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The Fatima Al-Zahra Association, based in the US state of California, has successfully dug dig and built wells for clean drinking water in several poor countries, especially in Africa, where citizens experience sharp water scarcity throughout the year. The association…

At least 17 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded after two trains collided in northeastern Bangladesh, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The crash in the city of Bhairab saw a cargo train smash into a passenger train…

Kyrgyzstan announced on Sunday that it had repatriated 83 women and children of terrorists from camps in Syria. This is the fourth such operation by Kyrgyzstan, which has seen thousands of its citizens join terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq.…

Accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, research indicates. The implications for sea level rise are “dire”, scientists say, and mean some coastal cities may…

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will resume peace talks this week in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, Anadolu Agency reported. According to a spokesman of SAF, the talks will begin with humanitarian issues,…

The Women’s School of Quran Memorizers (Hafizatul Quran School) in Holy Karbala, Iraq, has witnessed a large turnout of students for the start of the new academic year. The school, which is affiliated to the Shirazi Supreme Authority, offers a…

A total of 1,457 migrants had reached the Spanish islands off the western African coast between Friday night and Sunday morning, France 24 reported on Monday, October 23. An emergency services spokesman said all of the arrivals hailed from sub-Saharan…

More than 80 tonnes of UNICEF medical supplies arrived in Kabul yesterday, including medicines, medical equipment, as well as midwifery and surgical kits, for children, pregnant women, and families following several devastating earthquakes in Herat, western Afghanistan. Funded by the…

During a meeting hosted by Misbah al-Hussein Foundation, the governor of Karbala announced yesterday the plan for a large project to promote the “Vision of Holy Karbala 2030 – 50 Million Pilgrims in Arbaeen”. On Monday evening, Nasif Al-Khattabi, the…

The 8th of Rabi’ul-Thani, according to some narrations, marks the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, 40 days after the martyrdom of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him and his pure family. On this…