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Inspirational Event in Vienna Focuses on Empowering Muslim Women in Business ———————————————— The Islamic Center of Vienna, Austria, recently hosted an inspiring event centered on empowering women and drawing inspiration from Lady Khadijah (peace be upon her). According to the…

Google Unveils New Gemini Tool in Maps ——————————- Google has announced that its AI tool, Gemini, can now access users’ private emails and documents to provide more accurate responses. According to the Shia Waves Agency, citing TechCrunch, this new feature—called…

Leak of Alleged Saudi Prince’s Audio Raises Questions About Corruption in Kingdom ——————————————- A leaked audio recording attributed to Prince Sultan bin Mishal, a member of the Saudi royal family, has sparked widespread scrutiny after he allegedly spoke of systemic…

Bridge Collapse at DRC Mine Leaves Dozens Dead ……………. At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a bridge collapsed at a copper and cobalt mine in Lualaba province, officials said, Al Jazeera…

Portugal Face-Covering Bill Sparks Misleading Claims About Ban on Islamic Practices ———————————————– Claims circulating on social media alleging that Portugal has banned Islamic rituals or imposed penalties on religious practices have been found to be inaccurate, according to recent reports…

500 Economists Warn G20 Leaders About Explosive Growth in Wealth Inequality —————————————— More than 500 leading economists and experts—among them several Nobel Prize winners and a former U.S. Treasury Secretary—have called for the creation of a “Global Inequality Panel” ahead…

Damascus Returns Diplomatically to London; Syrian Embassy Reopens After a Decade —————————————— Syria’s foreign minister officially reopened the country’s embassy in London on Thursday, 13 November, marking the restoration of diplomatic presence after more than a decade of severed relations.…

Farewell to the Heat of Hajj: “Cooling Ihram” to Be Introduced for Pilgrims —————————————- Saudi Arabian Airlines has unveiled the “Ihram al-Abrad,” or cooling ihram, as a new generation of clothing for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. This garment uses modern…

Brazil Unveils World’s Largest Statue of Our Lady of Fátima in Crato ——————————————– Authorities in Crato (Ceará state, Brazil) inaugurated on November 13 a 54-meter-tall statue of Our Lady of Fátima, marking what local leaders describe as the tallest memorial…

Webb Telescope Delivers First ‘Weather Report’ for Exoplanet SIMP J0136 ———————————- Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to generate the first comprehensive “weather report” for a rogue exoplanet, SIMP 0136, revealing strange atmospheric phenomena, according to Earth.com.…