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Ancient Underground Canal System in Kirkuk Added to World Heritage List

Ancient Underground Canal System in Kirkuk Added to World Heritage List

The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources announced yesterday that the Lower Kahreez Haji Beykhan, an ancient underground canal system in Kirkuk, has been included on the World Heritage List for Irrigation Structures, Shafaq News reported. This announcement was made during…
Nearly 18,000 Iraqis Remain in Al-Hol Camp Amid Repatriation Efforts

Nearly 18,000 Iraqis Remain in Al-Hol Camp Amid Repatriation Efforts

Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displaced reported that approximately 18,000 Iraqi nationals are still housed in the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, which is known for holding individuals linked to ISIS, Rudaw news agency reported yesterday. Ali Abbas, the ministry’s…
IFA Berlin 2024 Kicks Off with Focus on AI and Sustainability

IFA Berlin 2024 Kicks Off with Focus on AI and Sustainability

The IFA Berlin 2024, the leading global trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, commenced on Friday, celebrating its 100th anniversary, Xinhua reported yesterday. The event features over 1,800 exhibitors, 125 keynote speakers, and expects more than 182,000 visitors…
SRW expresses satisfaction over release of detainees in Bahraini prisons

SRW expresses satisfaction over release of detainees in Bahraini prisons

Shia Rights Watch (SRW), an international pro-Shia rights organization, has praised the Bahraini authorities’ initiative to release a number of Shia detainees held on political charges, expressing its satisfaction with this step and calling for the release of all remaining…
Morocco Halts 45,000 Migrants from Crossing to Europe in 2024

Morocco Halts 45,000 Migrants from Crossing to Europe in 2024

Morocco has successfully stopped 45,015 migrants from illegally entering Europe since January 2024, Arab News reported today. The country has also dismantled 177 trafficking gangs during this period. In comparison, Morocco intercepted 75,184 migrants in 2023, marking a 6% increase…
UK-based IHC, in collaboration with Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation, distributes food baskets to 300 disadvantaged families in Kabul

UK-based IHC, in collaboration with Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation, distributes food baskets to 300 disadvantaged families in Kabul

In an initiative reflecting the spirit of charity and solidarity, the UK-based Imam Hussein Charity (IHC), in collaboration with Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development and in coordination with the Kabul-based Shirazi office, distributed monthly food baskets to 300…
Australia-based Mosque and Hussainiya of Ale-Yaseen commemorates Muhsiniya Mourning Period

Australia-based Mosque and Hussainiya of Ale-Yaseen commemorates Muhsiniya Mourning Period

The Mosque and Hussainiya of Ale-Yaseen, one of the centres affiliated to the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Sydney, Australia, have begun commemorating the Muhsiniya Mourning Days, an event that marks the tragic attack on the house of Sayyeda…
Large crowds of Shia pilgrims walk towards Holy Samarra to observe martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari

Large crowds of Shia pilgrims walk towards Holy Samarra to observe martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari

Large crowds of pilgrims from various Iraqi provinces have begun converging on the sacred city of Samarra to honor the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari, peace be upon him, at his holy shrine. Pilgrims have been setting…
Scientists develop tiny injectable robots to treat brain bleeding caused by aneurysms

Scientists develop tiny injectable robots to treat brain bleeding caused by aneurysms

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are developing tiny, injectable robots to perform complex treatments within the human body. Researchers demonstrated that swarms of magnetized nanobots could potentially treat brain bleeds caused by aneurysms, which result in about 500,000 deaths…
UN Security Council expresses deep concern over Taliban’s “Morality Law” amid worsening human rights situation in Afghanistan

UN Security Council expresses deep concern over Taliban’s “Morality Law” amid worsening human rights situation in Afghanistan

In a joint statement released on September 6, members of the United Nations Security Council, including Ecuador, France, Guyana, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan, have expressed profound…
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