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The United Nations has urged all parties to exercise “maximum restraint” amid ongoing unrest in Iran, warning that further escalation could lead to additional loss of life and wider regional instability. The call was made on January 15 during an…

Syrian government forces as well as local Druze and Bedouin armed groups committed serious human rights abuses during violent clashes in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate in July 2025, according to findings by Human Rights Watch. The organization says the failure…

Pakistan on Saturday condemned the reported profiling of mosques and mosque management committees in India-controlled Kashmir, Dawn E-Paper reported. The official statement issued describes the “blatant intrusion into religious affairs” as a “grave violation of the fundamental right to freedom…

More than 5.2 million individuals returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan between January and the end of November 2025, including over 1.3 million deportees, marking an unprecedented movement of people that has further strained a country already facing…

Tensions in eastern Aleppo province have escalated sharply as the Syrian army advances toward the town of Deir Hafer following clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and efforts to establish government control over the area. The Syrian military…

Pakistani authorities said a suspected terrorist attack in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has killed at least four members of a local peace committee. According to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency, the incident occurred on Tuesday, January 13, in the Bannu…

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has expanded emergency food support in Bamiyan, Kunar, and Herat provinces amid a worsening hunger crisis, with 17 million people across Afghanistan now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, Reliefweb.int reported. A recent IRC assessment…

Syrian government forces moved military reinforcements east of Aleppo on Wednesday after declaring large areas west of the Euphrates River a closed military zone, ordering Kurdish-led forces to withdraw following deadly clashes that have displaced tens of thousands of civilians.…

Security measures in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir have triggered widespread controversy after authorities began collecting detailed information on Islamic mosques, clerics and associated individuals, drawing sharp criticism from local religious and political figures. Police in the Kashmir Valley have circulated…

Italy has announced donating one million euros to support women and youth livelihoods in Afghanistan, aiming to expand legal income opportunities amid widespread unemployment and deepening poverty. More details in the following report: The United Nations Office on Drugs and…