) — Palestinian rights supporters gathered in Slovenia’s capital to oppose the opening of Israel’s first resident embassy in the country, challenging a major shift in Ljubljana’s policy toward Israel. Al Jazeera reported that demonstrators marched in Ljubljana as Israel formally opened its embassy, a move reflecting th...
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — Israeli forces continued attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding Palestinians as the territory’s reported death toll since October 2023 rose to 73,669. The Palestine Chronicle reported that Israeli airstrikes struck several parts of Gaza, including a residential home in the market area of Nuseirat refugee c...
