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UN adopts resolution designating May 25 as World Football Day
May 9, 2024
UN adopts resolution designating May 25 as World Football Day
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day. The day marks the 100th anniversary of the first international football tournament in history with the representation of all regions as part of the 1924…
Student protests in support of Palestine spread across European universities
May 9, 2024
Student protests in support of Palestine spread across European universities
Following pro-Palestnian protests across US universities, similar student protests demanding that universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war have spread across Europe, sparking clashes and arrests as new demonstrations broke out in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria, The…
Security Forces Eliminate Six Terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operations
May 9, 2024
Security Forces Eliminate Six Terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operations
In two separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security forces have eliminated a total of six terrorists, Dawn online newspapaer reported yesterday. In Dera Ismail Khan district, five terrorists were “successfully neutralised” during an operation. In North Waziristan, another terrorist…
Pakistan’s Human Rights Situation Deteriorates in 2023, Says HRCP
May 9, 2024
Pakistan’s Human Rights Situation Deteriorates in 2023, Says HRCP
Pakistan’s human rights record took a significant downturn in 2023, with the government demonstrating a “blatant disregard” for the country’s constitution, according to a new report by the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) cited by VOA yesterday. The…
UNHCR: 1.3mln South Sudanese Refugees Return Home Amid Ongoing Instability
May 9, 2024
UNHCR: 1.3mln South Sudanese Refugees Return Home Amid Ongoing Instability
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday that some 1.33 million South Sudanese refugees have spontaneously returned home since a revitalized peace agreement was signed in October 2018, Xinhua reported yesterday. According to the UNHCR’s latest update, 45,429 South…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Tomorrow, Thursday, is the complement to current month of Shawwal
May 8, 2024
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Tomorrow, Thursday, is the complement to current month of Shawwal
The office of His Eminence the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced that tomorrow, Thursday, is the complement to the current month of Shawwal. According to the statement published on its official website, the office…
Libya hosts international conference on translating Holy Quran meanings
May 8, 2024
Libya hosts international conference on translating Holy Quran meanings
Under the sponsorship of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), an international conference on translating the meanings of the Holy Quran has been launched in Libya. The conference, organized by the Quran Academy, is taking place in the…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine implements largest scientific and cultural project for children
May 8, 2024
Imam Ali Holy Shrine implements largest scientific and cultural project for children
The engineering and technical teams at the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in Holy Najaf, have started developing “Ya’sub al-Din Educational and Recreational Area” as part of a massive scientific, cultural, and intellectual project. This project…
Iraq: Security forces arrest ISIS-linked terrorist in Ninawa province
May 8, 2024
Iraq: Security forces arrest ISIS-linked terrorist in Ninawa province
Iraqi Military Intelligence managed on Tuesday to arrest a terrorist who held the position of “tax collector” within the ISIS terrorist organization in Ninawa province. According to the media department of the Military Intelligence, based on accurate intelligence information and…
Visitors from Madagascar, French islands express delight over visiting Imam Hussein Holy Shrine
May 8, 2024
Visitors from Madagascar, French islands express delight over visiting Imam Hussein Holy Shrine
A delegation from the Republic of Madagascar and some French islands expressed their happiness to have the honor of visiting the holy shrine of Imam Hussein in Holy Karbala. The head of the Imam Hussein Museum department, Ghassan Al-Shahrastani, said,…