Iftikhar Gilani The remote Himalayan region of Ladakh, earlier part of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and on the borders of China perched at altitudes where summer sun burns and winter snows choke all access, is again making headlines. At least four people were killed this week when police clashed with demonstrators demanding protection ...
NEW YORK, US (MNTV) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian strongly condemned US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory during his address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, calling the attacks a “grave betrayal of diplomacy” and a blow to regional peace. Speaking before world leaders, Pezeshkian said ...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran will rebuild nuclear facilities damaged in recent Israeli and US strikes, Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami said, vowing that the country’s nuclear capabilities remain intact despite repeated attacks. Speaking to Sky News in Vienna, Eslami, who also serves as Iran’s vice president, said it was “normal”...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Syria’s Supreme Committee for Parliamentary Elections announced that nationwide voting for the 250-seat People’s Assembly will take place on October 5, marking the country’s first legislative elections since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad last year. The polls will be held under a constitutional declaration issued earlie...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in Riyadh, pledging that any attack on either nation would be considered an attack on both. The agreement, signed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Yamama Palace, formalizes ...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Syrians began voting in the country’s first parliamentary elections on Monday since the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad, marking a key step in the transitional process led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government. The elections will decide the makeup of the 210-member People’s Assembly, with voting sched...
AL-RAQQA, Syria (MNTV) — Politicians from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) have blamed Turkey of undermining efforts to foster dialogue among Syrian factions, urging national forces to break away from foreign dependence and pursue independent solutions. Mohammad Ali Darwish, a member of the Syrian Democratic Counci...
NEW YORK, US (MNTV) — Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sharply criticized Israel at the United Nations Security Council, blaming it of deliberately striking a diplomatic compound in Doha to derail ceasefire negotiations. The September 9 airstrike killed several people, including a Qatari security offic...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (MNTV) — At least 51 people have been killed during a week of violent anti-corruption protests in Nepal, police said, as authorities struggle to restore order following the collapse of the government. Security forces remain deployed across Kathmandu and other major cities after the army imposed a nationwide curfew earlier this...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran announced that it will resume cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reversing a suspension imposed in July after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeted its nuclear facilities. The decision was disclosed at a joint press conference in Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and IAEA Dir...
