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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sets Record for Closest Approach to the Sun
December 26, 2024
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sets Record for Closest Approach to the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made history by flying approximately 6.1 million kilometers from the Sun, marking the closest approach ever achieved by a human-made object, Khaama Press reported. This distance is nearly ten times closer than Mercury’s orbit. During…
Illegal Wells in Xinjiang Cause Tension, Dry up Land
December 26, 2024
Illegal Wells in Xinjiang Cause Tension, Dry up Land
The discovery of 46 illegal wells in Xinjiang has heightened tensions between Uyghur residents and Han Chinese migrants, RFA reported yesterday. The wells, primarily used for cotton and vegetable farming, have severely depleted vital underground water reserves, disrupting the region’s…
UN General Assembly Adopts Landmark Cybercrime Treaty
December 26, 2024
UN General Assembly Adopts Landmark Cybercrime Treaty
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, marking the first international criminal justice treaty negotiated among UN member states in over two decades, Xinhua reported yesterday. This legally binding convention addresses the significant…
Latest Developments in Syria Following the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
December 26, 2024
Latest Developments in Syria Following the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
In the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s recent ousting, Syria faces significant turmoil marked by military operations and societal unrest. On Wednesday, the Turkish defense ministry reported that it had killed 21 Kurdish militants—20 from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and…
IH Media Group and Iraqi Media Network to collaborate on training and development programs
December 26, 2024
IH Media Group and Iraqi Media Network to collaborate on training and development programs
Representatives of Imam Hussein Media Group (IH Media Group) on Tuesday met with Dr. Hassan Kazem Al-Suwaidi, Director of the Iraqi Media Network’s Media Training Institute. The meeting resulted in a preliminary agreement to sign a memorandum of understanding aimed…
Muslim Leaders Sound Alarm Over Humanitarian Crisis in Parachinar
December 26, 2024
Muslim Leaders Sound Alarm Over Humanitarian Crisis in Parachinar
The Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) and Jafria Alliance have raised alarms over a humanitarian crisis in Parachinar, Kurram district, where the majority of victims are from the Shia community, Dawn Newspaper reported. During press conferences, leaders condemned the escalating violence and…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi calls for commemorating Sayyeda Zainab’s martyrdom amid difficult circumstances
December 26, 2024
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi calls for commemorating Sayyeda Zainab’s martyrdom amid difficult circumstances
Amid challenging conditions preventing many pilgrims from visiting the shrine of Sayyeda Zainab, peace be upon her, on the anniversary of her martyrdom on the 15th of Rajab, the office of Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi has issued a call…
Widespread outrage following attacks on Shia sites in Syria’s Aleppo
December 26, 2024
Widespread outrage following attacks on Shia sites in Syria’s Aleppo
Religious activists, bloggers, and observers have strongly condemned the desecration of the shrine of Ra’s al-Ḥusayn and the tomb of Imam Hussein’s son, al-Muhsin II, peace be upon them, in Aleppo, Syria. The sites were reportedly subjected to severe vandalism,…
Sweden to vote on banning cousin marriages by 2025
December 26, 2024
Sweden to vote on banning cousin marriages by 2025
The Swedish government plans to propose a ban on cousin marriages to parliament in 2025, with the law expected to take effect in July 2025. According to Swedish Radio, the law aims to protect women and girls, particularly from immigrant…
Holy Karbala to launch Iraq’s largest flyover project to ease traffic congestion
December 26, 2024
Holy Karbala to launch Iraq’s largest flyover project to ease traffic congestion
The Governor of Holy Karbala, Engineer Nassif Jassem Al-Khattabi, held a meeting with top official to discuss plans to implement Iraq’s largest flyover project to address traffic congestion in the city. According to a statement from the governor’s media office,…