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This year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has seen a tragic toll, with over 1,000 deaths reported, according to AFP. The sources confirm that more than half were unregistered pilgrims, particularly vulnerable to the scorching summer heat. Each year, tens…

Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations, has emphasized that the ongoing oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan is severely jeopardizing the country’s future. In her latest statement, Al-Nashif stressed the need for the…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported on Monday that excluding children from school could cost the world around $10 trillion annually by 2030 unless decisive actions are taken by countries to address this issue. The UNESCO…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, emphasized on Wednesday that the great day of Ghadir is not just a historical event or merely an incident, but rather a culture of humanity without which a person cannot truly…

On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, observed on June 18, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated that “hate speech has no place, and we must all work to completely eradicate it.” Guterres affirmed that hate speech is…

The Secretariat-General of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has announced the preparation of 40,000 flags bearing the name of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, to parade through the streets of London in commemoration of the tragic Battle of Karbala. Alaa…

The UK-based “Who is Hussain?” charity has carried out a humanitarian campaign to distribute food packs to needy people in the Indian city of Shimoga. According to a statement on its official Facebook account, the charity said that “Our amazing…

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board has approved a ban on cellphone and social media use for over 429,000 students during the school day, USA TODAY reported yesterday. This decision, passed with a 5-2 vote, mandates the creation…

Experts have warned that climate change could make groundwater undrinkable by 2100 due to rising temperatures. Susanne Bentz from the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) explained in a press release that this…

In a cabinet meeting, Lebanon’s General Security Director-General Elias al-Baysari warned that the government will implement a new plan to address the Syrian refugee crisis if the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to delay providing comprehensive data…