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Alawite Protesters in Syria Face Gunfire as al-Jolani-Aligned Forces Crack Down; Community Leaders Urge End to Gatherings ———————————– Tens of thousands of Syrians took part in peaceful demonstrations across several cities after Sheikh Ghazal, head of the Alawite Supreme Islamic…

Warning Over Security Crisis in Northeast Syria’s ISIS Detention Camps ———————————————— A sharp reduction in US funding for detention camps holding members of the Sunni extremist group ISIS in northeast Syria has raised alarm among experts and international organisations, who…

UN Warns Femicide Rates Remain Stubbornly High Worldwide ………… Every 10 minutes in 2024, a woman died at the hands of a close partner or family member, according to a new United Nations assessment, French newspaper Le Monde reported. A…

World Halal Summit Highlights Sector Growth and Calls for Stronger Economic Cooperation …………. The global halal market’s expanding reach and consumer confidence continue to strengthen the sector, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a message to the opening of the…

Volcanic Ash from Ethiopia Disrupts Flights in India and Pakistan ………… Ash clouds from a rare volcanic eruption in Ethiopia drifted over parts of Pakistan and northern India on Tuesday, prompting precautionary flight cancellations, Reuters reported. The Hayli Gubbi volcano…

HP Plans Up to 6,000 Job Cuts as AI Adoption Reshapes Operations …………. HP Inc. said it will eliminate between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs worldwide by fiscal 2028 as part of a broad restructuring initiative, Reuters reported. The company said…

Pakistan Accelerates Deportation of Afghan Migrants Amid Rising Tensions …………… Pakistan deported at least 4,540 Afghan nationals on Tuesday as part of its ongoing expulsion of undocumented migrants, Amu TV reported. According to figures from the Taliban’s refugee commission, an…

Afghan Trade Hits Crisis Point as $6 Billion in Imports Remain Blocked in Pakistan …………….. Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment said Wednesday that Afghan imports worth an estimated $6 billion to $6.5 billion have been stranded at Pakistani ports…

Blast at Weapons Depot in Northwest Syria Kills Five, Injures Nine ………….. An explosion at a weapons storage site in northwest Syria’s Idlib province killed five people and injured nine others on Wednesday, Arab News reported. Idlib security forces said…

Hong Kong Tower Fire Leaves 44 Dead and Hundreds Missing as Investigation Begins …………. A massive fire that swept through several high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong has left at least 44 people dead and 45 in critical condition, with…