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The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced that Monday —corresponding to 8 July 2024—marks the first of the holy month of Muharram, 1446 AH. According to a statement published by…

A remote-controlled explosive device planted on a bridge in Mardan district detonated on Friday, killing 3 people and injuring 7 others, including 2 police officers, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. According to police, the blast targeted a passing police van in…

Iran has chosen Massoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, as its new president. Pezeshkian defeated his conservative rival Saeed Jalili, securing 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. The election came after no candidate secured a majority in the…

West Japan Railway has introduced a new humanoid robot to assist with maintenance work on their network, The Guardian reported. The robot, equipped with enormous arms and a small head with cameras for eyes, can be operated remotely by an…

A recent report from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) revealed that over 10 million Gen Z Indonesians, born between 1997 and 2012, are currently not employed and not participating in any formal education or training programs. The study also showed that unemployment…

Over four per cent of newborn deaths are related to high and low temperatures, driven by climate change, according to research published in thejournal Nature Communications, looking at 29 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.…

Imam Hussein Charity (IHC), one of the UK-based humanitarian centres affiliated to the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, has distributed fresh meat to disadvantaged families in Afghanistan’s Herat. The charitable campaign was launched in coordination with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s office…

At least 89 migrants lost their lives when their boat overturned near the coast of Mauritania on Monday, as reported by the Mauritanian state news agency on Thursday. The Mauritanian Coast Guard retrieved the bodies of the migrants who were…

A state-owned power company in China plans to build the world’s largest solar farm, capable of powering a small country. The £8.5 billion project in Inner Mongolia will supply electricity to the Jing-Jin-Ji urban cluster, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.…

Pakistan’s Punjab province is weighing temporary social media restrictions during the upcoming Muharram observances, citing concerns about potential sectarian violence. Over 457,000 officers, personnel and volunteers will perform security duties across the province from Muharram 1 to 10 to protect…