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Lack of physical activity can lead to problems like heart disease and diabetes, WHO warns

Lack of physical activity can lead to problems like heart disease and diabetes, WHO warns

A recent study highlighted that nearly one-third of adults worldwide are not engaging in sufficient physical activity, posing an increasing global health risk. In 2022, over 31% of adults, amounting to 1.8 billion people, failed to meet the recommended exercise…
Indonesia sets ambitious target to protect underwater ecosystem against plastic pollution

Indonesia sets ambitious target to protect underwater ecosystem against plastic pollution

The Indonesian acting deputy secretary for maritime human resources coordination at the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment, has emphasized the importance of setting a higher target to protect the underwater ecosystem from the growing threat of plastic waste…
Eight Dutch enthusiasts receive Guinness record for constructing world’s longest bicycle

Eight Dutch enthusiasts receive Guinness record for constructing world’s longest bicycle

A group of eight Dutch enthusiasts has constructed the longest bicycle in the world, measuring an impressive 55.16 meters (180 feet and 11 inches), as reported by Vancouver-based Momentum Mag. According to Guinness World Records, this remarkable length is equivalent…
Unknown gunmen abduct 13 laborers, release 9 in northwest Pakistan

Unknown gunmen abduct 13 laborers, release 9 in northwest Pakistan

On Friday, unknown gunmen kidnapped 13 laborers in Tank, a district in northwestern Pakistan. Nine of the abductees were released on Saturday, according to police, as militancy surges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the rest of the country, Arab News…
Georgia’s Peace Cathedral Hosts Interfaith Lecture on Eid al-Ghadir

Georgia’s Peace Cathedral Hosts Interfaith Lecture on Eid al-Ghadir

The Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia is the world’s first grassroots project to combine a mosque, synagogue, and church under one roof. Its founder, Archbishop Malkhaz Songulashvili, is an avid promoter of interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence between people of…
Mourning tent of Faziliyyah set up at Holy Shrine of Abalfazl al-Abbas ahead of Muharram

Mourning tent of Faziliyyah set up at Holy Shrine of Abalfazl al-Abbas ahead of Muharram

The holy city of Karbala is preparing for the mourning of Imam al-Hussain (peace be upon him) ahead of the month of Muharram, and in the first step, a mourning tent was set up in the Shrine of the Honourable…
Muharram-mourning Mawakib set to launch in holy city of Karbala

Muharram-mourning Mawakib set to launch in holy city of Karbala

Muharram-mourning Mawakib are being prepared this year in the holy city of Karbala, as in previous years, with dozens to be set up near the Holy Shrines. Karbala Governorate has also taken measures to increase its security forces during these…
ISIS Remnants Kill Nearly 4,100 in Syria Since 2019 Despite Territorial Losses

ISIS Remnants Kill Nearly 4,100 in Syria Since 2019 Despite Territorial Losses

Despite losing their last stronghold in Syria in 2019, ISIS fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in the country, Arab News reported yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacks, concentrated in the Badia desert, targeted government forces,…
UN Warns of Failing Grades on Global Development Goals

UN Warns of Failing Grades on Global Development Goals

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals report paints a grim picture, with only 16% of targets on track for achievement by 2030. War, funding shortfalls, and climate disasters are cited as major roadblocks. Scandinavian countries continue to lead the pack, with…
U.S. Religious Freedom Report highlights anti-Shia practice in Morocco

U.S. Religious Freedom Report highlights anti-Shia practice in Morocco

The U.S. Department of State issued a report on Thursday regarding religious freedoms in Morocco. The report confirmed the “ongoing suppression of Shia thought by the authorities in the kingdom and the circumventing of the 2017 ban on wearing the…
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