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The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the May 11 suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, which killed two police officers and injured three, News World reported.According to ISKP’s weekly publication Al-Naba, the attacker, Abu Ibrahim al-Khorasani, detonated an…

According to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 11 million people (22% of the analysed population) in 68 flood-affected rural districts of Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced acute food insecurity…

The Taliban have closed 200 UNICEF-supported community-based classes in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, Amu TV reported. These closures affect around 5,000 students, both boys and girls, and more than 200 teachers, each earning about 9,200 afghanis (approximately $120) monthly. This income…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that U.S. funding cuts of $102 million will force the closure of 500 health centers in Afghanistan, depriving 6.9 million women and children of critical care, Khaama Press reported. The reduction, part…

With the support of the Najaf-based Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS), one of the centers affiliated with the Supreme Marja, the General Union of Journalists and Media Professionals of Iraq – Najaf Al-Ashraf Branch, held a new training…

Iraq commemorates the National Day of Mass Graves on Friday, May 16, honoring victims of mass killings committed over decades, particularly under the former Baathist regime. According to the Mass Graves Directorate at the Martyrs Foundation, 314 mass graves have…

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has raised serious concerns over recent statements by officials from the Taliban’s Ministry of Information, warning they pose a “grave threat” to press freedom and free expression in Afghanistan. In a recent statement, CPJ…

A recent report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) highlights the urgent need for economic opportunities and essential services to support the return of nearly 1.87 million displaced Syrians, Reliefweb.com reported. The Communities of Return Index Report surveyed 1,100…

Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia continue to die in avoidable workplace accidents, including falls from buildings, electrocutions, and decapitations, amid systemic failures to protect them, investigate deaths, and provide compensation, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Fairsquare.…

Arab foreign ministers gathered in Baghdad on Thursday to prepare for the upcoming annual Arab summit, scheduled for May 17, Anadolu Agency reported. The meeting opened with a speech by Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani, representing the current chair of…