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The new Syrian flag, symbolizing the opposition-led government, was raised at the United Nations headquarters on Friday, Rudaw reported. The ceremony, attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and UN envoy Geir Pedersen, marked a diplomatic milestone for the rebel-backed…

A massive explosion and fire tore through Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 750, according to Iranian state media. The blast, one of the country’s most severe industrial…

At least 11 Alawite civilians, including university students, were executed or tortured to death in Homs province within 24 hours, Kurdistan 24 reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Three victims died under torture by Syrian security forces…

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged in a Sky News interview that the country engaged in “dirty work” for the US, UK, and Western allies by supporting terrorist groups over 30 years, Khaama Press reported. He linked this to Pakistan’s…

Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire along the Kashmir frontier on Friday, marking the latest flare-up between the nuclear-armed rivals amid escalating tensions, Al Jazeera reported. The skirmish followed a deadly attack on tourists near Pahalgam earlier this week, where…

A sudden move to remove religious banners from the Shrine of Sayyida Zainab (peace be upon her) in Damascus has triggered widespread public and religious outrage. The banners, including the iconic “Ya Zainab” flag raised just a day earlier, were…

The Pahalgam terror attack on April 20, which resulted in the deaths of 27 Hindu tourists and a local Muslim youth, triggered markedly different reactions from Muslim and Hindu communities in India, based on articles from The Tribune and Genocide…

Hujjat al-Islam Ghulam Hasnain Wijdani, a renowned Shia scholar and Friday prayer leader from Quetta, is among Pakistan’s prominent Shia clerics. He was arrested on April 20, 2025, at Taif Airport in Saudi Arabia for unspecified reasons, Urdu Hawzahnews reported.…

Kashmiri students in northern India are under siege following a militant attack in Pahalgam, with at least eight violent incidents reported across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, Muslim Mirror reported. The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) condemned the attacks…

Restoration work continues at the shrine of Prophets Hud and Saleh (peace be upon them) in Holy Najaf, overseen by the General Secretariat of Shiite Shrines. The project is part of a broader effort to enhance the shrine and improve…