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The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities has unveiled plans for a $100 million integrated tourist city in Holy Najaf as part of efforts to boost the country’s tourism sector. Nasser Ghanem Murad, head of the Tourism Authority, stated…

The Prophet’s Mosque in Medina has recorded over 9.7 million worshippers during the first ten days of Ramadan this year, Iqna reported. Worshippers gathered to perform prayers in the mosque, including its roof and courtyards. The General Authority for the…

On Thursday, security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Jandola area killed 10 terrorists attempting to attack a checkpost, Dawn reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The incident occurred near the border of South Waziristan and Tank districts. Troops effectively thwarted…

A new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warns that the Taliban have increasingly manipulated and restricted U.S.-funded humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, putting billions of dollars at risk of misuse, Afghan news outlet Amu reported. Since…

Iranian authorities deported 8,000 undocumented migrants from Semnan province between March 2024 and March 2025, according to provincial governor Mohammad Javad Kolivand. Speaking at a meeting on migration management, Kolivand highlighted Iran’s new directive aimed at regulating employment and housing…

Russia’s Hmeimim air base in Syria is currently sheltering approximately 9,000 people fleeing from escalating sectarian violence, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Most of the displaced individuals are women and children. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human…

More than 80 Afghan women studying in Oman risk deportation to Afghanistan after the U.S. canceled their scholarships under widespread cuts to foreign aid, NBC news reported today. The students, part of a USAID-funded program at Middle East College, were…

The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first education program for the children of 4,684 convicted prisoners, Dawn reported. The initiative, introduced at the Karachi central prison, is a collaboration between the education and prisons departments and Paigham-e-Pakistan. Education Minister Sardar…

The European Union has called for the full and equal realization of human rights for Afghan women and girls, advocating for their empowerment, participation, and leadership across all sectors of society while denouncing the Taliban’s systematic oppression, Amu TV reported.…

At least 1,383 civilians, the majority from the Alawite community, have been killed in violence in western Syria’s coastal region since March 6, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The watchdog released the updated death toll on Wednesday,…