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A breakthrough study has revealed that teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. The study has possibly captured…

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), located in the southern Philippines, has seen a rapid decline in poverty levels in recent years, according to a recent World Bank report. After decades of sluggish growth, the region expanded rapidly…

On the Tunisian island of Djerba, 74-year-old librarian Said al-Barouni is racing against time to safeguard his Muslim community’s little-known heritage, NDTV World reported yestersay. According to the article, the Barouni’s family library holds over 1,600 ancient Ibadi texts and…

The United Nations has warned that over 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought, reliefweb reported yesterday. The ongoing crisis has led to a devastating rainfall deficit and rising temperatures, resulting in widespread harvest…

Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age – or 1 in 4 – are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has reported that global refugee resettlement needs are expected to rise sharply in 2025, reaching nearly 3 million people, reliefweb reported yesterday. According to UNHCR’s Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025 report, over 2.9 million refugees…

The Hajj mission of Supreme Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi hosted members of the Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Ishaq Fayyaz’s mission in Holy Madinah. In this visit, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Sheikh Talib Salehi, the director of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s office in…

Two people have been killed in separate robbery attacks in Karachi, Pakistan, Dawn newspaper reported yesterday. A 20-year-old man was shot dead after resisting a robbery near Nasir Jump, while a 65-year-old industrialist was gunned down by suspects who chased…

The Engineering Department at Imam Ali Holy Shrine has announced that its employees have continued the expansion work of the Haydari and Sayyeda Fatima holy courtyards. According to the department, the expansion area has reached approximately 20,000 square meters so…

A suspected Islamist rebel group has killed at least 16 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reported yesterday. The attack occurred in North Kivu province and was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an insurgency group…