DOHA/MOSCOW (MNTV) — Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following talks in Doha mediated by Qatar and Türkiye — a development welcomed by Russia as a crucial step toward regional peace and stability. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the agreement, reached late Saturday, commits both countries t...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Millions of Americans poured into streets across all 50 states on Saturday in massive “No Kings” protests denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies and what participants described as his growing authoritarian grip on the United States. From New York City, New York, to Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, and Washi...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The State of Qatar is expanding its national air quality monitoring network and integrating advanced technologies as part of its broader environmental protection strategy under Qatar National Vision 2030, according to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Officials said Qatar now operates over 45 fixed and mobile...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have published a groundbreaking global study revealing a significant decline in childhood diarrhea over the past four decades, while warning of persistent regional inequalities, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. Published in eBioMedicine, part of The Lancet Disc...
BASRA, Iraq (MNTV) — Farmers and herders in southern Iraq are struggling to survive as record-high salinity levels contaminate water sources, devastate crops, and kill livestock, deepening the region’s climate-induced crisis. Local farmer Umm Ali from Basra’s Al-Mashab marshes said her poultry and ducks have died after the river water turned t...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia will launch the first phase of its new environmental awareness campaign, Sustainable Steps, aimed at encouraging responsible environmental behavior and sustainable tourism practices across the Kingdom. Supported by the Environment Fund and organized in partnership with the Rahala Association in Tanuma...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh has been awarded a Guinness World Record for constructing the world’s largest continuous pedestrian skywalk network, a landmark achievement underscoring Saudi Arabia’s growing leadership in sustainable urban design. Spanning 15.46 kilometers and connecting 95 b...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in central India have filed charges against four men, including a local elected official, after a Dalit man — a member of India’s most oppressed caste — alleged that he was beaten, urinated on, and subjected to caste-based insults over a dispute linked to a village construction project. The […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 13-year-old Muslim girl in southern India has been forced to leave her school after administrators barred her from wearing a hijab, a decision that has reignited debate over religious freedom and the growing marginalization of Muslims in India’s education system. The incident took place at St. Rita’s School, a [&hel...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim member of India’s parliament, Iqra Hasan, has faced a barrage of Islamophobic abuse after being called a “terrorist” and “mulli” — a slur for Muslim women — by members of a Hindu nationalist group during a visit to northern India. Hasan, a lawmaker from the opposition Samajwadi Party […]...