ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algeria’s parliament has unanimously approved legislation declaring France’s colonization of the country a criminal act, formally demanding an apology and reparations, a move Paris denounced as hostile and counterproductive. During Wednesday’s vote, lawmakers filled the chamber wearing scarves in Algeria’s national co...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Archaeologists have uncovered a 7,000-year-old prehistoric village beneath the historic city of Dehdasht in southwestern Iran, revealing one of the region’s earliest known settlements and offering fresh insight into ancient urban development, state media reported. The discovery was made during the first archaeological exc...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) – The third edition of Al-Marwiyah Al-Arabiyah, or Arab Narrative Days, opened in Riyadh, focusing on the theme “From Orientalist Narrative to Arab Narrative” to critically reconstruct and celebrate Arab cultural identity. According to Arab News, the two-day event highlighted the evolution of Arabic language, litera...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Newly published archaeological research reveals discoveries in Uzbekistan that could reshape understanding of highland Silk Road networks, UzDaily.com reported, citing the American magazine Smithsonian. A joint Uzbek–American team has identified what is believed to be the medieval city of Marsmanda, previously kno...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a vast Bronze Age city in northeastern Kazakhstan, offering new insights into early settlement patterns and trade networks across the Eurasian steppe, according to a study published Wednesday in Antiquity. The Semiyarka settlement — known as the “City of Seven Ravines” — ...
SARAJEVO, Bosnia/Herzegovina (MNTV) — Italian authorities have intensified a landmark war-crimes investigation into allegations that affluent Europeans and other foreign nationals travelled to Bosnia during the 1992–1995 siege of Sarajevo to pay Bosnian Serb forces for the chance to shoot at civilians from sniper positions overlooking the besi...
By Safeer Raza BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Ancient treasures torn from the war-ravaged landscapes of Syria and Iraq are quietly resurfacing thousands of miles away—in European auction houses, American private collections, and prestigious galleries across the Western world. Recent investigations tracking post-2011 trafficking flows reveal a disturbi...
AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) — Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a vast 5,500-year-old ritual landscape in Murayghat, southern Jordan, revealing how early societies transitioned from agricultural life to elaborate communal and funerary traditions. The site, located roughly 190 kilometers from Aqaba, features megalithic ar...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The northern Indian city of Lucknow, famed for its Mughal-era architecture and Muslim culinary traditions, has been named a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, honoring its centuries-old cuisine shaped by the Nawabi culture of Awadh. But the global recognition celebrating South Asia’s Islamic culinary heritage has b...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — After more than two decades of construction and three decades of planning, Egypt has inaugurated the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, marking a monumental milestone in the country’s cultural and national history. Located within walking distance of the Giza Pyramids, the $1.2 billion complex now stands as the world’s la...
