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Cameroon’s health authorities started the world’s first mass vaccination campaign against malaria, AFP news agency reported yesterday. The World Health Organization described the move projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa as “historic” in the fight against the…

Several people have been injured after homes collapsed due to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region early Tuesday, state-run media reported. The quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 22 kilometers (13 miles) in…

Holy shrines in Iraq, Syria and Iran in addition to mosques, Husseiniyahs and Islamic centers around the world celebrate the hounorable birth anniversary of the ninth Infallible Imam, Muhammad al-Jawad, peace be upon them. The Imam’s honorable birth is on…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a global appeal for $7.9 billion to help 140 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The appeal comes as the world faces multiple crises, including conflict, displacement, and the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Coinciding with the blessed month of Rajab, the Holy Karbala-based Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra Foundation has announced a new financial grant for the victims of the earthquake in Syria, reaffirming its commitment to supporting those affected. In its statement, received by…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Indonesian authorities to immediately stop all boat pushbacks of Rohingya refugees and investigate all attacks on refugees and put an end to them. The organization said that the authorities should allow them to disembark…

A massive landslide has buried 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, according to local authorities. State news agency Xinhua reported that the disaster struck on Sunday in the village of Liangshui, beneath the town of Tangfang in Zhenxiong County.…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen hast reported that 4.9 million persons with disabilities (PWDs) are facing extremely difficult circumstances due to ongoing crisis. According to a recent report by OCHA, “Yemen’s prolonged…

Seven terrorists were killed on Monday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Sambaza sector of Balochistan’s Zhob district, near the Pak-Afghan border, local media reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), army troops “effectively surrounded and engaged fleeing…

Yesterday, Afghan citizens mounted protests in more than 30 cities and three continents of the world and demanded recognition of the “genocide of the Hazaras” and “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan by the United Nations and the international community. Report: Protests…