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Asylum applications rise by 18% in 2023, EU migration agency reports
March 1, 2024
Asylum applications rise by 18% in 2023, EU migration agency reports
The EU’s migration agency reported an 18% increase in asylum applications in 2023, with Syrians and Afghans representing the highest number and one-fourth of the applicants, Khaama Press reported on Wednesday. A total of 1.4 million asylum requests were registered…
Turkish airstrike kills 2 Yazidi militiamen in northern Iraq
March 1, 2024
Turkish airstrike kills 2 Yazidi militiamen in northern Iraq
Two Yazidi militiamen linked to the PKK were killed in a Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq, Xinhua news agency reported. The strike targeted a vehicle carrying members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), resulting in the death of a…
Pakistani lawmakers sworn in, set to elect new premier on March 3
March 1, 2024
Pakistani lawmakers sworn in, set to elect new premier on March 3
The newly elected members of Pakistan’s National Assembly were sworn in on Thursday amidst protests from allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming that the general elections were tainted by extensive rigging, VOA reported. The elections for the…
Holy Karbala hosts 2nd Intel Conference to Combat Extremism and Terrorism
February 29, 2024
Holy Karbala hosts 2nd Intel Conference to Combat Extremism and Terrorism
The 2nd international conference to combat extremism and terrorism kicked off today, Thursday, in the holy city of Karbala, in an attempt to remind the world of the serious consequences of this phenomenon This conference comes at a time when…
Nonviolence Organization releases message on Intel Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
February 29, 2024
Nonviolence Organization releases message on Intel Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The International Nonviolence Organization (Freemuslim) affirmed that discrimination between humans has been and continues to be a cause of many disasters and tragedies that have affected humanity, leading to conflicts and confrontations that have caused suffering, pain, and victims. In…
Mid-Sha’ban Pilgrimage occupies front page of world newspapers
February 29, 2024
Mid-Sha’ban Pilgrimage occupies front page of world newspapers
The global newspaper “Daily News-Record” published a photograph of the blessed million-person Shabaniya Pilgrimage as part of the “Top Stories” section worldwide on Sunday, February 25, 2024. The newspaper published the image with a commentary, stating that the captured scene…
Security forces combating terrorists in Pakistan as country’s newly elected parliament set to open
February 29, 2024
Security forces combating terrorists in Pakistan as country’s newly elected parliament set to open
An intense exchange of fire between Pakistan’s security forces and terrorists resulted in the death of 6 militants and injury of 1 soldier during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district, Dawn online newspaper reported yesterday. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s president, Alvi,…
3,500 tons of Soybeans, Wheat left undecided at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: WFP
February 29, 2024
3,500 tons of Soybeans, Wheat left undecided at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: WFP
Around 3,500 tons of soybean-wheat mixture is stranded at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, hindering the distribution of crucial food supplies, Khaama Press reported quoting the World Food Program (WFP). The delay poses a significant risk for 378,000 pregnant women who are…
8 migrants die after boat capsizes off Morocco’s coast
February 29, 2024
8 migrants die after boat capsizes off Morocco’s coast
Eight migrants drowned off Morocco’s Mediterranean coasts while attempting to cross to Spain in a flimsy boat, Xinhua reported on Wednesday. The victims were among a group of unidentified irregular migrants who boarded the boat Tuesday evening in an attempt…
At least 31 people dead after passenger bus overturns in southern Mali
February 29, 2024
At least 31 people dead after passenger bus overturns in southern Mali
At least 31 people were killed and 10 others injured when a driver lost control of a passenger bus in southern Mali on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. The bus carrying Malians and nationals from the West African subregion was…