JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund has enabled the hiring of more than 151,000 citizens in the industrial and mining sectors since 2020, supported by approximately USD 267 million in training-to-employment programs. According to newly released figures, the fund, known as HRDF, reported signing 24 spec...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — Pope Leo XIV called on Lebanon’s political leadership to place peace above all other priorities as the country faces ongoing Israeli airstrikes and the broader fallout of regional conflict. His remarks came during the second leg of his inaugural overseas trip as pontiff, following a four-day visit to Turkey. The U.S.-...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — One of India’s most influential Muslim organizations has sharply criticized the country’s judiciary, accusing the Supreme Court and government institutions of enabling systemic persecution of Muslims and eroding constitutional protections. The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, among the largest Muslim bodies in India, said recent...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — Authorities in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir have imposed a two-month ban on virtual private networks (VPNs), expanding what rights advocates describe as one of the world’s harshest regimes of digital censorship and surveillance. The order directs internet provid...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has approved a landmark consolidation of five struggling Sharia-compliant banks into a single institution, marking the largest restructuring in the history of the country’s Islamic banking sector and signaling a decisive move to restore market confidence. The newly formed Sammilita Islami Bank PLC received...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has announced an ambitious national blueprint to ensure that every resident of the country receives timely alerts during natural disasters, marking a significant step toward strengthening climate resilience in one of the world’s most vulnerable nations. The government on Sunday presented the National Roadm...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defense cooperation, strategic ties, and economic collaboration, the Pakistani military said Monday. During a meeting at the military headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – An international campaign demanding the release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, imprisoned in Israel since 2002, was relaunched on Monday with coordinated events across multiple countries. Barghouti, 66, a senior figure in President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, has been serving five life sentences for his r...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army killed a Palestinian on Monday in the northern Gaza Strip and carried out multiple strikes in southern areas, marking the latest breach of the ceasefire, medical sources reported. Officials said the victim was hit by gunfire from a quadcopter drone in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza [&he...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish authorities announced on Monday that they had dismantled a white supremacist terrorist cell linked to the neo-Nazi organization The Base. Officials described the group as Spain’s first known “accelerationist” terrorist cell—a far-right movement that advocates violence to destabilize society and create a white ethno...
