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France has banned Omar bin Laden, son of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, from entering its territory after years of residence in Normandy. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced the decision on October 8, 2024, citing Omar’s 2023 social…

The Imam Hussein Media Group in Holy Karbala received a delegation from the Kazimiyah Shrine’s Media Department and Al-Jawadain TV to strengthen media and religious collaboration. The media group’s General Supervisor, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Sheikh Mustafa Al-Mohammadi, along with department…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided life-saving protection and reproductive health services to nearly 20,000 women and girls in remote and displaced areas of Yemen since the start of 2024. This effort addresses the critical need for reproductive…

Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs hosted a global seminar titled “The Eco-Friendly Mosque, Climate Change, and Future Generations” in Surakarta, Central Java. The seminar aimed to encourage mosques to adopt sustainable environmental practices and help communities address climate change challenges.…

The Saudi Ministry of Education’s decision to introduce music education into the curriculum, starting from kindergarten and primary school, has sparked widespread outrage across the country. This move, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s broader reform agenda, was met…

The United Kingdom’s population increased by 1% to 68.3 million as of mid-2023, largely due to high immigration, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Reuters reported. According to the data, net international migration was the key…

Thirteen U.S. states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok, accusing the platform of harming young users and failing to provide adequate protection, Reuters reported. Filed in New York, California, D.C., and 11 other states, the lawsuits…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, emphasized that Islam is a religion of peace, always striving to promote security and harmony worldwide. In a series of brief messages published by his office, his Eminence highlighted that…

SpaceX successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission to interplanetary transfer orbit on Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:52 a.m. Eastern Time, Xinhua reported yesterday. The mission aims to study the effects of…

Southeastern Morocco’s Sahara Desert, one of the world’s driest regions, experienced an unprecedented deluge, creating blue lagoons amidst palm trees and sand dunes, Arab News reported yesterday. The Moroccan government reported that two days of rainfall in September surpassed annual…