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TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has set out broader conditions for fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demanding an end to US military pressure and sanctions while President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran sees an opportunity for a negotiated settlement. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has welcomed a new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi calling for greater solidarity among Muslim-majority countries amid continuing tensions across West Asia. Araghchi praised Iran’s armed forces in a post on X and linked their military capabiliti...
By MNTV Staff Writer ISLAMABAD (MNTV) — When Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on Friday, the headline commitment sounded absolute: an armed attack against any one of the three would be treated as an attack against all. The symbolism — struck in Islam’s holiest city, blessed by the OIC […...
RIYADH (MNTV) — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed a newly signed trilateral defence pact between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as a “historic” and strategically significant step for the security of the wider Muslim world. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement was signed on Friday at Al-Safa Palace in the Saudi ...
By Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — For Southeast Asia’s 240 million Muslims, the economic integration of ASEAN — the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the region’s main political and economic bloc — is producing concrete gains in halal industries, small business, and cross-border trade. As the bloc deepens its single...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim woman has accused organizers of a food festival in India’s financial capital of Mumbai of religious discrimination after she says she was told to remove her hijab or leave the venue, despite operating a vegetarian food stall that complied with the event’s dietary requirements. According to The Obs...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Hindu theatre artist says he was brutally assaulted by Hindu extremists who believed he was Muslim, describing the attack as another example of how religious profiling and anti-Muslim hatred can make perceived religious identity a trigger for violence in India. Subhankar Dassharma, a theatre artist from the eastern ...
YANGON, Myanmar (MNTV) — Rohingya living in western Myanmar say junta security forces are carrying out a campaign of arbitrary arrests, secret detention and alleged extortion, deepening fears among a community that has long faced systematic persecution and severe restrictions on its basic rights. The arrests have been reported from Sittwe Town...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has launched its first photobook dedicated exclusively to documenting the experiences of human trafficking survivors, marking a shift toward survivor-led storytelling as authorities and international agencies seek to strengthen efforts against a crime that often remains hidden behind official statistics. T...
RIYADH/ANKARA/ISLAMABAD (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan bring together three distinct military capabilities under their new defense partnership. Riyadh provides the largest financial resources, Ankara contributing an increasingly advanced domestic defense industry, and Islamabad offering the group’s only nuclear deterrent and...
