MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) – Bahrain has partnered with SandboxAQ to deploy AI-powered post-quantum cybersecurity across more than 60 government ministry environments, positioning the Kingdom among the first nations to operationalize quantum-resilient security at national scale. The initiative, implemented in coordination with Bahrain’s National C...
CASABLANCA, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco marked a milestone in STEM education with the launch of its first high school robotics team under the U.S.-based FIRST Robotics Competition. According to Morocco World News, the initiative, organized in partnership between the U.S. Mission and Loop for Science and Technology, aims to foster youth-led innov...
ALKHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia has ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa in the Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index 2025, reflecting rapid advances in deploying artificial intelligence across state institutions. The global index evaluates 195 governments on their capacity to design, regulate, and implement AI...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), one of India’s leading public engineering and research universities, have developed “smart” detergents designed to make everyday clothing repel mosquitoes—an approach they say could help reduce exposure to diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikung...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladeshi technology firms and university students secured multiple international honors at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards 2025, reinforcing the country’s expanding footprint in regional innovation and digital competitiveness. The awards ceremony was held last week in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where Bangladeshi entr...
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’...
