DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The United Kingdom and Qatar have unveiled a joint funding package of $11.2 million to support over 647,000 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities in Cox’s Bazar, home to one of the world’s largest and most densely populated refugee settlements. According to a statement from the British High Commission, t...
BEIJING, China (MNTV) — China is rapidly developing artificial intelligence systems designed to monitor Uyghurs and other ethnic minority communities, raising concerns about state-driven digital repression and the potential export of these tools abroad, according to a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). The report detai...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India has fallen short in digitizing Muslim community-owned Waqf properties, with only 216,000 of an estimated 800,000 assets — about 27 percent — successfully registered on the government’s new UMEED portal before the December 5 deadline. Waqf properties, Islamic charitable endowments, fund mosques, schools, cemeteri...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Ukraine and Sweden have delivered 3,000 metric tons of sunflower oil to Bangladesh to support food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, arriving as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that deepening funding shortages could trigger severe ration cuts next year. The shipment, provided throug...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algeria has announced substantial increases to the national minimum wage and unemployment allowance, a move aimed at cushioning citizens facing soaring living costs and prolonged economic strain. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune approved the measures following the latest Council of Ministers meeting, positioning them a...
MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has launched a nationwide developmental screening system designed to improve early identification and support for children experiencing developmental delays, marking a significant step toward strengthening disability-inclusive public services in the island nation. The initiative, introduced by the Ministry of S...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — In a landmark development for minority political representation, Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami has nominated Krishna Nandi, a Hindu community leader, to contest a national parliamentary seat — a decision warmly received as a positive example of inclusive politics and respect for diverse citizenship. Nandi, who serves ...
MANAMA/DOHA (MNTV) — Gulf leaders opened the 46th GCC Summit in Bahrain with a unified call to strengthen regional security and economic cooperation, while simultaneously issuing a sharp condemnation of Israel’s Sept 9 strike on Qatar. The summit, first annual meeting of GCC since Israeli attack on Qatar, called for urgent defense consultation...
MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to expand cooperation across multiple sectors, including nuclear safety, investment, taxation, and sustainable development. The agreements were concluded during the fourth session of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Counci...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Confusion swept through Iraqi government agencies after Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis were designated as terrorist organizations, triggering a freeze on their economic assets. According to the official Gazette published on the Justice Ministry website, the groups were added to a list of organizations and indivi...
