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Al-Azhar Observatory Condemns Religious Discrimination Against Muslims in Spain ……………….. Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has strongly criticized a recent decision by the municipality of Jumilla, in Spain’s Murcia region, which bans Muslims from holding religious practices and celebrations in…

Iraq: Severe Drought Dries Up Bolhayya Stream in Dhi Qar, Forcing Families to Relocate ……………… A severe drought has completely dried up the Bolhayya stream in the Al-Islah district of eastern Dhi Qar, Iraq, triggering a humanitarian and environmental crisis.…

Syria is witnessing rapid military, political, and humanitarian shifts this week, with Israeli raids near the Golan, U.S. sanctions removal, Turkish defense alignment, and worsening drought conditions compounding displacement and aid shortfalls. Damascus has accused Israel of launching a new…

Commemorating the Night of Sacrifice: Imam Ali’s Historic Act of Devotion …………….. On the first night of Rabi’ al-Awwal, Muslims commemorate a pivotal moment in Islamic history known as the “Night of Sacrifice,” when Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace…

Surge in Channel Migrant Crossings Fuels UK Immigration Debate …………….. A record 28,076 migrants have crossed the English Channel to Britain in small boats so far this year, marking a 46% increase compared to the same period in 2024, Reuters…

Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Medical Supply Shortages ……………… Botswana, a country in Southern Africa, declared a public health emergency on Monday due to a nationwide failure in its medical supply chain, Reuters reported. President Duma Boko announced that…

Armed Raids Target Alawite Villages in Syria’s Tartus Countryside ——————————————- Local sources reported that a group of five masked assailants launched a nighttime raid on a home in the Alawite-populated village of Al-Ransiyah, in the outskirts of Tartus. The attackers…

Blood Donation Drive in Kandahar Held in Memory of Holy Prophet and Imam Reza ———————————- Marking the martyrdom anniversaries of the Holy Prophet and Imam al-Reza (peace be upon them both), a blood donation campaign was organized in the Gandagan…

Afghan Shia Community Holds Mourning Ceremonies in Chindawol at the End of Safar ——————————— Coinciding with the martyrdom anniversaries of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his pure family) and Imam al-Reza (peace be upon him), a solemn…

Shia Man Killed in Aleppo in Sectarian-Motivated Attack ————————— Local sources have reported the killing of Qais Ali Gharib, a young Shia man and father of three children from the town of Nubl in Aleppo province, after several days of…