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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, adding it was 10 km deep. The Philippine seismology agency had a different reading, saying it was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake with a…

Thousands of children have been displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating violence between the Congolese army and M23 rebels. Save the Children reported that around 78,000 children have fled their homes in the past week, with…

The UK-based “Who is Hussain?” charitable organization has launched a humanitarian campaign in Uganda to assist disadvantaged children at an orphanage in the African country. The global charity said in a statement on its official Facebook account that: Our team…

The honorable house of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Holy Qom, Iran, celebrated on 27th of Rajab the blessed al-Mab’ath an-Nabawi—the start of the Holy Prophet’s Islamic Mission—amid an atmosphere of joy and happiness. The celebration was attended by scholars, preachers,…

Pakistan election early results show PTI-affiliated candidates taking a narrow lead, followed by PMLN and PPP contenders, Al Jazeera reported. Independent candidates, the vast majority of whom are affiliated with the PTI, maintain their lead, winning 60 constituencies. Mobile services…

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has announced that it has allocated $3.8 million to assist involuntary returnees from Pakistan. The World Food Program stated in a press release on Thursday that this money will be used for…

At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, with 27 people still missing, a Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday. The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese, and…

Ilham Aliyev was reelected Azerbaijan’s president on Wednesday with over 92% of the vote, according to preliminary results. The Central Election Commission announced the preliminary results of the presidential election, saying Aliyev got 92.1% of the vote from 54.47% of…

On the occasion of al-Mab’ath an-Nabawi—the start of the Holy Prophet’s Islamic Mission—the World Shirazi Foundation has released urging the authorities in Islamic countries to invest in for the betterment of their peoples. In its message viewed by Shia Waves…

Norwegian writer and social political researcher, Linn Stalsberg, stated that women are oppressed in Europe, emphasizing that the European economy still fundamentally marginalizes women in the presence of governments supported by the far-right. Stalsberg mentioned in an interview viewed by…