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UN Peacekeeping Bases Shutter in South Sudan Amid Funding Crisis —————————– The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has begun closing multiple field offices and operating bases across the country due to a severe global budget shortfall. According to…

Sudan’s RSF releases nine detained medics in Darfur, dozens remain held ——————————– The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan released nine medical staff from detention in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, out of a total of 73…

Office of Grand Ayatollah al-Shirazi Declares Monday as Start of Rajab al-Asabb 1447 AH ……………. The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, announced on Monday the beginning of the month of Rajab…

Mass Graves Unearthed in Syria Highlight Scale of Wartime Abuses ……………… New documentation by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights indicates that around 50 mass graves containing the remains of at least 2,865 people have been uncovered across Syria since…

Millions of Muslims worldwide are celebrating the birth anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him), the fifth Imam, on the first of Rajab. Known as Baqir al-Ulum (the Splitter of Knowledge), the Imam’s legacy of intellectual and spiritual…

Saudi Arabia Records Highest Annual Execution Total for Second Consecutive Year ………….. Saudi Arabia has exceeded its previous annual record for executions for the second year running, with at least 347 people put to death so far in 2025, according…

Defaced Quran Found in Suspected Hate Attack at Stockholm Mosque ………….. Swedish police have opened an investigation after what mosque officials described as a racist and Islamophobic attack at the Stockholm Mosque, where a defaced copy of the Quran was…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Calls for Islamic Unity as Key to Stability and Conflict Prevention ………. The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has stressed that Islamic unity is a fundamental necessity for security and stability, not merely…

New Zealand Court Details Foiled Plot to Attack Mosque ……… A New Zealand court has revealed details of a serious extremist plot targeting Muslim worshippers at a local mosque, highlighting ongoing concerns about online radicalization and hate-driven violence. Court documents…

Denmark Proposes Extending Face-Covering Ban to Schools and Universities ………. Denmark’s government has announced plans to expand its existing ban on face coverings to include all educational institutions, a move that has sparked widespread debate at home and abroad. The…