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The Iraqi Ministry of Planning has revealed that four international companies specializing in population census operations will play a crucial role in conducting the upcoming Iraqi general census. Contracts have been formalized between the Ministry of Planning’s Geographical Information and…

Turkish security forces have carried out an airstrike in northern Iraq, “neutralizing” 12 members of the PKK organization, media outlets said citing the Ministry of Defense. The airstrike took place in the Hakurk region of northern Iraq, targeting fighters identified as operating on behalf…

The orphanage of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa Complex, one of the centres affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Afghan capital Kabul, has launched its monthly campaign to distribute aid to orphans and underprivileged families. The Complex said in a…

Climate change phenomenon is forcing ocean animals such as sharks, rays and other species to flee ever-hotter water in the tropics, only for them to be killed by increasingly intense upwells of cold water from the depths, according to a…

The devastating impact of Covid pandemic on the world’s poorest countries has brought poverty reduction to a hslt and led to a widening income gap with nations in the rich west, the World Bank has warned in a new report. The Washington-based…

Amnesty International has highlighted in a new report the pressing need for countries in the Americas to address the rampant violence faced by environmental defenders. The organization emphasizes the critical role played by these defenders in protecting the environment and…

The Secretariat-General of the Great Mosque of Kufa launched the activities of the 13th International Cultural Ambassador Festival on Sunday, under the slogan “Kufa: The Story of Embassy and the Future of Civilization,” in celebration of the 5th of blessed…

The holy city of Khadimiya in Baghdad has hosted the 3rd exhibition on the sacred Alawi biography and the honourable Shirazi family in the vicinity of the Holy Kadhimiya Shrine. Shia News correspondent in Baghdad reported that the exhibition was…

The number of crimes affecting Muslims in Germany has more than doubled last year, TRTWorld reported citing media reports. According to a report published on Monday by the German Press Agency dpa, some 1,464 crimes nationwide were classified as Islamophobic…

An exhibition in northwestern Morocco tracked the historical journey of writing the Quran, displaying items dating back to the Andaluzian and Ottoman periods, as well as the 8th century, Africanews reported. Held in Safi during the holy month of Ramadan,…