ATHENS, Greece (MNTV) — Israeli forces attacked the humanitarian vessel Handala in international waters, seized its aid cargo, and detained 21 civilians en route to Gaza, in direct violation of international maritime law. The incident occurred approximately 40 nautical miles off the Gaza coast. Communication with the vessel was lost after its ...
PARIS, France (MNTV) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will formally recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September, marking a significant diplomatic shift and making France the most influential Western power to endorse Palestinian statehood. Macron made the announcement...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — Nickel mining on Indonesia’s Kabaena Island has polluted the sea, degraded forests and disrupted the lives of Indigenous Bajau fishers and farmers, who have reported severe drops in income, fish catches and seaweed quality, reports Mongabay magazine. The mining has harmed biodiversity, threatening leatherback turtle...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia and Syria signed investment deals worth $6.4 billion during a bilateral investment forum in Damascus, marking a major step in Saudi Arabia’s efforts to support Syria’s reconstruction and deepen economic ties with the war-torn country. Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih led the Syrian-Saudi Investmen...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia is the undisputed leader of the global halal economy but it has failed to project its leadership into culture and sport — areas where soft power is built, says an opinion piece carried by TwentyTwo13. Through decades of careful regulatory development, strategic branding, and international trust-building...
MELBOURNE, Australia (MNTV) – A monumental eight-year project to translate Imam Yahya Bin Sharaf Al-Nawawi’s comprehensive 13th-century commentary on the full Hadith collection of Sahih Muslim has officially reached its completion, reports Australian Muslim Times. “Alhamdulillah, the long journey of the Imam Nawawi project is now completed an...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran’s domestically developed Nahid-2 telecommunications satellite has been successfully placed into orbit at an altitude of approximately 500 kilometers, the Iranian Space Agency announced on Friday. The satellite, weighing about 110 kilograms, was launched aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. It...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran’s national under-19 volleyball team began their 2025 FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship campaign with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Poland, prevailing with set scores of 25–22, 25–14, 17–25, 14–25, 15–13. The closely contested match marked a strong start for Iran in Pool C of the global youth tournament. The team [&helli...
IRBID, Jordan (MNTV) — A Jordanian painter has turned her canvas into a space of remembrance and resistance, capturing the human toll of Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza through vivid, emotionally charged portraits. Maram Ali, (Instagram: mramalie) a Jordanian citizen of Palestinian origin, has never stepped foot in Palestine but says he...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan’s renewable energy sector continues to grow steadily, with clean power facilities generating more than 4.2 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in the first half of 2025, according to newly released government figures. The bulk of the renewable output came from wind energy, which contributed 2.6 bi...
