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Iran deports 8,000 undocumented migrants from Semnan province, official says
March 14, 2025
Iran deports 8,000 undocumented migrants from Semnan province, official says
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 shelters 9,000 Syrian refugees fleeing violence in coastal region
March 14, 2025
Russia’s Hmeimim air base shelters 9,000 Syrian refugees fleeing violence in coastal region
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…
Afghan female students face deportation after US cancels scholarship program
March 13, 2025
Afghan female students face deportation after US cancels scholarship program
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…
Sindh Launches Education Program for Over 4,600 Children of Convicted Prisoners
March 13, 2025
Sindh Launches Education Program for Over 4,600 Children of Convicted Prisoners
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…
EU Urges Protection of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
March 13, 2025
EU Urges Protection of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
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.…
Over 1,380 Alawite civilians killed in Syria’s coastal violence, monitor reports
March 12, 2025
Over 1,380 Alawite civilians killed in Syria’s coastal violence, monitor reports
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,…
Pakistan train attack leaves 63 dead as military rescues hundreds of hostages
March 12, 2025
Pakistan train attack leaves 63 dead as military rescues hundreds of hostages
Nearly 350 hostages have been freed after Pakistan’s military ended a deadly standoff with armed militants who hijacked a train in Balochistan, officials said Wednesday. The attack, which began on Tuesday, resulted in dozens of deaths. The Baloch Liberation Army…
TTP Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Attack on Military Convoy in Parachinar
March 12, 2025
TTP Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Attack on Military Convoy in Parachinar
According to an IRNA report from local Pakistani sources, unknown assailants targeted a military convoy on Sunday morning near the Chinarak area along the Alizai road leading to Parachinar, Shiite News reported. The terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (referred to as…
Iraq Faces Water Scarcity Amid Climate Challenges
March 12, 2025
Iraq Faces Water Scarcity Amid Climate Challenges
Iraq is currently experiencing a “phase of water scarcity,” according to Torhan al-Mufti, the Iraqi prime minister’s advisor on water affairs, Rudaw reported. He attributes this situation to severe climate conditions, unregulated groundwater management, and heavy reliance on neighboring countries…
HRW Calls on Syria for Accountability as Sectarian Violence Forces Alawites to Flee to Lebanon
March 12, 2025
HRW Calls on Syria for Accountability as Sectarian Violence Forces Alawites to Flee to Lebanon
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Syria’s new authorities to ensure accountability following the mass killings of over 1,200 civilians, primarily from the Alawite community, amid escalating violence in the coastal region. The violence erupted last Thursday when security forces…