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Silvia Orriols, the far-right mayor of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain, has been fined €10,000 ($11,160) for Islamophobic comments made during a broadcast on 8TV, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. Known for her anti-Muslim stance, Orriols, founder of the anti-immigrant party Alianca…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, particularly affecting refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Without urgent international assistance, the outbreak could…

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, was arrested by French police at Le Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, raising alarm over the implications for free speech and the responsibilities of tech platforms. Durov’s detention stems from allegations related to…

In a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber district, security forces neutralized 25 members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates, with 11 others injured, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. The operations, conducted since August 20, were described as…

Multan experienced a historic torrential downpour on August 27, breaking a 48-year rainfall record, Dawn Online Newspaper revealed yesterday. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) reported that Chungi No 9 disposal station recorded 172 millimeters of rain, while Kirri Jamandan…

Deputy chairman of Karbala Provincial Council, Mahfoud Al-Tamimi, announced on Sunday that 50 Hussaini Mawakib from non-Islamic religions and various ethnicities have been registered during the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage. In a televised interview followed by Shia Waves Agency, Al-Tamimi stated…

The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in Holy Najaf has been covered in black banners in preparation for the commemoration of the painful martyrdom anniversary of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his family.…

The Governor of Holy Najaf announced on Monday the success of plans for the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage, confirming that the province received more than 12 million pilgrims. Meanwhile, the Secretariat-General of Grand Kufa Mosque reported welcoming over nine million pilgrims.…

The Iraqi Border Crossings Authority announced that 3,445,627 visitors entered Iraq through its border crossings over a period of twenty days to participate in the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The official spokesperson for the authority, Alaa al-Din al-Qaisi, said on Monday…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, praised the Iraqi people for their generous services and hospitality provided to the pilgrims of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, during the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage. In a series of…