ENTEBBE, Uganda (MNTV) — Egypt emerged as the overall champion of the 17th Africa Youth Chess Championship in Uganda after collecting 11 medals, including six gold, four silver and one bronze. The North African nation once again showcased its strength in youth chess by topping the medal standings at the continental event held in Entebbe, [&hel...
ENTEBBE, Uganda (MNTV) — Egypt emerged as the overall champion of the 17th Africa Youth Chess Championship in Uganda after collecting 11 medals, including six gold, four silver and one bronze. The North African nation once again showcased its strength in youth chess by topping the medal standings at the continental event held in Entebbe, [&hel...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq is accelerating efforts to rebuild its fragmented air defense system, unveiling new procurement deals and a broader strategy aimed at countering missiles, drones, and low-altitude aerial threats. The move comes after Iraqi officials confirmed in early May that Baghdad is finalizing the purchase of 20 Turkish air def...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Syria’s new investment framework is reshaping postwar economic management through wide-ranging incentives combined with tightly controlled market access mechanisms that determine who participates in reconstruction. Last June, President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued Investment Law 114, later promoted by the Syrian Investment A...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia have jointly called for speeding up the organization of simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya, pressing rival Libyan factions to move forward with a UN-supported political roadmap aimed at ending years of institutional division. The appeal came after a meeting of the for...
TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — International condemnation intensified after Israel deported hundreds of foreign activists detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted in international waters. The backlash grew after far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released footage showing detained activists in humiliating conditions, triggering...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have appealed for $710.5 million to sustain life-saving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, warning that worsening global funding shortages are threatening essential services for nearly 1.6 million people displaced by one of the world’s longest-runni...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Palestine advocacy activists and solidarity groups have accused an Indian steel company of supplying material allegedly linked to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, intensifying scrutiny over India’s growing trade and defense ties with Israel during the genocide. A report released by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...
HEBRON, West Bank (MNTV) — Israeli forces have installed an iron gate at the entrance to Hebron’s Old City in the southern occupied West Bank, in a move that further tightens restrictions on Palestinian movement in the already heavily controlled area. The barrier was placed along a key route leading toward the Old City and […]
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (MNTV) — Türkiye on Tuesday held nationwide events to mark the 107th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s arrival in Samsun, a historic moment widely regarded as the beginning of the country’s War of Independence and the foundation of the modern republic. The May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day was observe...
