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UN security council votes to conclude year-long probe into ISIS activities in Iraq

UN security council votes to conclude year-long probe into ISIS activities in Iraq

The Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to end, a year from now, a U.N. investigation into activities of Sunni-extremist ISIS group in Iraq. The vote came at the request of the Iraqi government. The resolution noted that Baghdad also…
Indian government to open Hindu temple on ruins of Babri Masjid

Indian government to open Hindu temple on ruins of Babri Masjid

Narendra Modi, India’s nationalist Prime Minister, will soon fulfill a decade-old election promise months out from nationwide polls with the announcement that a controversial new Hindu temple will open on disputed land in January. The first detailed descriptions of the…
UN: 700 million People wonder “When — Or If — They Will Eat Again”

UN: 700 million People wonder “When — Or If — They Will Eat Again”

A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people in a state of acute food insecurity, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while humanitarian funding is drying up, the head of the United Nations food agency said…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi announces Sunday as first of Rabi al-Awwal

Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi announces Sunday as first of Rabi al-Awwal

The office of His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Al-Shirazi, has announced that Saturday 16th September 2023, marks last day of the month of Safar. The first day of Rabi Al-Awwal 1445 AH commences Sunday 17th September 2023.
India: Security forces, rebels killed amid on-going gun battle in Kashmir

India: Security forces, rebels killed amid on-going gun battle in Kashmir

News reports said that three Indian security officers were killed in an ongoing gun battle with rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Anantnag district, while another soldier and two rebels killed in a separate gunfight in the border district of Rajouri on…
Majority of Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia favor rule of sharia law, poll suggests

Majority of Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia favor rule of sharia law, poll suggests

Most Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia are in favour of making strict Islamic rules the official law of these multi-religious countries, polling from the Pew Research Centre showed. Some 86 per cent of Malaysians said they are in favour of…
Indian TV channel ‘Wion’ publishes documentary on Holy Arba’een

Indian TV channel ‘Wion’ publishes documentary on Holy Arba’een

The Indian TV channel “Wion” has published a short documentary on the ceremonies of commemorating the Holy Arba’een of the Prophet’s grandson, Imam Hussein, peace be upon them. The Indian channel said in its documentary, translated by Shia Waves Agency,…
Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources: Euphrates at its lowest level in history

Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources: Euphrates at its lowest level in history

The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources has announced that the water level of the Euphrates River has reached its lowest level in its history. The spokesman of this Ministry claimed that the Euphrates River has been affected by the irrigation…
UN Secretary General: Rights of women, girls in Afghanistan lie at center of all concerns

UN Secretary General: Rights of women, girls in Afghanistan lie at center of all concerns

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Anthony Guterres, stresses that the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan are at the center of all concerns, promising to place this issue on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly…
UN mission reports 13 mass graves of civilians discovered in Sudan

UN mission reports 13 mass graves of civilians discovered in Sudan

Volker Perthes, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), reported on Wednesday that a minimum of 13 mass graves have been discovered in close proximity to…
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