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At least three-fourths of Africans cannot afford a healthy diet, and a fifth are undernourished due to an “unprecedented food crisis,” United Nations agencies said in a report released Thursday with the African Union Commission. The continent’s 1.4 billion people…

Egyptians started voting today in the presidential election that will last until Tuesday, with the official results to be announced on December 18. Four major candidates, including the incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, are vying for the office, when most…

After securing the support of other Eastern European countries, Azerbaijan is going to host next year’s climate change summit of the United Nations (COP 29). The hosts of the UN climate change summit are usually announced several years in advance,…

On Sunday, 22 international humanitarian organizations called for a solution to the problem of aid distribution in Yemen and its delivery to citizens as soon as possible to prevent the spread of famine on a large scale in the country,…

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Saturday, the 24th of Jumadi al-Awwal. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudence issues. Grand…

On the occasion of the International Volunteer Day, the International Non-Violence Organization ( Freemuslim) called on Saturday to intensify volunteer efforts that contribute to serving humanity. The organization said in a statement, received by Shia Waves Agency, that: “Humanitarian volunteer…

Hujjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimeen Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Fali, widely-revered scholar and powerful preacher, departed from the world today. On this occasion, al-Rasul al-Akram Institute and Imam Hussain Media Group issued separate statements to extend condolences on the demise of this powerful orator.…

A heavy aerial attack in northeastern Myanmar on Wednesday night killed five people, including a 5-year-old girl, Radio Free Asia reported on Friday. The junta aircraft dropped 500-pound bombs on unarmed civilians in a village in Namhkan township in northern…

For weeks, boats full of Rohingya migrants fleeing camps in Bangladesh have been landing in Indonesia’s Aceh province, stretching local resources and patience. Authorities are under pressure to turn back more boats, while many of Aceh’s residents tried to ward…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned of the escalating threat to food security across East Africa due to persistent heavy rains. The UN body attributes the catastrophe to the extremes of climate change – from no…