ISTANBUL, Türkiye (MNTV) — Foreign ministers from seven European and Middle Eastern countries are scheduled to meet in Istanbul on Friday for talks on Palestine, Yemen, maritime security and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, in a diplomatic initiative led by Türkiye. According to Arab News, citing a Turkish Foreign Ministry source, the me...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has said any military assistance Egypt provides to Saudi Arabia would be restricted to defending the Kingdom’s territory and would not involve offensive operations against Yemen, amid parliamentary deliberations over a possible Egyptian military role in regional security. Acco...
LUBBAN AL-GHARBI, Occupied West Bank (MNTV) — Palestinian farmers are facing intensifying attacks, crop theft and restricted access to their land during this year’s olive harvest, as Israeli settlers increasingly target groves that Palestinian families have cultivated for generations. Israeli rights group Yesh Din recorded 125 physical a...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (MNTV) — The Palestinian experience is increasingly being invoked in criticism of technology companies and digital surveillance systems, with concerns that tools promoted as instruments of connectivity and innovation can also reinforce authoritarian control and political repression. In an analysis published by Global Voices...
TOKYO, Japan (MNTV) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo to condemn Israel’s genocide in Gaza, attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and Japan’s military-related cooperation with Israeli companies. According to Arab News Japan, protesters carried Palestinian flags, wore keffiye...
ANKARA, Türkiye (MNTV) — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has called on its 57 member states to support Türkiye’s candidate, Mehmet Mehdi Eker, for director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in an election scheduled for July 2027. Article 58 of the Baghdad Declaration, adopted during the OIC’s 52nd Council ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — The full text of a joint defense agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye in August has emerged, detailing commitments to mutual military assistance, intelligence sharing, joint weapons production and closer coordination among their armed forces. According to the agreement and reporting by Reuters on ...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt’s parliament has postponed until October 26 a vote on authorizing military assistance to Saudi Arabia if Riyadh requests support, extending deliberations over Cairo’s possible involvement in the escalating regional conflict. According to Egyptian state-run newspaper Akhbar el-Yom, lawmakers deferred the decision dur...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar is preparing to establish a domestic defense industries center as it seeks to strengthen national security, expand local production capabilities and reduce dependence on external suppliers amid escalating regional threats. According to Arabian Business, Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Sheikh Saoud bin ...
JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region is promoting its traditional crafts, folk performances, and community customs as part of efforts to preserve its cultural identity while supporting tourism and contemporary cultural development. According to the Saudi Press Agency, Jazan’s intangible heritage includes traditional arts, c...
