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Lebanon PM pledges reconstruction on visit to ruined Southern border towns —————————————— Lebanese Prime Minister visited heavily damaged towns close to the Israeli border on Saturday, pledging reconstruction, Al Arabiya English reported. It was Nawaf Salam’s first trip to the…

Ultra-processed foods may be causing serious damage to cardiovascular health ——————————— Ultra-processed foods, which now make up a large share of modern diets, may be linked to a significantly higher risk of heart disease, according to a new U.S. study…

Amnesty Urges EU to Enforce Digital Services Act Against TikTok’s Addictive Design ————————————————- Amnesty International on Friday called on the European Commission to take firm action against TikTok under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), warning that the platform’s design…

Global Outcry After Deadly Islamabad Mosque Suicide Bombing Martyrs Dozens of Shia Worshippers ————————————– A suicide bombing at the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia mosque in Islamabad during Friday prayers killed at least 31 people and injured 169 others, prompting widespread…

Typhoon Penha claims 12 lives, displaces thousands in Philippines ———————————- Typhoon Penha killed at least 12 people in the Philippines this week due to flooding and rain-induced incidents, displacing thousands, Anadolu Agency reported citing the Office of Civil Defense (OCD),…

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi outlined the concept of having Ma’rifa (knowledge and awareness) toward the Infallible Imam during his daily scholarly session held on Thursday, the 16th of Sha‘ban 1447 AH. As in previous sessions, the Supreme Marja…

Syria, Saudi Arabia ink mega strategic agreements in Damascus ———————————– Syria and Saudi Arabia signed on Saturday a series of mega strategic agreements in Damascus covering aviation, telecommunications, infrastructure and real estate, SANA news agency reported. The ceremony was held…

Threats Targeting Sydney Mosque Highlight Rising Islamophobia and Security Concerns in Australian Muslim Community —————————————- Sydney’s Lakemba Mosque in the city’s western suburbs has been targeted by a second threatening letter in ten days, prompting an extensive police investigation. According…

Balearic Islands, Portugal Move Toward Public Face-Covering Bans, Sparking Debate Over Religious Freedom ——————————— European debates over face-covering laws have resurfaced after Spain’s Balearic Islands parliament approved a motion urging the central government in Madrid to ban the wearing of…

Shia Institutions, Marja’iyyah condemn terrorist attack targeting Islamabad’s Sayyida Khadija al-Kubra Mosque —————————— The international organization Shia Rights Watch and the office of senior Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi have strongly condemned the deadly attack on the Sayyida…