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“Who is Hussein?” Marks Literacy Day by Supporting 370 Students in Tanzania …………… The UK-based charity Who is Hussein? marked International Literacy Day with an initiative in Dar es Salaam that enabled 370 students to continue their education. The organisation…

Aid Groups Warn of Malnutrition Crisis Among Afghan Children and Women After Earthquake …………… Save the Children has raised alarm over worsening humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan following the earthquake that struck the country’s east in late August. The organization reported…

Austria Approves Headscarf Ban for Girls Under 14 in Schools …………. The Austrian government has agreed to introduce legislation banning the wearing of headscarves by girls under 14 in schools, with the law expected to take effect from the next…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation Launches Third Phase of “Gift of Al-Mustafa” Project ………… The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, one of the centres affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has launched the third phase…

UNHCR Warns Millions of Refugee Children Still Out of School ……….. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that nearly half of the world’s refugee children and youth remain excluded from education, raising concern that funding cuts are jeopardizing fragile…

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot at Utah College Event …………… Charlie Kirk, CEO and cofounder of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a public event at a Utah college, US media outlets reported. The…

UNESCO: Women Make Up Two-Thirds of Global Illiterate Population Despite Literacy Gains ……………… UNESCO has reported that approximately 739 million adults worldwide remain illiterate, with women representing nearly two-thirds of this number. Despite global literacy rates rising to over 86%,…

Iraqi Military Intelligence Uncovers Five ISIS Hideouts in Anbar Desert …………….. Iraq’s Military Intelligence Directorate announced Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the discovery of five ISIS hideouts in Wadi Al-Aghri, located in the Anbar Desert. The operation was carried out in…

Spain Proposes Ban on Smoking in Beaches, Playgrounds, and Other Outdoor Public Spaces …………….. Spain’s left-leaning minority government has introduced a draft law aimed at banning smoking in a wide range of outdoor public areas, including beaches, playgrounds, café terraces,…

Twin Humanitarian Emergencies: Afghan Children Face Malnutrition as 16.5 Million Syrians Need Urgent Aid ———————————— Two parallel crises in Afghanistan and Syria are underscoring the immense humanitarian challenges facing the region, with children and displaced populations at the greatest risk.…