ISTANBUL (MNTV) – Composer, songwriter and singer Sami Yusuf will return to Türkiye in September with a concert series that combines music, spirituality and a message of shared humanity, bringing performances to Ankara and Istanbul under the theme “Roots.” According to the organizers, Yusuf will perform at ATO Congresium in Ankara ...
SANAA, Yemen (MNTV) — Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting what it described as a “sensitive target” at Najran Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, though Saudi authorities had not confirmed the incident at the time of publication. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the operation...
DUBAI, UAE (MNTV) — Iran and Oman are moving closer to a temporary agreement to reopen commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran seeking control over inbound vessel traffic and oversight of outbound shipments, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. A senior Iranian source involved in the talks told Reuters t...
MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) — Architects Ali Ismail Karimi and Hamed Bukhamseen, founders of Bahrain- and Kuwait-based Civil Architecture, have gained international recognition after being featured in Wallpaper Architects’ Directory 2026 for their efforts to reinterpret traditional Gulf housing through contemporary architectural design. Found...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Chinese investment in Egypt has exceeded $10 billion, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said as the government reviewed new initiatives aimed at expanding economic cooperation with Beijing across several strategic sectors. Madbouly made the announcement while chairing the third meeting of the Ministerial Committee for the C...
AL BAHA, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Heritage villages across Saudi Arabia’s Al Baha region are attracting growing numbers of domestic and international tourists this summer as restoration projects, cultural festivals and interactive heritage programs strengthen the Kingdom’s cultural tourism sector under Vision 2030. More than 72 herita...
ABU DHABI/TEL AVIV (MNTV) — Leaked internal documents from Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems reportedly reveal extensive military cooperation proposals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates following the 2020 Abraham Accords. The cooperation includes plans for billions of dollars in drones, surveillance technology and electronic ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (MNTV) — The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society has accused Israeli prison authorities of torturing and denying medical treatment to a 15-year-old Palestinian detainee, saying the case reflects what it described as a systematic policy of abuse and medical neglect against Palestinian prisoners. The organization said Mohamm...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco has attributed the recent mass movement of migrants toward the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to misleading social media content, human trafficking networks and confusion over a Spanish court ruling concerning migrant returns. The Interior Ministry said online misinformation and coordinated trafficking op...
ROME, Italy (MNTV) — Lebanon and Israel are set to begin a seventh round of US-mediated negotiations in Rome on Tuesday, with discussions expected to focus on implementing the ceasefire agreement, securing an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and addressing ongoing military activity along the border. A Lebanese official told Anadolu Age...
