NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Around 20 Muslim families in western India have decided to leave their ancestral village after alleging years of harassment, repeated mob attacks and discriminatory policing by supporters of Hindu extremist groups, in what residents describe as a desperate attempt to protect their lives. Residents of Arala village in ...
YANGON, Myanmar (MNTV) — Fears are growing among Rohingya families in western Myanmar after residents reported renewed registration of young men and women for possible military recruitment in areas controlled by the Rakhine nationalist militant outfit Arakan Army. Residents from Maungdaw Township, a Rohingya-majority area near Myanmar’s borde...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) – Lebanese officials and cultural authorities have warned that ongoing Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon are endangering centuries-old archaeological sites and historic landmarks, including UNESCO-listed heritage areas in Tyre and surrounding regions. The warning comes amid intensified Israeli bombardment i...
SANAA, Yemen (MNTV) – Yemen’s Houthi government has declared a complete ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, while also announcing a missile attack targeting sites inside Israel, further escalating tensions in already volatile regional waters. In a statement issued by its armed forces, the group said Israeli-linked vessels would ...
Safeer Raza GILGIT, Pakistan (MNTV) – Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region voted in legislative assembly elections, with unofficial results showing the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) emerging as the largest party after securing victories in 10 of the 24 directly contested seats. The preliminary results placed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) – Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah has warned it will target US military bases and interests across the region if Washington enters the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, as regional tensions intensify following renewed Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Iranian missile counterstrikes against Israel. The Iran-aligned armed fa...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) – Palestinian factions and mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye have resumed discussions in Cairo on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, as ongoing violence and accusations of repeated Israeli violations continue to cast doubt over the implementation process. According to Egyptian media reports citing unnamed...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) – Iran, Iraq and Syria temporarily closed parts of their airspace on Sunday after Tehran launched missile counterstrikes toward Israel, triggering widespread aviation restrictions across the region. Iran’s National Civil Aviation Organization announced the closure of airspace over western parts of the country, citing ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in India’s most populous state carried out fresh demolition drives targeting mosques, Islamic schools and other Muslim religious structures this week, reviving debate around the growing use of bulldozers against Muslim sites under rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. Demolition operations were rep...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has secured its first-ever seat on the United Nations Economic and Social Council, marking a diplomatic milestone for the Indian Ocean nation as it seeks a larger global role on climate policy and development issues. The Maldives was elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the […]...