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UN Chief Condemns Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Calls Them Threat to Humanity, Nature ———————————- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has sharply criticised government subsidies for fossil fuels and other environmentally harmful activities, warning that public funding continues to undermine efforts to protect…

EU: Restrictions on Women Remain Major Obstacle to Improved Relations with Taliban ————————————– The European Union has reiterated that restrictions on women and girls, alongside security concerns over militant groups operating in Afghanistan, remain significant obstacles to improving political relations…

Austria Approves New Law to Expedite Deportation of Foreign Convicts ——————————- Austria’s parliament has approved new measures designed to facilitate the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of crimes, allowing certain offenders to be transferred to their home countries directly from…

Beirut Book Fair Brings Publishers Together Amid Lebanon’s Economic Crisis —————————————- The 67th Beirut Arab International Book Fair opened at the Seaside Arena, bringing together 163 publishing houses for a 10-day programme of literary discussions, cultural events and book-signing sessions…

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass in Hospital as He Recovers from Lung Cancer Surgery —————————————- Pope Leo XIV has continued some of his religious and administrative duties while recovering at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital following surgery to remove the lower lobe…

Kenya Muslim Council Establishes Permanent Policy Unit to Strengthen Government Engagement ———————————- The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) has established a permanent policy liaison directorate to strengthen the Muslim community’s engagement with the government and ensure its priorities are…

Singapore Adopts Neighbourliness Charter to Strengthen Interfaith Harmony ———————————- Singapore’s Islamic Religious Council (MUIS), together with representatives of nine other religious traditions, has affirmed a shared Charter on Neighbourliness aimed at strengthening mutual respect, trust and peaceful coexistence among the…

Global Nonviolence Organization Urges OIC Ministers in Baghdad to End Wars and Promote Peace ———————————— The Global Nonviolence Organization (FreeMuslim) has called on foreign ministers from member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), meeting in Baghdad for the…

Grand Ayatullah Shirazi Congratulates Muslims on Birth Anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her) ————————————— The office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi has extended congratulations to the Muslim world, particularly followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be…

Afghanistan: Taliban Bar 500 Fifth-Grade Girls from School in Kandahar —————————————– The Taliban have reportedly barred around 500 fifth-grade girls in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, from continuing their education, citing that they have reached the age of puberty. The move…