KAZAN, Russia (MNTV) — An international forum bringing together students, young researchers and activists from 20 countries opened in Kazan to promote cultural exchange and cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world, IslamNews reports. The first International Forum “Dialogue of Cultures: Russia — Islamic World” opened at the Galiaskar Ka...
BEIJING, China (MNTV) – At least 16 people were killed and 54 others injured late Thursday after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, commonly known as Tibet, according to Xinhua News Agency. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out search and rescue efforts...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has said any military assistance Egypt provides to Saudi Arabia would be restricted to defending the Kingdom’s territory and would not involve offensive operations against Yemen, amid parliamentary deliberations over a possible Egyptian military role in regional security. Acco...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (MNTV) — The Palestinian experience is increasingly being invoked in criticism of technology companies and digital surveillance systems, with concerns that tools promoted as instruments of connectivity and innovation can also reinforce authoritarian control and political repression. In an analysis published by Global Voices...
By Iftikhar Gilani ANKARA, Turkiye (MNTV) – Israel is heading into a parliamentary election that could determine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future. But for millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and military control, the outcome may make little difference. Whether Netanyahu retains power or an opposit...
PARIS (MNTV) — An improbable slogan has become the defining chant of the protest movement sweeping France’s schools and universities: “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” — a phrase that blends Arabic and French to mean, roughly, “In the name of God, it is the darkness.” Taken literally, it means almost nothing. ...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (MNTV) – North Korea warned South Korea of the “most horrible and distressing situation” if Seoul continues what Pyongyang described as interference, announcing new countermeasures along their heavily militarized border. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the co...
MANILA, Philippines (MNTV) – Malaysia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening security cooperation among Southeast Asian nations following a regional ministerial meeting in the Philippines on transnational crime. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Thursday that closer ties and mutual understanding among ASEAN member states w...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) – Pakistan’s first astronaut is scheduled to fly to space on a Chinese mission on Nov. 25, federal planning minister Ahsan Iqbal announced Sunday, according to Dawn. Iqbal made the announcement at the closing of World Space Week in Narowal, held with the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) – Iran and Russia share a common view on the need to reduce tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities and to counter terrorist threats linked to Afghanistan, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, as Moscow signaled a possible larger diplomatic role in the standoff. “We also agree on...
