Agreement aims to improve educational infrastructure, marking a significant step toward a more equitable learning TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Preschool and School Education has signed a $40 million grant agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to support nationwide education reforms. The signing ceremony...
Funding will support orphans in multiple regions, with financial aid provided for 12 months DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia is set to allocate more than US$1.4 million to assist 1,000 orphans in Tajikistan under the third phase of its Orphan Care in Tajikistan project. The funds, distributed over 12 months, will provide each orphan...
Seven-year agreement strengthens Kazakhstan’s foothold in Europe’s nuclear energy market ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s state-run atomic company, has signed a long-term uranium supply contract with Czech energy group ČEZ a.s., marking a major step in deepening energy ties between Kazakhstan and the European Union. The co...
Central Asia aims to host continent’s top football event for first time, faces stiff competition from regional heavyweights TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — In a historic first, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan have officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2031 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup, aiming to bring premier football t...
Castor stent used in minimally invasive procedure to treat deadly aortic tear for first time in Central Asia ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Doctors in Kazakhstan have performed minimally invasive repair of a complex aortic arch dissection using a specially designed stent graft, in a breakthrough that could improve outcomes for patients suffering ...
June auction will offer exploration, production rights to global firms amid rising demand for critical minerals. ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan will offer exploration and production rights for 50 deposits of gold, rare metals, and other critical minerals in an online auction scheduled for June 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Constru...
Western sanctions deepen Afghanistan’s poverty as aid agencies warn of ‘death sentence’ cuts. KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — The World Food Program (WFP) has sounded the alarm over rapidly declining international aid, warning that women and children in Afghanistan are being pushed toward starvation amid worsening poverty and funding cuts from key...
Nimroz governor says drug, arms, and human smuggling has been curbed as local authorities strengthen border control with Iran KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Afghan authorities in the southwestern province of Nimroz say a sweeping crackdown has significantly reduced cross-border smuggling, curbing up to 90 percent of illicit drug, arms, and human ...
Baghlan opens first rehab for women, children amid shrinking drug supply under Taliban’s anti-narcotics campaign. KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — A 20-bed hospital dedicated to treating women and children suffering from drug addiction has opened in the capital of northern Baghlan province, marking the first such facility in the region with an all...
Government dedicates monthly weekends to domestic travel, expands support for tourism sector growth TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) – Uzbekistan is introducing new measures to boost tourism, including designating one Saturday and Sunday each month for citizens to travel with family and work teams, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced during an ...
