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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…

In line with the directives of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, the UK-based Imam Hussein Charity (IHC) has distributed 1,000 food baskets to support displaced families in Lebanon, in an effort to alleviate the hardships faced by these families…

Danish-Swedish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan has been sentenced to four months in prison by a Swedish court for incitement against an ethnic group, after burning copies of the Holy Qur’an and making offensive statements about Muslims, news reports said. Paludan,…

African countries must harness innovations and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to accelerate industrial growth and address pressing socioeconomic issues such as poverty, unemployment, and inequality, a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) official stated on Tuesday, Xinhua reported…

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday the identification of 17 pathogens that urgently require new vaccines due to their significant impact on global health, Anadolu Agency revealed yesterday. This study, presented by Mateusz Hasso-Agopsowicz, marks the first comprehensive…

A new UN study has found that 733 million people, or one in every 11 individuals globally, are suffering from hunger, with significant regional disparities, Anadolu Agency revealed yesterday. The joint report by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and…