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High Air Pollution Alert Issued for London Amid Heatwave ………………. A high air pollution alert has been issued for London on Tuesday as temperatures are expected to exceed 30°C, the BBC reported. Forecasts from Imperial College London indicate strong sunshine…

Burkina Faso Hands Life Sentences to 13 in Terrorism Cases …………….. Burkina Faso has sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment for terrorism-related offenses, including involvement in a 2018 attack on the French embassy, media outlets reported. More than 60 others…

Former Afghan Officials Struggle with Hardship Four Years After Taliban Return ……………… Four years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, many former government employees continue to face severe economic difficulties, unemployment, and limited access to healthcare, Amu TV reported.…

Drought in Syria Threatens Agriculture and Food Security ———————————- A prolonged drought in Syria, particularly a severe one that lasted from 2006 to 2011, has had a devastating impact on the country’s agriculture and food security, Shia Waves Persian reported.…

Videos Released from Holy Shrine of Lady Zainab (Peace Be Upon Her) on This Year’s Arbaeen; Quiet, Lonely, and Sad in Absence of Pilgrims ——————————- Newly released videos show the quiet, lonely, and somber atmosphere of the Holy Shrine of…

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Syria’s Sweida Province —————————— A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the southern Syrian province of Sweida, as a result of recent armed clashes and abuses, Shia Waves Persian reported. The fighting between local Druze-led and Bedouin…

This year, Afghan Shia devotees and followers of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) were unable to participate in the Grand Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala because Iraqi authorities did not issue visas, according to Shia Waves Persian. The restriction sparked…

Najaf-Based NCSS Provides Services for Arbaeen Pilgrims ————————— The Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS), affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, is offering cultural and welfare services to pilgrims during the Arbaeen period. The services, which are…

Syrian Ministry vows accountability after video of Sweida hospital killing ——————– Syria’s interior ministry vowed to hold accountable those responsible for the killing of an unarmed man at a Sweida hospital during July violence, after a video surfaced showing forces…

Rare Mental Health Services in South Sudan at Risk as Funding Ends ——————————– A new report reveals that mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are both rare and in danger of closing, posing a significant obstacle to the country’s…