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The United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted on Friday a new resolution concerning Yemen and the human rights violations across the country. The resolution, numbered A/HRC/57/L.32, aims to provide technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen’s National Commission to Investigate…

As Saudi Arabia nears confirmation to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, experts and activists are urging FIFA to conduct a thorough and independent review of the kingdom’s human rights record. Legal and human rights experts, along with Saudi activists,…

The German scholar and author, Nicolai Sinai, has released a new book titled “Key Terms in the Qur’an: A Critical Lexicon,” which is considered a significant addition to Qur’anic studies. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the essential Qur’anic…

On Friday, October 11, US Central Command announced a series of air strikes targeting multiple known ISIS camps in Syria, France 24 reported. The operation aimed to disrupt ISIS’s capacity to plan and execute attacks against the United States, its…

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel magnetogenetics technology that enables non-invasive control of brain circuits using magnetic fields, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This method, detailed…

A recent report from monitoring network MapBiomas reveals that Brazil has suffered significant forest devastation, with 22.38 million hectares affected by fires in the first nine months of 2024, Xinhua reported yesterday. September alone accounted for 10.65 million hectares lost.…

The Lebanese navy successfully rescued 99 migrants attempting to flee the country illegally on Friday, Xinhua reported yesterday. The operation involved the rescue of 98 Syrians and one Lebanese national from two boats that were sinking while en route to…

At least 11 people were killed and eight injured, including women and children, in tribal clashes in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, Arab News reported yesterday. The violence erupted in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, following a shooting incident between rival…

A train collision in Minya Province, Egypt, on Sunday resulted in 20 injuries as two carriages fell into an irrigation canal, VOA reported on Sunday. The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) reported that the accident occurred when one train struck the…

Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has warned that hunger and malnutrition rates in Lebanon could rise sharply due to the ongoing Israeli military operations, which have already resulted in over 2,000 deaths and displaced approximately…