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Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, VOA reported. The government says it used the cloud seeding technology gifted to the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavors, threatening cigarette companies’ bets on smoking alternatives. Citing studies, it said there was insufficient evidence that vapes helped smokers quit, that they…

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday said that 17.7 million people across Sudan are facing “high levels of acute food insecurity.” According to the deputy FAO representative to Sudan, the most vulnerable populations are concentrated in states…

The Holy Shrine of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (peace be upon him) in Najaf al-Ashraf is hosting a large number of pilgrims who have come from all corners of Iraq and other countries around the world to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary…

The Taliban’s Minister of Higher Education has claimed that “denominations don’t exist in Afghanistan”, and that “all Afghans are adherents of the Hanafi” school of though. Neda Mohammad Nadeem made these sectarian statements in a meeting held in one of…

In conjunction with the Fatimaya mourning days, Saudi Arabia has inaugurated the first section of the Hiraa neighborhood project, which includes the access road to the historic Hiraa Cave; where the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his pure…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husaini al-Shirazi in the holy city of Qom, extended profound condolences to Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, may Allah hasten his honourable reappearance, on the occasion of the martyrdom…

The Nonviolence Organization (Freemuslim) has called for a global conference to discuss the existential threats facing humanity around the world, and to find urgent solutions to reduce them and prioritize the safety of all humans without discrimination. Coinciding with the…

At least 61 refugees and asylum seekers, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic” shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said yesterday, Saturday. The Organization’s Libya office early on Sunday quoted survivors as saying the…

The top Shia leader and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman Sharie Shian Association appeared before the court in Bandipora, Kashmir Life reported. The local court had issued a warrant to Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi in connection with…