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Cashes between Druze fighters and forces aligned with Syria’s new authorities have intensified near Damascus, leaving at least 30 people dead over two days. Fighting erupted in the Sahnaya and Jaramana suburbs, home to Druze and Christian communities, after a…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, strongly condemned the practices of torture, abuse, and mistreatment occurring in some Muslim countries, stating that such acts have no relation to Islam or its teachings. He described these practices…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-15) is set to approve its first joint document on artificial intelligence (AI) during the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the OIC-15 Dialogue Platform, scheduled for May 18-20 in Tehran, Tehran Times reported. Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, Iran’s…

Iraq has announced a temporary ban on work entry for foreign nationals from Syria and four South Asian countries—Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines—to increase job opportunities for local workers, Rudaw reported. The decision, made by the interior ministry, will…

Clashes between Druze fighters and Syrian government forces near Damascus have left at least 18 people dead, Rudaw reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The violence erupted in the Druze-majority suburb of Jaramana following the circulation of…

Amnesty International’s annual report, released Tuesday, highlights a deepening human rights crisis in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, Afghanistan international reported. The report condemns ongoing gender persecution, describing it as crimes against humanity, with women and girls facing severe restrictions on…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to hear a Tunisian migrant’s claim against Italy for arbitrary detention, ruling that the applicant did not exhaust all available domestic remedies, Jurist News reported. Mansouri, a Tunisian national, was detained…

The Taliban have extended their ban on broadcasting images of living beings to Faryab Province, Amu TV reported. This decision follows a review of Article 17 of the Taliban’s “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” law, which prohibits the…

The Taliban administration has officially launched the transfer of 30,000 Afghan pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Khaama Press reported. The first group of 230 pilgrims departed Kabul airport for Medina on April 29, marking the start…

Pakistan warned on Wednesday that India might launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours amid rising tensions following a deadly attack last week in Indian-administered Kashmir, Anadolu Agency reported. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated on X…