MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with a wide-ranging plan to restore and develop Makkah’s historical and cultural sites, under a strategic vision led by the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites (RCMC). The initiative seeks to safeguard the Holy Capital’s heritage while presenting it through innovative fo...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — More than 10,672 people have been killed in Syria over the past nine months amid intensifying violence and instability, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The U.K.-based monitoring group said the collapse of the former regime has fueled widespread bloodshed, with 3,020 victims executed in what it des...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egyptian authorities have carried out a sweeping campaign of arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators since July 2025, drawing condemnation from human rights groups over what they describe as an attack on free expression. According to Interior Ministry statements, at least 29 people—including 19 women an...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran announced that it will resume cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reversing a suspension imposed in July after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeted its nuclear facilities. The decision was disclosed at a joint press conference in Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and IAEA Dir...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has unveiled plans to launch several satellites in the coming months, marking a new phase in its efforts to strengthen its homegrown space program and expand independence from foreign systems. Hassan Salarieh, head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) and deputy minister of communications, confirmed preparations for the...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced plans to transform Algeria’s ports into “express routes” for landlocked African nations, presenting the move as a strategy to expand regional trade and connectivity. The declaration was made during the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, where Tebboune highlighted Algeria’...
MILAN, Italy (MNTV) — Egypt has unveiled a major seismic survey project in the Eastern Mediterranean aimed at unlocking new gas resources and expanding foreign investment in exploration and production, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi said. Speaking at the GASTECH Exhibition and Conference in Milan, Badawi said the ocean b...
AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) — Egypt’s minister of water resources and irrigation, Hany Swailem, urged Arab nations to strengthen regional cooperation to address mounting water challenges, warning that scarcity is reaching critical levels across the region. Speaking at the opening session of the Seventh Arab Water Week in Amman, Swailem highlighted th...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) – Qatar has condemned an Israeli airstrike on its capital that killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, vowing to take legal and political steps in response to what it called a violation of its sovereignty. Hamas confirmed that several senior leaders survived the strike on a residential area in […]
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) – Israel launched unprecedented air strikes on Qatar’s capital Tuesday, targeting Hamas political leaders as they met in Doha to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza. The attack, the first on a Gulf state by Israel, sent shockwaves through the region and drew immediate condemnation from Qatar and other Arab gove...
