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Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been affected by severe flooding that has submerged roads and railways, forced schools to close and left some residents trapped in their homes. Days of torrential rain have also caused problems…

The Turkish Red Crescent has started a cataract surgery project for over 500 people in Somalia who otherwise could not afford the expenses of the operation. According to Turkish Medical authorities, the initiative, spanning the cities of Mogadishu, Galkayo, and…

The Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has revealed its readiness to host the 10th International Tarateel Sajjadiya Festival in the holy city of Karbala. The head of the festival’s preparatory committee, Jamal al-Din al-Shahristani, said in a statement followed by Shia…

Pakistan this year saw the highest number of suicide attacks across the country in a decade, an Islamabad-based think-tank said on Monday. A total of 29 suicide attacks happened over the past year, marking the highest number since 2014, the…

The residents of the Indian city of Ajmer in the state of Rajasthan have launched an initiative to facilitate travel to Holy Karbala to those willing to perform pilgrimage to Imam Hussein and his brother Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be…

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has welcomed U.N.-led efforts to end the country’s civil war after the warring parties committed to take steps towards a cease-fire. The Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country has been gripped by conflict since Houthi rebels overran Sanaa…

The Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Sunday condemned the “barbaric” killing of three people held in the Indian army’s custody in Kashmir, saying that the incident had exposed the neighbouring country’s “relentless state terrorism” in the allegedly occupied valley. A day…

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced that more than four million mothers and children in Afghanistan suffer from malnutrition, stressing that international aid provided to prevent and treat malnutrition in this country is used for its intended purpose. The House…

The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Around 70 of those onboard are…

At least eight people were killed on Saturday evening and six others were injured after a mini-bus collided with a truck in the Kigoma region in western Tanzania, Xinhuanet reported on Sunday. According to officials, the collision occurred at 5…