BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced plans to deploy facial recognition technology as part of its voter verification process for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November. The measure aims to strengthen electoral transparency and assist voters who encounter technical problems wi...
ASWAN, Egypt (MNTV) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with his Somali counterpart Abdusalam Abdi Ali to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and advancing plans for the deployment of Egyptian troops to the African Union’s Support and Stability Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The meeting took place on the sidelines of the fifth A...
US president dismisses ‘No Kings’ demonstrations as small, left-funded gatherings ISTANBUL (AA) – President Donald Trump rejected accusations of authoritarianism following nationwide “No Kings” protests over the weekend, saying he works tirelessly to serve the country and not to rule over it. “I’m not a king. I work my a** of...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In a rare challenge to the growing influence of Hindu nationalism in India’s bureaucracy, a cabinet minister in southern India’s Karnataka state, governed by the opposition Congress Party, has urged a ban on civil servants taking part in activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) — a Hindu supremacist paramil...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has urged Sweden to take a firm and principled stance against what it describes as China’s ongoing genocide and colonial occupation of Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples, as Stockholm holds high-level diplomatic talks with Beijing this week. In a statement r...
MOSCOW, Russia (MNTV) — Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, marking their first meeting since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime late last year. The talks centered on reaffirming long-standing ties, economic reconstruction, and the future of Russia’s military presence in Syr...
Shabana Ayaz Istanbul, Türkiye (MNTV) — The growing mistrust between Islamabad and Kabul is fast becoming one of South Asia’s most alarming flashpoints. Airstrikes, retaliatory shelling, and the closure of border crossings have already disrupted lives and trade on both sides. But amid this grim backdrop, Turkish lawmakers visiting Islama...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday called for an end to Israeli military operations and urged regional powers to seize the current momentum for reconciliation to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East. Speaking at a press conference in Beirut, Aoun said the regional atmosphere was increasingly moving toward dia...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Iraq and Sweden signed a wide-ranging security memorandum of understanding on Friday to enhance joint efforts against transnational organized crime and improve coordination in law enforcement, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The agreement was formalized in Stockholm by Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Sha...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — The United States has provided Israel with more than $21 billion in military and financial support since October 2023, a scale of assistance that has enabled Israel to sustain prolonged wars across Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran, according to new reports by the Costs of War Project at Brown University. The twin reports, [&h...
