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Cholera outbreak in Somalia claims at least 75 lives since January

Cholera outbreak in Somalia claims at least 75 lives since January

At least 75 people have died since January in Somalia due to outbreaks of diarrhea and cholera caused by the combined effects of historic droughts and floods induced by El Nino, the World Health Organization said on Friday. According to…
Unknown assailants shoot dead high-profile Afghan Taliban religious scholar in Pakistan

Unknown assailants shoot dead high-profile Afghan Taliban religious scholar in Pakistan

A top religious scholar, Mohammad Omar Jan Akhundzada, was assassinated in Quetta, Pakistan, the Taliban government confirmed on Friday. According to VOA, he was leading prayers at a mosque when gunmen stormed in and fatally shot him. The Taliban condemned…
Life expectancy average decreases in Afghanistan, UN reports

Life expectancy average decreases in Afghanistan, UN reports

In its annual report analyzing Afghanistan’s situation in 2023, the United Nations announced that the country continues to grapple with “complex and multifaceted challenges”, despite the “tireless efforts” of the organization and its partners to address issues in the nation,…
Interfaith conference aims to increase understanding of Uyghur genocide

Interfaith conference aims to increase understanding of Uyghur genocide

The Uyghurs in China are facing detention, forced labor, and cultural erasure, prompting a call for global action at an interfaith conference organized by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity on Thursday. According to RFA’s article, survivors, experts, and religious…
Syria: ISIS terrorists kill 20 soldiers, pro-government forces in two separate attacks

Syria: ISIS terrorists kill 20 soldiers, pro-government forces in two separate attacks

ISIS terrorists on Thursday shot dead 20 Syrian soldiers and affiliated pro-government forces in two separate raids in Damascus-controlled areas of Syria, ALARABIYA News reported. The attacks took place in the eastern countryside of Homs province and in the Albukamal…
5 customs officers killed, Japanese autoworkers targeted in Pakistan attacks

5 customs officers killed, Japanese autoworkers targeted in Pakistan attacks

Five customs personnel were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district on Thursday, Dawn online newspaper reported. According to a press release from the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Customs, the officials were…
China: Uyghurs face ban on using social media apps

China: Uyghurs face ban on using social media apps

The Xinjiang authorities have banned Uyghurs from using social media apps such as TikTok and tools to bypass censorship, RFA reported yesterday. The ban was announced in a video by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, with violators facing arrest,…
Afghan kids returning from Pakistan experience grim reality, study says

Afghan kids returning from Pakistan experience grim reality, study says

A survey released Thursday shows that nearly 250,000 children have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan in the past seven months, lacking basic necessities such as food, shelter, and access to education, VOA reported yesterday. According to the study by Save…
Somalia: 9 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in military operation

Somalia: 9 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in military operation

The Somali Defense Ministry on Thursday claimed to have killed nine al-Shabaab terrorists in a successful attack on an al-Shabaab base in Taflow village in the southern Somali region of Bay, Anadolu Agency reported. The operation dismantled the base, neutralized…
Thousands of Shiites of Ahl al-Bayt rally in Baghdad to protest destruction of Jannat al-Baqi

Thousands of Shiites of Ahl al-Bayt rally in Baghdad to protest destruction of Jannat al-Baqi

On Wednesday, April 17 coinciding the 8th of Shawwal, thousands of Shiites of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, held a protest rally in front of the Saudi Embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad. More details in the following…
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