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A group of Japanese researchers and diplomats visited the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi in the holy city of Karbala. During this meeting, experts including Dr. Keiko Sakai and Dr. Kaoru Yamamoto discussed the 1920 Iraqi Revolution…

Global health experts gathered in Milan to discuss ways to improve the coordination and integration of evidence-based decision-making in the health sector, WHO website reported yesterday. The meeting, hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aimed to ensure that diverse…

Experts have warned that the climate crisis will drive an additional 150 million people into poverty in Africa by 2050, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Magda Robalo Silva, from the Institute for Global Health and Development, highlighted that floods and droughts…

The Somali Defense Ministry announced on Monday that the Somali National Army (SNA), with support from local and international partners, killed over 95 al-Shabaab militants during recent military operations, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The SNA focused its efforts in Middle…

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is set to commence its eighth general assembly in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, amid unprecedented harassment from the Chinese government, VOA reported yesterday. WUC spokesperson Zumretay Arkin reported threats of physical harm, arrest, and sabotage…

The Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region presents significant opportunities for Vietnamese businesses in the rapidly expanding Halal food market, Vietnam Plus revealed yesterday. A report from Coherent Market Insights projects the market will grow at 9.15% annually, increasing from $192.6…

On October 13, Islamic clergy from Hunan Province attended a training course in Beijing aimed at promoting the “Sinicization” of Islam and the Quran, Bitter Winter revealed yesterday. Organized by the Central United Front Work Department and the China Islamic…

On October 21, the National Assembly of Pakistan approved the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, raising concerns over judicial independence, Jurist News reported yesterday. The amendment alters Article 175, establishing a parliamentary committee to select the Chief Justice from the three…

German health authorities confirmed the country’s first case of a new, potentially more contagious mpox variant, clade 1b, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported that the infection was detected last Friday, with the patient believed to…

An exhibition dedicated to the calligraphy of the Holy Quran opened yesterday in Baghdad, at the Ministry of Culture. Featuring top Iraqi calligraphers, including one female artist, each participant contributed by inscribing a section of the Quran. The event, supported…