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Measles cases in the European region more than doubled in 2024, reaching the highest level in over 25 years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, Reuters reported. The surge is attributed to declining vaccination rates following the…

Russia’s Hmeimim air base in Syria is currently sheltering approximately 9,000 people fleeing from escalating sectarian violence, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Most of the displaced individuals are women and children. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human…

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the text of a peace agreement, marking a major step toward ending nearly four decades of conflict, officials from both countries announced on Thursday. The agreement follows years of hostilities over Nagorno-Karabakh, a region…

A new report reveals that Islamophobic incidents in Australia have more than doubled in two years, with Muslim women facing the majority of attacks. The study also notes a sharp rise in cases after the Israel-Gaza conflict and warns that…

Amnesty International has urged Turkish authorities to reinstate healthcare access for Tabriz Saifi, a 29-year-old Afghan asylum seeker with diabetes and visual impairment, after his international protection application was rejected. Saifi lost access to essential medical care on February 28…

More than 80 Afghan women studying in Oman risk deportation to Afghanistan after the U.S. canceled their scholarships under widespread cuts to foreign aid, NBC news reported today. The students, part of a USAID-funded program at Middle East College, were…

Austria has temporarily suspended its family reunification program for refugees, citing a rise in migration and growing public concerns. The government announced the decision on Wednesday, saying it aims to address immigration issues that have fueled support for the far…

The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first education program for the children of 4,684 convicted prisoners, Dawn reported. The initiative, introduced at the Karachi central prison, is a collaboration between the education and prisons departments and Paigham-e-Pakistan. Education Minister Sardar…

Researchers at the University of Delaware have uncovered critical genes that could revolutionize obesity treatment, SciTech Daily reported. Their study, published in Physiological Genomics, reveals significant differences in gene expression between harmful visceral fat and less harmful subcutaneous fat. Led…

The twelfth of Ramadan marks a significant event in Islamic history: the day when the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) established a bond of brotherhood between the Emigrants (Muhajirin) and the Helpers (Ansar), and specifically between…