RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce sector is projected to expand nearly threefold to $708.7 billion by 2033, fueled by artificial intelligence, digital payments, and a young tech-savvy population, according to new research by IMARC. With 98 percent of Saudis online and among the highest global smartphone penetration rates,...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Madinah has successfully performed its first allogeneic stem cell transplant on a patient suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, marking a major milestone in advanced medical care within the region. According to Arab News, hospital officials said the ...
ALKHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) has unveiled the Khoos Initiative, an ambitious cultural program designed to preserve and transform Saudi Arabia’s centuries-old craft of palm weaving into a driver of global creativity and innovation. Rooted in Al-Ahsa, home to the world’s largest date palm oa...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (MNTV) — Hamas announced that it accepts key elements of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ceasefire plan for Gaza but emphasized the need for additional negotiations on critical political and governance issues. The Palestinian movement submitted its response to Trump’s 20-point plan hours after the U.S. president set...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Zohran Mamdani’s rapid rise in New York City’s mayoral race has propelled him to national prominence, drawing both pride from many Muslim Americans and a wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric from opponents. If elected in November, Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, would become the city’s first Muslim mayor. His campaign has been met...
LONDON, United Kingdom (MNTV) — British MP Adnan Hussain revealed that his newborn daughter was subjected to a torrent of racist, Islamophobic, and sexist abuse on social media just hours after her birth. Hussain, who represents Blackburn as an Independent Alliance member, said his X account was flooded with “vile” remarks after he posted a [&...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (MNTV) — Türkiye’s defense and aerospace exports rose 39% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching $6 billion, the country’s defense industries agency confirmed Thursday. Haluk Görgün, head of the Defense Industries Secretariat, said on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal that the...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar Airways has expanded its global network with access to 18 additional routes in the United States through enhanced codeshare agreements with International Airlines Group (IAG) carriers Aer Lingus and LEVEL, the airline confirmed Friday. The move strengthens Qatar Airways’ connectivity between the Americas, Europe, and...
ANKARA, Turkiye (MNTV) — The international group Global Sumud Flotilla announced that nine vessels from the “Thousand Madleens Flotilla” have reached the northern coast of Marsa Matruh, Egypt, and are continuing their course toward the Gaza Strip in an effort to defy Israel’s naval blockade. In a statement posted on X, the group said the [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An 11-ship convoy is sailing toward Gaza in a fresh attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the besieged enclave, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announced Thursday. The coalition said two vessels flying Italian and French flags departed from Otranto, Italy, on Sept. 25 and were later joined by the ship Conscience on [&helli...
