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Tensions escalated on the Lebanese-Syrian border in the Hermel area following violent clashes between Syrian troops and Hezbollah-affiliated fighters, Arab News reported. The conflict began when the Lebanese Army reported the killing of three Syrian soldiers, allegedly abducted by a…

A devastating bus blast occurred on the Nushki-Dalbandin highway, resulting in 7 fatalities and 20 injuries, Shiite News reported. The bus, traveling from Noshki to Taftan, was reportedly targeted in a suicide attack linked to the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.…

Freshwater ecosystems, including rivers and estuaries, are becoming saltier due to natural and human processes, threatening biodiversity and water resources, Earth.com reported. A recent study from the University of Maryland highlights the dual sources of salinity: land-based activities, such as…

The UN has raised alarms about the worsening conditions in Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp amid intense clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Anadolu Agency reported. UN spokesperson Farhan Haq reported that the ongoing siege…

As part of its Ramadan activities, the Holy Karbala-based Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development is organizing Quranic and doctrinal lessons at the Hussainiya of Sayyid Al-Shuhada’s Hawza, one of the ceneres affiliated with the Supreme Shirazi Authority. The…

Tunisia’s national guard rescued 612 migrants and recovered 18 bodies in multiple overnight operations off the country’s Mediterranean coast, officials said Monday. The rescue missions took place in the Sfax region after several boats carrying migrants capsized or experienced mechanical…

The UK-based charity “Who is Hussain?” has launched a humanitarian campaign in Mumbai’s Dharavi, distributing toys to hundreds of needy children in the city. In a statement on its official Facebook account, the charitable organization said that, “Our Mumbai team…

The UN Security Council has renewed its mission in Afghanistan amid alarming warnings from WHO about a looming health crisis. The UN Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year,…

The Kuwaiti government has raised the legal marriage age from 15 to 18 after amending the Personal Status Law. According to an official decree published in the Kuwait Today gazette, Article 26 of the law was modified to prohibit the…

A joint research team from the British Museum and Iraqi authorities has uncovered the world’s oldest bureaucratic administrative system through 2,300-year-old clay tablets found at the site of Girsu in southern Iraq, which was once part of the Akkadian Empire.…