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A key UN General Assembly committee unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday, November 22, to initiate negotiations for a groundbreaking treaty aimed at preventing and punishing crimes against humanity, Arab News reported yesterday. This decision follows intense discussions, particularly with…

The office of Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi expressed deep sorrow over the deadly attack targeting civilians in Parachinar, Pakistan, which left dozens martyred and injured. The statement, received by Shia Waves Agency, criticized authorities for repeated negligence in addressing…

A recent study by scientists from ETH Zurich and Vrije Universiteit Brussel warns that over 50% of the world’s glaciers could vanish by the year 2100, Earth.com revealed yesterday. Under high carbon emissions scenarios, this figure could rise to 54%,…

The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) has released alarming figures indicating that 343 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity in 74 countries, marking a 10% increase from last year, Anadolu Agency reported. This situation is approaching the record…

A group of prominent members from the Iranian, Iraqi, and Afghan communities residing in Canada, accompanied by Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Sheikh Saleh Sibuyeh, the head of World Shirazi Foundation, visited Ottawa on Wednesday, November 20, at the invitation of Samir…

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a field report detailing the latest data on refugees arriving in Iraq between September 27 and November 19, based on information from government and regional partners. The report said that approximately…

Shia Rights Watch (SRW), an international pro-Shia rights organization, has strongly condemned the horrific massacre that targeted Shia civilians in Parachinar, northwest Pakistan, holding Pakistani authorities legally responsible for what it described as a heinous crime. The organization has called…

Iraqi security forces announced the killing of five suspected ISIS members in airstrikes on a hideout in the Zgheitoun Valley, west of Kirkuk, on Saturday. The operation, conducted by F-16 jets based on intelligence, targeted a location used by ISIS…

A dawn of terror unfolded in Beirut’s Basta neighborhood on Saturday as Israeli airstrikes turned an eight-story residential building into a pile of rubble. The targeted structure on Al-Ma’moun Street, struck by four bunker buster missiles, left a massive crater…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed that the mpox virus remains a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following a meeting of its Emergency Committee on Friday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accepted the committee’s recommendation, citing a…