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A 104-year-old Iraqi woman named Kazimiya Hatim has arrived in Mecca to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, making her the oldest Iraqi pilgrim this year. Despite her advanced age, Kazimiya’s determination and faith have inspired many other pilgrims. The Iraqi Hajj…

A new UN report has highlighted that more than 13M people across Yemen are experiencing food insecurity due to the temporary suspension of food aid distribution for about 7 months. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Experts have warned against potential dangers artificial intelligence (AI) poses to humanity, stressing that without proper rules, it could ultimately lead to the extinction of the human race, the Polish website “Elblog.pl” said. According to a recently published report, researchers…

Severe storms in the United States have killed at least 19 people including two children, and left a wide scale of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter. Seven…

The Papua New Guinean government has informed the United Nations that over 2,000 people were buried in a massive landslide that devastated a remote village in the country’s Enga province, VOA reported today. The disaster occurred in the early hours…

In a significant win for digital rights and free expression in Australia, the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has prevailed in a landmark hate speech case against the social media platform X, TRTWorld reported. The historic ruling, handed down by…

Recent attacks by the ADF rebel group have left around 10 civilians dead in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting urgent calls for help from local authorities, VOA reported yesterday. The ADF, with ties to the Islamic State, has…

The Chinese government is aggressively working to remold Uyghur culture in Xinjiang, including efforts to transform traditional Uyghur cuisine, Foreign Policy website reported yesterday. Through “household school” programs, authorities dispatch Han Chinese workers to Uyghur homes to provide culinary training,…

The sky of Makkah is to witnesses the sun shining perpendicularly to the Kaaba at noon today, Monday, May 27, corresponding to 19 Dhul-Qa’da 1445 AH. According to the Astronomical Society of Jeddah, the phenomenon occurs at the time of…

The Department of Rituals and Hussaini Processions in Iraq and the Islamic World has announced the commencement of its early preparations for the months of sorrow, Muharram and Safar. In a press statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, the Assistant…