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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has reiterated that only pilgrims with an official Hajj permit—issued through the “Nusuk” platform linked to the unified digital platform “Tasreeh”—will be allowed to perform Hajj in 1446 AH (2025). Any attempt to…

Iraqi student Muntadher Mohammed Ahmed, from Tarmiyah district north of Baghdad, received a certificate of appreciation from NASA after discovering two security vulnerabilities on the agency’s website. Muntadher, a top-performing student, identified a critical SQL Injection flaw that could allow…

Baghdad hosted the 8th International Nahj al-Balagha Conference under the theme “Youth and Building the Future in Light of Nahj al-Balagha.” Organized by the Center for Thought, Dialogue, and Reform, the event brought together scholars, academics, and cultural figures from…

A rare medieval Irish manuscript has revealed an unexpected cultural connection between Gaelic Ireland and the Islamic world, offering striking evidence of the transmission of Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe. The small vellum fragment, discovered inside the cover of…

China held the world’s first humanoid robot race alongside human runners on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported. The event featured nearly 20 robotic companies. The Chinese-made Tien Kung Ultra robot won the half-marathon, completing the 21-kilometer course in just under 2…

A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters warns that climate change-driven ice melt could cause Earth’s geographic North Pole to shift up to 89 feet (27 meters) westward by the end of the century, Live Science reported. Researchers from…

At least 16 suspected ISIS members were detained during an ongoing security operation in al-Hol camp, northeast Syria, Rudaw reported yesterday citing Kurdish internal security forces (Asayish). The operation, now in its second day, also led to the seizure of…

Al-Huda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) successfully hosted the 2nd Global Islamic FinTech Forum 2025 on April 15 at Dubai’s Dusit Thani Hotel, London Daily reported. The event gathered industry leaders, policymakers, Shariah scholars, and technology innovators from…

Microsoft is facing increasing internal unrest as employees protest the company’s involvement in providing AI and cloud computing services used by Israel in its ongoing military operations in Gaza, The Guardian reported. Over recent months, multiple protests have disrupted high-level…

Nearly 50,000 Afghan children crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan in the first half of April, following a deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave Pakistan, Amu TV reported citing Save the Children. This influx is part of a larger wave of…