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UNICEF to set up thousands of educational classes in Afghanistan
January 18, 2024
UNICEF to set up thousands of educational classes in Afghanistan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will soon establish approximately a thousand educational classes in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. According to the article, the initiative, revealed on Wednesday, January 17th, aims to provide learning opportunities for around 140,000 children in…
Pakistan carries out military strikes on alleged militant positions in Iran
January 18, 2024
Pakistan carries out military strikes on alleged militant positions in Iran
On Thursday morning, January 18, Pakistan launched a series of military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts situated in the southeast of Iran, according to CNN. These attacks were seemingly carried out in response to Iran’s attacks…
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves 9, including 3 children, seriously injured
January 17, 2024
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves 9, including 3 children, seriously injured
Nine people, including a traffic policeman and three children, were injured in a blast on Quetta’s Zarghoon Road on Wednesday, Dawn reported today. According to the police, the explosive material was planted in a heap of trash that had been…
Iran launches air strikes on alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan
January 17, 2024
Iran launches air strikes on alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan
Iran used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, in the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, according to Iran’s state-aligned Tasnim news agency. The Tuesday night attack, which reportedly…
Taiwanese voters elect Vice President Lai as new leader in defiance of China
January 15, 2024
Taiwanese voters elect Vice President Lai as new leader in defiance of China
Voters in Taiwan elected Vice President Lai Ching-te as their next president on Saturday, defying warnings from Beijing not to support a candidate it has called a separatist and a “troublemaker.” China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has…
Shia community in Orlando celebrates foundation-stone laying for a Husseini centre, Shia academy
January 15, 2024
Shia community in Orlando celebrates foundation-stone laying for a Husseini centre, Shia academy
The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Orlando, Florida, celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for the new Husseini Center and Shia campus project, which aims to establish the holy rituals and to educate the Shia…
Volcano erupts in Iceland, flowing lava reaches fishing town
January 15, 2024
Volcano erupts in Iceland, flowing lava reaches fishing town
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by midafternoon, setting some houses alight, although the town was evacuated earlier and no people were in danger, authorities said.…
22 killed, several injured after ‘illegal’ goldmine collapses in Tanzania
January 15, 2024
22 killed, several injured after ‘illegal’ goldmine collapses in Tanzania
The collapse of an illegal small-scale gold mine has killed at least 22 people in northern Tanzania following heavy rains, a senior government official said on Sunday. The accident happened early on Saturday in the Simiyu region after a group…
“Who is Hussein?” organization launches humanitarian, awareness-raising campaign
January 15, 2024
“Who is Hussein?” organization launches humanitarian, awareness-raising campaign
The UK-based global humanitarian organization “Who is Hussein?” said today, Monday, that it has launched two new charitable activities in the name of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The first program aims at providing winter clothing and food to…
Madagascar: Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi carries out humanitarian campaign to assist families
January 15, 2024
Madagascar: Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi carries out humanitarian campaign to assist families
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Manga, Madagascar, launched a humanitarian campaign to distribute food to disadvantaged Shia families in the city. The campaign, which was launched in conjunction with…