CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Houthi security forces raided the offices of several United Nations agencies in Sanaa on Sunday, detaining at least 11 employees, shortly after Israel carried out a deadly strike that killed the group’s prime minister and a number of senior ministers. According to UN officials, the offices of the World Food Program [&hell...
DUHOK, Iraq (MNTV) — Archaeologists have unearthed around 30 ancient tombs along the banks of the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq after falling water levels exposed parts of the reservoir, local authorities announced this week. The tombs, estimated to be more than 2,300 years old, were found in the Khanke region of Duhok province, according [&helli...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Syria’s National Commission for the Missing has launched a unified platform aimed at documenting cases of missing persons, tracing their fate, and offering legal and humanitarian support to families, state media reported. The Commission, established by presidential decree in May, is tasked with building a national data...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani oversaw the signing of an agreement to establish Iraq’s first national mobile telecommunications company, a major step in the government’s strategy to modernize the sector and roll out advanced 5G services nationwide. The initiative, a key element of Al-Sudani’s economic program, wi...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) — Bank Nizwa, Omani Sultanate’s largest Islamic financial institution, has launched an electronic mandate (E-mandate) service to facilitate direct debit payments, in line with Oman’s drive toward digital transformation. The service, introduced under the Central Bank of Oman’s regulatory framework, is designed to simplify re...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) — Construction has begun on the new Al Mudhaibi Industrial City in Al Sharqiyah North Governorate, following the award of a $45 million contract to a joint venture between Omani firm Al Sarooj Construction and Saudi Arabia’s Al Rawaf Contracting. The project, overseen by the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Mada...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran announced that it will host the 39th International Islamic Unity Conference from September 6 to 10, 2025, coinciding with the Week of Unity, according to Mehr News. The event will be held virtually, with opening sessions scheduled for September 8 featuring speeches by the President of Iran, the Secretary-General of ...
MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The Al-Namas International Sculpture Symposium concluded recently in the Asir region, Saudi Arabia, bringing together ten Arab sculptors under the theme “Linear Rhythms” to craft works that reflect the area’s striking natural scenery and cultural heritage. Organized by Al-Namas municipality with artistic direction...
SANAA, Yemen (MNTV) — Yemen’s Houthi government has confirmed that its prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the capital Sanaa earlier this week, alongside several other senior officials. The group announced on Saturday that al-Rahawi and a number of ministers in its government died in Thursday’s strike ...
HIROSHIMA, Japan (MNTV) — Residents of Hiroshima, the Japanese city devastated by the US atomic bombing in 1945, gathered this week to denounce Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, calling the war a heinous crime and urging an immediate ceasefire. The demonstration, held in front of the city’s Atomic Bomb Dome (Genbaku Dome) along the Motoyasu [&...
