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Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) have called on FIFA to suspend Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup unless significant human rights reforms are implemented before the vote scheduled for December 11, Reuters reported…

At least 15 Chadian soldiers died and 32 were wounded in clashes with Boko Haram fighters on Saturday, Reuters reported quoting a military spokesperson. General Issakh Acheikh announced the figures on state television Sunday, also reporting 96 Boko Haram fighters…

Burkina Faso’s military government is contemplating the reinstatement of the death penalty, which was abolished in 2018, The Guardian reported yesterday. A government source confirmed that discussions are underway to reintroduce capital punishment into the penal code, pending approval from…

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is set to commence in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, November 11, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The conference will run until November 22, bringing together global…

Scientists have uncovered the ancient town of al-Natah in northern Arabia, inhabited between 2400 and 1500 BCE, marking a significant transitional phase from pastoral lifestyles to urban settlements, SciTech Daily revealed yesterday. Published in PLOS ONE, the study led by…

New research led by evolutionary biologist Lilach Hadany at Tel Aviv University has discovered that plants, such as tomatoes and tobacco, emit sounds resembling pops or clicks when stressed, particularly during dehydration or when cut, Earth.com reported yesterday. Using sensitive…

In a powerful testament to the brutality of Daesh, Iraqi scholar Muhammad Al-Attar shared his harrowing experiences after being imprisoned by the group in 2014, Arab News reported yesterday. Arrested at his perfume shop in Mosul, Al-Attar refused to join…

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Sayeda Zainab district near Damascus killed nine civilians on Sunday, according to Syria’s defense ministry. This is the second incident in the area within a week. The attack, which also injured…

Newly released data from the UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reveals that adults leaving prison without stable housing are twice as likely to reoffend as those with permanent accommodation, the BBC reported on Sunday. Statistics published for the first time…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, emphasized that the prevalence of poverty and begging worldwide reflects deficiencies in government systems, pointing out that these issues persist even in the wealthiest and most developed nations. The Grand…