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The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has urged parents to take a firm stance on their children’s smartphone use, even if it means making unpopular decisions. Writing in The Sunday Times, she emphasized that parents must lead…

Holy Karbala-based Misbah Al-Hussaini Foundation for Relief and Development, one of the centres operating under the supervision of the Supreme Religious Authority, continues to hold weekly religious education courses. The sessions are held every Thursday at the Hawza of Sayyid…

The construction of Al-Rasool Al-Azam Husseiniyah in the holy city of Samarra is steadily advancing, aiming to create a prominent religious and service center for pilgrims and followers of Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them). Supervised by the Public Relations Office…

A coalition of Afghan politicians, scholars, and activists living abroad has introduced a draft constitution proposing a federal parliamentary system for Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The initiative, developed by the Majma-e Federal-Khahan Afghanistan (Assembly of Afghan Federalists), seeks to address…

The River Indus, a vital lifeline for millions in Pakistan and the cradle of South Asia’s earliest civilization, is facing severe ecological decline, Khaama Press reported. Stretching over 3,000 kilometers from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, the river’s flow…

Sweden has committed USD 12.7 million in humanitarian aid to support over one million Rohingya refugees and vulnerable host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Scand Asia reported. The funding will be distributed through eight humanitarian organizations, including UNHCR, WFP, Norwegian…

Chinese researchers at Tsinghua University have developed the world’s smallest and lightest wireless amphibious robot, capable of shape-shifting to adapt to different environments, Anadolu Agency reported. Measuring just 9 centimeters (3.5 inches) in length and weighing 25 grams (0.88 ounces),…

The world’s longest handwritten Quran has been presented to Custodianship of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Iqna reported. During a ceremony in Karbala, Bahrain’s Al-Muharraq Intellectual and Cultural Center gifted the Quran to Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalayi, the…

Kosovo is set to host the third edition of the International Quran Memorization and Recitation Competition from May 8 to 11, 2025, in its capital, Pristina, Iqna reported. Organized by the Presidency of the Islamic Community of Kosovo, the event…

Human rights organizations have revealed systematic abuses by Saudi authorities against elderly political detainees, despite laws meant to protect them. The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights highlighted violations of legal guarantees for elderly care, citing neglect and mistreatment in…