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WHO ends global health emergency for mpox

WHO ends global health emergency for mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) ended, yesterday Thursday, the mpox outbreak as a global health emergency, in wake of the dramatic drop in number of cases. In July 2022, WHO declared mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency…
UN experts appalled by Taliban announcement on capital punishment

UN experts appalled by Taliban announcement on capital punishment

Today, UN expert’s expressed alarm at a recent announcement by the de facto Supreme Court in Afghanistan sanctioning the use of punishments including stoning, flogging, and burying under a wall.  “Stoning people to death or burying them under a wall…
Imran Khan to be released from custody, court rules

Imran Khan to be released from custody, court rules

Pakistan’s ex Prime Minster Imran Khan is to be freed from custody, a day after the Supreme Court ruled his arrest on corruption charges was illegal. Judges have granted Khan bails for two weeks, meaning he can not be re-arrested…
Saudi Shia teenager’s family seeks US help to prevent death sentence

Saudi Shia teenager’s family seeks US help to prevent death sentence

The family of Abdullah Al-Darazi, a Saudi Shia teenager facing the death penalty over his participation in protests in the country’s eastern Qatif province, is seeking help from the United States to intervene ahead of the upcoming ruling. Al-Darazi was…
American writer encourages European families to name their children “Jafar” for its special Islamic characteristics

American writer encourages European families to name their children “Jafar” for its special Islamic characteristics

The American writer, Olivia Moore, has urged parents to name their male newborns “Jafar” due to the special characteristics of wisdom, leadership, bravery and intelligence this name possesses. Moore confirmed that the Sixth Imam of the AhlulBayet, peace be upon…
War, climate change displaced unprecedented number of people worldwide

War, climate change displaced unprecedented number of people worldwide

According to a report published in Reuters, the number of internally displaced people worldwide reached a record number of 71.1 million as of last year. The figures put conflict-driven displacements at 28.3 million, with war in Ukraine alone forcing 17…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine confirms continuation of expansion work

Imam Ali Holy Shrine confirms continuation of expansion work

The Imam Ali Holy Shrine has announced, today Thursday, that its employees have made significant progress in the expansion project of the holy shrine. Abdul Hadi Al-Ibrahimi, a member of the board of directors at the Imam Ali Holy Shrine,…
Volkswagen defends Uyghur slave labor at shareholder meeting amid activist, investor concerns

Volkswagen defends Uyghur slave labor at shareholder meeting amid activist, investor concerns

Berlin, May 10- Volkswagen has defended its joint ownership of a plant in China’s Xinjiang region, and its record in the country, after activists and investors raised concerns at the firm’s annual general shareholder meeting. The United Nations has said…
First Islamic cemetery to be developed in Southwest Japan

First Islamic cemetery to be developed in Southwest Japan

Beppu Muslim association reached an agreement with local residents of HIJI, Oita, in southwest Japan for developing a cemetery dedicated to the followers of Islam. The cemetery will become the first Islamic burial place in the Kyushu region in Japan’s…
Scotland-based AhlulBayt Association hosts final activities of ‘March of Peace’

Scotland-based AhlulBayt Association hosts final activities of ‘March of Peace’

The Scotland-based AhlulBayt Association has hosted the final activities of the ‘March of Peace’. A number of thinkers, activists and scholars, from different denominations, participated in this activity which was organized to express a senses of brotherhood among the believers.…
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