KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — An Afghan villager in the western province of Ghor has funded the construction of a small health clinic in his community, underscoring how ordinary citizens are stepping in to address the country’s chronic healthcare shortages. According to Pajhwok Afghan News, Qari Mohammad Javed of Yakhan Sofla village in Taywara ...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has proposed a long-term Strategic Partnership Program with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), signaling ambitions to expand development financing and double the scale of joint projects across the country. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the initiative on September 17 during a meeting with IsDB...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The United States and Saudi Arabia have launched the region’s largest counter-drone exercise at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center, even as the U.S. continues to fund Israel’s war on Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed. The multi-day exercise began at the Shamal-2 Range in n...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq’s Ministry of Communications has signed an agreement with global telecom giant Nokia to build the country’s first state-owned data centers in the capital, marking a milestone in the nation’s digital infrastructure development. The project will see two advanced facilities constructed — one at the Al Intisar site and ...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) partnered with the South Korean Embassy in Doha and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to organize the Qatar-Korea Artificial Intelligence Forum. The event was held under the theme “Qatar-Korea Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence Innov...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announced plans to invest $500 million in Ivanhoe Mines, securing a 4% ownership stake through a private placement aimed at accelerating the company’s critical minerals development. Ivanhoe Mines confirmed it will issue 57.5 million common shares to QIA at C$12.00 per share, generating gros...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Jeel, a technology ecosystem provider powered by Riyad Bank, has partnered with Fintech Saudi to drive financial innovation by launching Jeel Sandbox, the Kingdom’s first dedicated technical platform for fintech experimentation and development. The platform, according to Saudi Gazette, offers a secure, locally hos...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) — Oman’s push to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 will depend not only on advanced technologies and major investments but also on building a skilled workforce equipped to drive the energy transition, experts say. The country has set out a broad strategy that includes green hydrogen projects, industrial decarbonization, and ...
ABU DHABI, UAE (MNTV) — Abu Dhabi has launched a groundbreaking artificial intelligence-powered MRI technique designed to speed up and improve the accuracy of multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, marking a major advancement in the country’s healthcare innovation. The initiative is the result of a two-year collaboration between New York Universit...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has introduced “RoboLegal,” its first artificial intelligence-powered legal assistant, marking a milestone in the country’s growing technology sector and efforts to digitize public services. Designed to provide quick and accessible legal guidance, RoboLegal allows users to interact via voice or text, offering answers...
