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Sayyida Zeinab al-Kobra, the daughter of Imam Ali and Fatimah al-Zahra, peace be upon them, is widely revered as an epitome of patience and a symbol of strength, wisdom, and piety. Born on the 5th of Jumada al-Awwal in 6…

2024 is on track to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures set to surpass 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, according to the European Copernicus Climate Change Service. This marks a critical milestone, as the…

Australia will introduce legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday, Reuters reported. The proposed ban is part of a world-first initiative to curb the negative impacts of social media on…

A study led by University College London and the University of Sydney suggests that just five extra minutes of exercise a day can help lower blood pressure. The research, published in the journal Circulation and supported by the British Heart…

Around 2 million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are at risk of starvation due to a combination of intense conflict, military-imposed trade blockades, and a rapidly collapsing economy, a senior UN official warned. According to international human rights reports, the…

UN Secretary General António Guterres warned Thursday that the world is unprepared for the “climate calamity” already unfolding, with global efforts to adapt to climate change failing to keep pace with its escalating impact. Guterres stressed that disasters like floods,…

Artificial intelligence (AI) could displace between 1 million and 3 million private sector jobs in the UK, but the overall rise in unemployment is expected to be in the low hundreds of thousands, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) said in…

More than 420,000 children are currently facing dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought conditions across Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, according to UNICEF estimates released on Thursday, November 7. The ongoing record-breaking drought, which began last year, has led to…

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi addressed the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Lebanon during the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on November 7, Jurist News reported yesterday. He condemned Israeli airstrikes, which have reportedly killed 3,000 people…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a report indicating that 25% of the refugees arriving in Greece by sea in 2024 are Afghan nationals, Khaama Press reported yesterday. This statistic highlights the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan,…