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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday, November 6, the allocation of 899,000 vaccine doses to nine African countries grappling with a surge in mpox cases, Reuters reported yesterday.  This decision comes as the WHO declared mpox a global…

The Kashmir assembly recently passed a resolution demanding the restoration of the region’s special status, which was revoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, Arab News reported yesterday. This resolution, supported by all parties except for the Bharatiya Janata…

Interpol announced on Wednesday, November 6, that its recent operation against human trafficking, named “Liberterra II,” resulted in over 2,500 arrests and the rescue of more than 3,000 potential victims, Arab News reported yesterday. Conducted from September 29 to October…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declared early Wednesday that he had won the U.S. presidential election against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, emphasizing plans to address border issues. Trump won Pennsylvania, securing 267 electoral votes. In a series of statements…

The Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Gaza, Giorgio Petropoulus, has warned that there is no safe “humanitarian zone” in the region, noting that any location could be targeted at any moment…

The UK government has proposed a new law to ban smoking around schools, hospitals, and children’s playgrounds, aiming to alleviate pressure on the healthcare system and reduce taxpayer costs. The Tobacco and E-Cigarette Bill, recently introduced to Parliament, includes new…

The Lebanese National News Agency has reported that the Israeli military has completely destroyed more than 37 towns in southern Lebanon, along with over 40,000 residential units within a 3-kilometer stretch from Naqoura to the outskirts of Khiam. This escalation…

Shia Muslims around the world are preparing to mark the blessed anniversary of the birth of Sayyeda Zainab, Imam Ali’s daughter, (peace be upon them) on the 5th of Jumada al-Awwal. The shrine of Sayyeda Zainab in Damascus, Syria, as…

India’s Supreme Court overturned an order banning Islamic schools in Uttar Pradesh, allowing over 2.6 million students and 10,000 teachers to resume studies in the state’s 25,000 madrasas, new reports said. The ruling restored the 2004 Madrasa Act, which the…

The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, has been launched by scientists at Kyoto University in partnership with Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese logging and processing company, the Guardian reported. The small experimental satellite, each side measuring 10cm, was launched aboard a…