DUBAI, UAE (MNTV) — Dubai Police has launched a comprehensive “School Security” plan for the 2025–2026 academic year, deploying hundreds of officers, patrols, and awareness programmes to ensure student safety as schools reopen. The initiative, announced during a press conference at the Officers Club in Al Jaddaf, will see 250 security and traf...
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — A pioneering training program in Alkhobar has introduced visually impaired participants to the game of chess in Saudi Arabia, marking a first-of-its-kind initiative in Saudi Arabia. The month-long program, organized by the Turning Point Association for the Rehabilitation and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired i...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Syria will introduce new banknotes removing two zeros from its currency in an effort to stabilize the economy and rebuild confidence in the pound, which has lost nearly all its value since the country’s conflict erupted in 2011. The revaluation, discussed in recent meetings led by Central Bank Deputy Governor Mukhlis [...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNA) — Iran’s defense minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has announced that the country now possesses new generations of advanced missiles and warned that they will be employed if Israel launches any fresh attacks against the Islamic Republic. Speaking at a gathering of foreign military attachés in Tehran marking National...
JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Jubail Industrial City has unveiled the world’s largest integrated smart irrigation network, designed to boost environmental sustainability and advance digital resource management, the Saudi Press Agency reported. According to the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY), the system is operated through a unifi...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — An Iranian knowledge-based company has introduced a domestically produced medicine designed to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity, and sleep apnea, marking a new step in the country’s pharmaceutical self-reliance. The drug, branded as Spartina, was unveiled during a ceremony at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, accordi...
AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) — Jordan has issued its first commercial drone operator license, granting approval to Al-Anasir Television Production Company, in a step that regulators say will strengthen oversight and open new opportunities in the growing drone sector. The license was formally handed over by Captain Haitham Mastou, Chairman of the Board...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq announced plans to attract up to $250 billion in domestic and foreign investments across key sectors over the next two years, as part of a broader strategy to diversify its economy and reduce dependence on oil revenues. Hanan Jassim, spokesperson for the National Investment Commission, told the Iraqi News Agency [&h...
AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) — The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has inaugurated a new “voluntary tourism” initiative in Wadi Rum, aimed at engaging Jordanian youth in sustainable and culturally immersive desert conservation efforts. The launch event welcomed 24 participants from Amman and Aqaba, marking the first operational outing u...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The Assistive Technology Center Qatar (Mada) has concluded its 2025 Summer Camp, an initiative designed to introduce children with disabilities to programming, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI). Held throughout July and August, the camp welcomed more than 40 participants aged 10 to 15 with different disabilities, ...
