MANAMA, Bahrian (MNTV) — The Kingdom of Bahrain claimed multiple awards at the 6th GCC Digital Government Awards in Kuwait, showcasing its rapid strides in e-governance and cybersecurity innovation. According to Bahrain News Agency, the National eParticipation Platform (bahrain.bh/sharekna) developed by iGA was honored first place in the Best...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry is witnessing record growth, with visitors from Bahrain, Kuwait, and Egypt emerging as the leading contributors to the Kingdom’s expanding travel market. Travel and Tour World reported that the surge has spurred airlines and hotels to scale up operations in line with the country’s ...
HYDERABAD, India (MNTV) — A solidarity march for Palestine at a university in southern India descended into chaos after police and members of a right-wing Hindu student group allegedly attacked demonstrators, in what students say reflects India’s increasingly hostile climate toward pro-Palestine activism. The demonstration, held Tuesday evenin...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court has issued notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its Assam unit released an artificial intelligence–generated video portraying Muslims as “taking over” the state if the party lost power — an episode that lays bare how Islamophobia has become...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that a verbal gift of property made under Islamic law is legally binding, even without a written document, provided three essential conditions are met — clear intent by the donor, acceptance by the recipient, and transfer of possession. The verdict, delivered by Justices Ahsanuddin Ama...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives’ state-run SME Development Finance Corporation (SDFC) has launched a sweeping plan to convert its lending portfolio into fully Shariah-compliant facilities, becoming one of the first national financial institutions in the Indian Ocean region to undergo a complete Islamic finance transition. The move signals...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Turkiye’s Diyanet Foundation is set to launch a training program for imams working in the Rohingya refugee camps, in partnership with Bangladesh’s Islamic Foundation. The move marks a new phase in faith-based cooperation between the two Muslim-majority nations. The plan was finalized during a meeting in Dhaka between...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has finalized plans for a landmark defense agreement with China to acquire advanced J-10C fighter aircraft, a move that underscores Dhaka’s growing military partnership with Beijing and signals a new phase in the country’s air force modernization. According to officials familiar with the matter, the deal w...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has been elected to preside over the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), achieving the role for the first time since joining the agency in 1972. The decision came on Monday at UNESCO’s 222nd Executive Board session in Paris, where Bangla...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Jordanian-American chemist of Palestinian origin, Omar M. Yaghi, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, alongside Japan’s Susumu Kitagawa and Australia’s Richard Robson, for groundbreaking work in developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)—a new class of crystalline materials capable of trapping gases, h...
