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Lebanese Government Tasks Army with Disarming Hezbollah by Year’s End —————————- In a significant political development, the Lebanese cabinet has tasked the army with drafting a plan to bring all weapons under state control by the end of the year,…

Global Community Criticized for Failing to Address Human Rights Abuses in Afghanistan ———————————— Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a statement condemning the international community for its failure to establish a mechanism for accountability regarding human rights abuses in Afghanistan…

Scientists Link Mysterious Oyster Deaths to a Newly Discovered Virus ——————————— A new virus, provisionally named Pacific Oyster Nidovirus 1 (PONV1), has been identified as the cause of mass die-offs of farmed Pacific oysters on Canada’s Pacific coast, Earth.com reported.…

AI Discovers New Materials for Next-Generation Batteries, Moving Beyond Lithium ————————— Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used a new dual-AI system to discover five promising new materials for multivalent-ion batteries, a potential alternative to today’s…

UNICEF: 600,000 Syrian Children Face Severe Malnutrition —————- UNICEF has released a report highlighting a grave humanitarian crisis in Syria, announcing that 600,000 Syrian children are currently suffering from malnutrition, with 177,000 of them experiencing severe wasting, Shia Waves Persian…

Bahraini Court Sentences Four Teenagers to Four Years in Prison ———————— A Bahraini court has sentenced four teenagers from the village of Karana to two years in prison for participating in peaceful protests, Shia Waves Persian reported. This sentence, when…

Escalation of Executions in Saudi Arabia: Tally Exceeds 1,800 Under King Salman ——————————— In a chilling report that points to a significant escalation of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia, human rights organizations have warned that the country is on a…

Iraqi Security Forces Arrest Seven Terrorists —————————- The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate has announced the arrest of seven terrorists in a successful counter-terrorism operation across different parts of the country, Shia Waves Persian reported. The operation was carried out using…

ISIS Attacks Syrian Checkpoint, Killing Five SDF Members ——————————— A checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, was attacked on July 31 by the Islamic State (ISIS) group, resulting in the deaths of five members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Shia…

Son of Shia Cleric Killed in Terrorist Attack in Karachi —————————– Ali Warith, the son of prominent Shia cleric Maulana Rajab Ali Bangash, was killed in a terrorist attack in Karachi, Shia Waves Persian reported. The attack, carried out by…