DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar has initiated two major moves to accelerate its artificial intelligence ambitions: the creation of Qai, a new state-backed AI company, and a strategic collaboration between Qatar University (QU) and Google Cloud designed to deepen national research and development capabilities. Qai — backed by the Qatar Investment Au...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algeria has formally activated its 5G mobile network, ushering in a new phase of digital connectivity designed to accelerate the country’s technological development and long-term modernization goals. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications announced the launch, calling it a defining moment for national digital ad...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — A schoolgirl from Almaty has signed a cooperation memorandum with the Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry to test and potentially expand a device she created to harvest water from the atmosphere, the ministry said, according to Qazinform. Minister Nurzhan Nurzhigitov met with Dana Kadyrbek, a student at School N...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — A youth-led hackathon aimed at generating innovative ideas for a safer, more modern urban environment has opened in Bishkek, organizers said. The UrbanTech Hackathon, hosted by the Tekaiym Public Foundation, will bring together students, young professionals, programmers, designers and civic activists for five days ...
NEW CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt unveiled its new Rada’a 300 multiple-launch rocket system and the first batch of locally manufactured K9A1 howitzers during the opening of the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX 2025), inaugurated by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. According to Daily News Egypt, officials said the systems mark a significant step in Egypt’...
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — A team of young Kazakh inventors has developed AI-powered “smart glasses” designed to help visually impaired users navigate their surroundings, Silk Way TV reported. The device was created by students Keldibek Zhangali and Aiaru Kalbek from the Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Turkistan. Equipped with GPS and an ob...
DOHA (MNTV) — Qatar Airways, operating the largest fleet of Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft, launched the “Sky Studio Challenge,” an innovative collaboration with Google that demonstrated full commercial production entirely inflight using Starlink connectivity. The experiment aboard a Starlink-enabled Airbus A350 flying from Doha to Atlant...
DUBAI (MNTV) — Emirates Group has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and driving innovation across its airline operations. The collaboration, according to Zawya News, includes enterprise-wide deployment of ChatGPT Enterprise, complemented by tailored AI literacy programs,...
AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) — Jordan has advanced six places to rank 44th globally and seventh among Arab nations in the 2025 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, marking a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey, according to the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (Intaj). Fadi Qutaishat, chairp...
AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) — As electric vehicle (EV) sales surge across Jordan, a growing number of self-taught mechanics are finding creative ways to repurpose and restore used EV batteries, helping to fill the gap left by the absence of formal recycling infrastructure. In a quiet Amman neighborhood, reported Climate Change News, one homeowner has...
