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Shia Muslims in Curitiba, Brazil, have celebrated the blessed anniversary of the birth of Sayyeda Fatimah al-Ma’sumah, peace be upon her, during ceremonial programs. The believers held special ceremonial events and programs starting from the Imam Ali Mosque in the…

The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee unanimously adopted a resolution concerning the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls, reaffirming previous decisions of the committee to keep the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls on the list of World Heritage…

A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday. The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside…

In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, calling it “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. RSF attacks…

The Afghanistan Journalists Center has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban work and cooperation with Afghanistan International Radio and Television, calling it a violation of the country’s media laws, Khaama Press reported today. In a statement issued on Thursday, the…

The Moroccan navy conducted a rescue operation on Thursday, saving 38 migrants from a boat in the Atlantic near Tan-Tan port, Xinhua reported today. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces confirmed the rescue, stating that a navy unit intercepted the boat…

Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby secured victory in the country’s presidential election held this week to end a three-year transition to democratic rule, the national electoral agency announced Thursday, Al Jazeera reported today. Deby won 61.03% of the May…

A concerning new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that 9 out of 10 Muslim victims of Islamophobic attacks in Germany do not report the incidents to police, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. According to HRW researcher Almaz Teffera,…

Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, has accused “inimical forces” of unleashing “digital terrorism” and attempting to sow division between the military and the public through “lies, fake news and propaganda,” Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. In a speech to army…

Renewable energy accounted for more than 30% of the world’s electricity for the first time last year following a rapid rise in wind and solar power, according to a new report by climate thinktank Ember. The report, published on The…