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Militia gunmen have raided the village of Galay in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, killing at least 15 civilians, TRTWorld reported yesterday. Innocent Matukadala, an administrative official, reported that the death toll could rise as many people…

Over 1,100 migrants and refugees, including 121 unaccompanied children, were rescued off Italy’s southern coasts in the past 24 hours, Xinhua reported yesterday. Some 145 people were saved from three boats that departed from Libyan ports, while 797 others were…

The Norwegian police have announced that officers on duty will be carrying firearms in response to threats made against the Muslim community, TRTWorld reported yesterday. The police director general made the decision on Saturday to arm officers nationwide, citing threats…

Pakistan on Saturday strongly criticized Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s “provocative remarks” suggesting India would enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over its border after attempting militant attacks, Reuters reported yesterday. Singh’s comments on Friday came after a report…

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has deplored the Indian authorities’ prevention of Jumatul Wida (farewell friday) prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, alleging that Kashmiri Muslims are deprived of religious freedom in Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported. The APHC…

The Engineering Department at Al-Kadhimiya Holy Shrine has begun the infrastructure project, which will provide new pathways for services and systems in a modern and contemporary way, serving this blessed place. The first stage of the project started after architectural…

In Malaysia, the first translation of the Holy Quran into the Dusun language was presented during an official ceremony in the Kota Kinabalu region of Sabah state. Nicholas Siluster, the head of the Islamic organization in the Kadazan Dusun Murut…

The Indian daily newspaper “The Hindu” reported that representatives of the Shia community in the country have successfully obtained government approval to build an external wall to protect the oldest Shia Hussainiya in Indian history from encroachment under the guise…

Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait the day before yesterday, Thursday, with participation from voters in various regions of the country. The elections aimed to choose new members to represent the citizens in the Kuwaiti National Assembly, which is the…

New York City has agreed to a groundbreaking settlement, paying $17.5 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who said that their rights were violated when police forced them to remove their hijabs during their arrests, the…