KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia’s trade with BRICS member countries rose 20% to $114 billion in the first half of this year, reports NST. Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni told the Dewan Rakyat, the lower chamber of the parliament, that exports increased 17.4% to $43 billion, while imports grew 21.7% to $71 billion ...
ADELAIDE, Australia (MNTV) – Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has accepted an invitation to appear at next year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week, after a furore over the axing of a planned appearance last year led to the 2026 event’s cancellation and the resignation of its director, reports ABC News. The 2027 festival...
By Iftikhar Gilani ANKARA, Türkiye (MNTV) — The Turkic world stretches from the shores of the Mediterranean to the mountains bordering India and China. Its peoples share centuries of history, related languages, and cultural traditions. Yet only a handful live in independent Turkic-majority states. Millions of others remain within the borders o...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (MNTV) — Families of thousands of people who disappeared during decades of political violence and civil war in Sri Lanka have renewed demands for justice, accusing successive governments of failing to uncover the fate of their loved ones and provide adequate compensation to survivors. Around 500 people, including relatives o...
YANGON, Burma (MNTV) — A 14-year-old Rohingya Muslim boy who was forcibly recruited by the Arakan Army in western Burma is reportedly being sent to the front lines of the country’s civil war, prompting an emotional appeal from his uncle over the use of children in armed conflict. The boy was taken from Buthidaung Township […]
MOSCOW, Russia (MNTV) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has discussed expanding nuclear cooperation with Russia, including possible new reactors after 2030, during talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. According to Egyptian media, the meeting took place at the Kremlin on Wednesday on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa Su...
TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — Benjamin Netanyahu appeared likely to remain Israel’s caretaker prime minister after his right-wing bloc fell short of a parliamentary majority, with opposition divisions and resistance to cooperation with Arab-led parties complicating efforts to replace him. According to Arab News, projections based on nearly 8...
By Iftikhar Gilani Travel north from Tel Aviv toward Galilee, and the Palestinian character of the landscape becomes increasingly visible. Arabic becomes more prominent on shopfronts and signboards, mosques punctuate the landscape, and predominantly Palestinian towns stretch across the hills and valleys. Nazareth, Sakhnin, Arraba, Kafr Manda, ...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — The United States military has spent more than $47 billion prosecuting its war against Iran, exceeding an earlier Pentagon estimate by more than 25 percent, according to figures reviewed by Reuters. According to Arab News, the latest estimate reflects a substantial increase from the Defense Department’s assessment in July a...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (MNTV) — Human-rights organizations have condemned Israel’s continued detention of Palestinian healthcare professionals, raising serious concerns about alleged torture, mistreatment and the use of criminal charges against medical workers and advocates operating in the occupied Palestinian territory. According to the W...
