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Austria Approves Three Quarters of Afghan Asylum Requests in First Ten Months of 2025 ——————————- Austria announced a significantly high 75 percent approval rate for Afghan asylum applications during the first ten months of 2025, highlighting intensified migration pressures from…

Pakistan Hosting 1st Int’l Quran Recitation Contest in Islamabad ——————— Pakistan has launched its first international Quran recitation competition in Islamabad, marking a significant cultural milestone for the country. According to IQNA, the event opened on Monday, November 24, with…

French Muslim Associations Criticize IFOP for Its Bias, Breach of Ethical Standards ————————————- A new IFOP survey on Islam in France has triggered a formal backlash, with several Muslim associations filing a legal complaint that accuses the pollster of violating…

Taliban Says Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan After Peshawar Attack ………….. Pakistan’s cross-border strikes on Afghan territory have killed 10 civilians, including nine children, The Guardian reported. A spokesperson for the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on X…

Afghan Refugees in Qatar Launch Hunger Strike Over Delays in U.S. Resettlement ………….. Afghan refugees housed at a U.S.-run camp in Qatar have begun a hunger strike to protest prolonged delays in their resettlement to the United States, Khaama Press…

Iran Shuts Schools and Offices as Air Pollution Reaches Hazardous Levels …….. Iran has closed or shifted operations online for schools, universities, and government offices across several provinces as air pollution in major cities reached critical thresholds, IranWire reported. Emergency…

Afghanistan Launches Polio Vaccination Drive Targeting 7.4 Million Children ……….. Afghanistan has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign across 17 provinces, aiming to immunize 7.4 million children under the age of five, the Health Ministry announced on Monday — a…

Iran’s Payam Noor University Screens “The Lady of Heaven” During Third Fatimiyya Days …………….. Iran’s largest public university, Payam Noor, screened the film “The Lady of Heaven” on Sunday as part of events marking the third Fatimiyya commemoration, which follows…

Turkey: Shia Community in Igdir Holds Mourning Ceremony for Sayyada Fatima …………… The Shia community in the Turkish city of Igdir held a mourning ceremony to mark the third Fatimiyya period, commemorating the death of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be…

Over 100 Mass Graves Uncovered in Syria as New Findings Reveal Scale of Wartime Atrocities ………….. Newly uncovered mass graves across Syria are shedding further light on the scale of abuses committed during more than a decade of conflict, with…