TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is preparing to introduce Islamic banking into its financial system, with lawmakers advancing a draft law designed to expand access to credit, diversify financial instruments, and draw foreign investment. The draft legislation was approved in its first reading during a plenary session of the Legislative...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has opened its first fully domestically built hydropower plant, a landmark in both industrial self-reliance and renewable energy expansion. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inaugurated the facility on 16 September during a visit to Namangan region, describing it as a strategic step toward energy sovereignty...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) — The United States and Syria are working with Israel on security arrangements for southern Syria, Damascus said Tuesday, as part of a roadmap to restore stability after recent unrest. A Syrian Foreign Ministry statement said Washington, in consultation with Damascus, would seek understandings with Israel “addr...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) — The United States and Qatar are close to finalizing an upgraded defense cooperation agreement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, underscoring Washington’s support for Doha’s diplomacy in the Middle East. “We have a close partnership with the Qataris,” Rubio told reporters before leaving Tel Aviv for Doha. ...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has condemned Israel’s Sept. 9 strike on Qatar, calling it a “shocking breach of international law” and an assault on global conflict-resolution efforts. Speaking at a Human Rights Council debate in Geneva, Türk said the attack violated “the right to life [&hell...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) — Childhood vaccination rates have fallen sharply across most US counties, threatening the nation’s protection against measles and other preventable diseases, an NBC News investigation has found. The six-month probe, conducted with Stanford University, drew on state records and public archives covering several de...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (MNTV) — Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, a prominent Kashmiri academic and former Hurriyat leader, passed away on Wednesday evening at his residence in Botingoo, Sopore, after a brief illness. He was 90. Family members confirmed his death and said arrangements for funeral prayers will be announced later. Born in 1935 in [&hel...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – The planned Trans-Borneo Railway could strengthen Malaysia’s ties with Brunei and Indonesia’s rapidly growing Kalimantan while helping to close domestic economic disparities, reports Business Times. “It is a chance to put Borneo at the heart of Asean’s new era of rail connectivity rather...
HONG KONG (MNTV) – Not long ago, Muslims visiting Hong Kong had few dedicated spaces for prayer. Today, from Disneyland to Ngong Ping Village, visitors can find prayer rooms, halal meals and water-friendly washrooms — part of a growing push to make the city more welcoming to Muslim travelers. When Malaysian lecturer and travel vlogger [&...
SYDNEY, Australia (MNTV) – Australian academics have warned that the country cannot meaningfully combat Islamophobia while maintaining a sweeping counter-terrorism regime that has, for more than two decades, institutionalised suspicion of Muslims, reports ABC. Gerhard Hoffstaedter, David Tittensor, Farida Fozdar and Adam Possamai, who a...
