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Hundreds of migrants took advantage of thick mist to swim to Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco over the weekend, with local police reporting around 1,500 attempts on Sunday night alone, Arab News reported yesterday. Since Thursday, an average of 700…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed that over one million mothers and children in Afghanistan are no longer receiving essential food assistance due to critical funding shortages, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. In a statement released on Sunday, the WFP…

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, was arrested by French police at Le Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening under a warrant linked to alleged shortcomings in moderating criminal activities on the messaging platform, according to French media reports. Durov…

A new effort to use artificial intelligence (AI) for predicting earthquakes has sparked optimism that the technology could eventually help reduce the impact of earthquakes on lives and economies, SciTechDaily reported. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin developed…

Africa is set to receive its first batch of mpox vaccines this week, following a delay in their availability on the continent compared to other parts of the world, as reported by The Guardian. The 10,000 doses, donated by the…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, affirmed that all attempts to erase the rituals associated with Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, particularly the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, have failed, regardless of the efforts made by tyrants in…

Turkish and Mongolian researchers have unearthed the ruins of Togu Balik, an ancient city believed to have been built by Uyghurs around 1,400 years ago in northern Mongolia, RFA reported yesterday. The excavation, conducted in June and July 2024 in…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced the successful execution of the Husseini Arbaeen pilgrimage plan during a press conference in Karbala on Sunday, INA news agency reported yesterday. Al-Sudani confirmed the allocation of 3.5 trillion dinars to support 36 service…

The Taliban’s renewed rule has led to increased religious intolerance, particularly targeting non-Hanafi sects and followers of various faiths, says an article published by Hasht-e-Subh on August 24. This change marks a stark departure from the country’s historical legacy of…

Sources in Khost province report that the Taliban has imposed restrictions on educational programs broadcast on local radio and television stations for grades above six, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. This decision, mandated by the Taliban’s Ministry of Education, was communicated…