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Eight migrants drowned off Morocco’s Mediterranean coasts while attempting to cross to Spain in a flimsy boat, Xinhua reported on Wednesday. The victims were among a group of unidentified irregular migrants who boarded the boat Tuesday evening in an attempt…

At least 31 people were killed and 10 others injured when a driver lost control of a passenger bus in southern Mali on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. The bus carrying Malians and nationals from the West African subregion was…

Around 30,000 people had been ordered to evacuate parts of Australia’s southeastern Victoria state before midday Wednesday due to a massive bushfire, Anadolu Agency reported, adding that hot winds and a potential thunderstorm threaten to aggravate the situation. Hundreds of…

The “Aref Encyclopedia”, an Egyptian publishing organization, has included a number of Shia Hussainiyas and mosques, affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, in its global introductory directory for the purpose of introducing them to its readership. The encyclopedia…

Saudi authorities executed 7 people on Tuesday on accusations of “establishing and funding terrorist organizations,” in the largest mass execution in a single day since the execution of 81 people in March 2022, according to official media reports. This brings…

The World Health Organization (WHO) in coordination with the UNICEF and the Sudanese Ministry of Health, launched today a nationwide polio campaign aiming at vaccinating 3.1 million children using the novel oral polio vaccine type 2. According to WHO, the…

Scientists have made a remarkable discovery in the animal kingdom, finding that one of the world’s smallest fish is capable of producing sounds as loud as a gunshot. According to a study published in the PNAS journal, the male Danionella…

In conjunction with the blessed birth anniversary of the savior of humanity, Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah Almighty hasten his blessed reappearance, the Hussaini preacher Sheikh Abdulredha Maash announced the launch of a new satellite channel dedicated to promoting the Mahdawi…

Two Pakistani Taliban members and a senior police officer died in a shootout during a raid on a militant hideout in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Associated Press reported. Two other police officers were wounded, the article mentioned, adding that…

A ferry sank on Monday in the Nile near Cairo, Egypt, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board, who were on their way to work at a construction firm, africanews website reported. The survivors were hospitalized and…