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A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee held its first meeting on Friday to establish a timetable for disarming Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s 12 refugee camps, Al Jazeera reported. The move follows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit, where he stated that weapons in…

Pakistan was the seventh most affected country worldwide for civilian casualties caused by explosive weapons in 2024, Dawn reported citing the UK-based NGO Action on Armed Violence (AOAV). The country recorded 790 civilian casualties, including 210 deaths, across 248 incidents.…

The Taliban-controlled Directorate of Kindergartens under Afghanistan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has dismissed more than 120 female teachers and staff from various kindergartens in Kabul. According to local media reports, the list of those terminated includes only women,…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has ordered an investigation into the deaths of two cadets and the illness of over 100 others at the Fourth Military College in Dhi Qar due to extreme heat and physical exertion, Rudaw reported.…

The European Union has agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria to aid the country’s recovery following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, The Guardian reported. EU foreign ministers made the decision on Tuesday, with chief diplomat Kaja Kallas…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a comprehensive Pentagon review of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, aiming to ensure full accountability and transparency. In a memo released Tuesday, Hegseth stated the review panel will assess previous investigations, examine…

Pakistan’s Punjab province has ordered all public and private schools to begin summer vacations early due to soaring temperatures, officials announced Tuesday. Originally scheduled to start on June 1, the holidays will now commence on May 28, according to Education…

Lebanon is determined to hold its fourth phase of local elections this Saturday in the South and Nabatieh governorates despite ongoing Israeli incursions near the Litani River, Arab News reported. Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar, speaking in Sidon, emphasized the government’s…

At least four children died and over 30 were injured on Wednesday in a suspected suicide attack on a bus carrying students from a military-run Army Public School in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, Arab News reported. Officials are investigating the nature…

Severe drought threatens 75% of Syria’s wheat harvest, exacerbating food insecurity for millions. Farmers and officials now look to potential sanctions relief from the U.S. and EU to revive irrigation infrastructure and stabilize the war-torn agricultural sector. The UN Food…