NEWS

Cyberbullying Among European Children Rises — Girls and Single-Parent Households Most Vulnerable ———————————— Cyberbullying rates among European children and adolescents have increased significantly in recent years, with girls and youths from single-parent households disproportionately affected. A 2024 report by WHO/Europe…

Working From Home Improves Women’s Mental Health More Than Men’s, Study Finds ——————————— A new study shows that remote work has a significantly positive impact on women’s mental health, while similar benefits are not observed among men. Australian researchers say…

Widespread Strikes Reported in Syria’s Coastal Alawite Communities ————————– Alawite-majority areas along Syria’s coast have witnessed widespread strikes in recent days, following a call for civil action issued by Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, head of the Alawite Council, according to Shia…

Critics Say Riyadh Comedy Festival Serves as Political Whitewashing Tool —————————– The 2025 Riyadh Comedy Festival, promoted as the world’s largest comedy event, was held with the participation of around 50 international comedians from Western and English-speaking countries, according to…

MSF Warns of Dire Medical Conditions in Gaza and Sudan Despite Ceasefires —————————– Gaza’s hospitals continue to face severe shortages and substandard care nearly two months into a US-backed truce, according to Arab News quoting Javid Abdelmoneim, president of medical…

European leaders express support for Syria’s stability on 1st anniversary of Assad’s ouster ———————————– Several European leaders on Monday voiced their support for Syria’s stability and reconstruction as the country marked the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar Assad’s…

Scientists Demonstrate New ‘Mind Captioning’ System That Converts Brain Activity Into Text ————————- Researchers have developed a technique known as “mind captioning” that uses fMRI brain scans and language models to generate short text descriptions of scenes a person is…

More Than 200 Environmental Groups Urge Moratorium on New US Datacenters ———————————— More than 230 environmental organizations have called for a nationwide halt on new datacenter construction in the United States, citing growing concerns over rising electricity costs, water consumption,…

Report Finds Widespread Housing Bias Against Black and Muslim Residents in Germany ………… A new study has found that Black and Muslim communities in Germany continue to face significant discrimination throughout the housing process, the Daily Sabah reported. Research by…

UN Warns of Global “Apathy” as It Launches $23 Billion Humanitarian Appeal for 2026 ——————————– The United Nations has sharply criticized what it calls growing global indifference to widespread human suffering, as it unveiled a significantly reduced humanitarian appeal for…