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The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has imposed a ban on images and graphics on book covers in Herat, Afghanistan, Amu TV reported. Local booksellers report being forced to cover their book covers with…

Gunmen attacked Arzah village in northern Hama on Friday, resulting in the deaths of ten individuals, including a child and an elderly woman, Arab News reported yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the assailants, armed with handguns…

Iraq aims to repatriate all its citizens from al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria by 2027, Iraqi news outlet Rudaw said, citing Ali Abbas, spokesperson for the Ministry of Migration and Displacement. The plan, developed in coordination with the United Nations,…

The Israeli army has set fire to more buildings in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon, violating the ceasefire established on November 27 last year, Anadolu Agency reported. State media reported that several homes and structures in the towns of…

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Afghan citizens have emerged as the second largest group of illegal refugees entering Greece, following Syrians, Khaama Press reported. In 2024, a total of 54,417 individuals arrived in Greece by…

A coalition of prominent Democratic figures in Congress has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reinstate the Afghan refugee resettlement program and continue essential services for Afghan refugees already residing in the U.S., Khaama Press reported. This request…

The European Union (EU) has warned Pakistan that its access to duty-free trade under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) is contingent on improvements in human rights, VOA reported. Olof Skoog, the EU’s special human rights envoy, emphasized this…

Pakistan has intensified its crackdown on human smuggling networks after recent boat disasters in the Mediterranean, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 Pakistanis off Morocco, Al Jazeera reported. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif dismissed Ahmed Ishaq Jahangir, head of…

Journalists across Pakistan mounted protests on Friday against recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), which were quickly passed by parliament and signed into law by President Asif Ali Zardari, Dawn Newspaper reported. The Pakistan Federal Union…

A collection of stolen ancient artefacts is set to be returned to Iraq after being displayed at a ceremony in Rome, The National reported. The event, held at the Iraqi embassy, was attended by Iraq’s ambassador to Italy, Saywan Sabir…