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On the occasion of the UN-designated International Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness Day, observed annually on March 5, the FreeMuslim Association—an international anti-violence organization—issued a statement urging global governments to uphold international agreements aimed at curbing the spread of destructive weapons…

Marwan Muhammad, former president of the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), has accused French authorities of using secularism as a tool to suppress Muslim women and erase Islamic identity from public spaces, Turkish Anadolu Agency reported. Muhammad, known for…

UNICEF has raised alarms over the deteriorating nutritional and psychological well-being of children in Lebanon, particularly in eastern regions, following Israel’s recent military offensive. The war, which began on September 23, 2024, and lasted two months, displaced over a million…

The English Football Association (FA) has announced that Muslim players will be given a brief pause to break their fast during FA Cup matches held during Ramadan. This decision, reported by BBC, applies to key fixtures like Manchester City vs.…

A United Nations report presented to the Human Rights Council warns of a deepening human rights crisis in Afghanistan, with severe repression targeting women, minorities, and civil society under Taliban rule. Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, highlighted…

The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) has reported a significant increase in terrorist attacks across the country during February, with civilian casualties soaring by 175%. The report, released on March 2 and published by Khaama Press, indicates…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced on Sunday the formation of an expert committee responsible for drafting a constitutional declaration to guide the country through its transitional phase following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Anadolu Agency reported. The committee’s mandate…

A severe heat wave has prompted the closure of schools in nearly half of the Philippine capital, Manila, affecting over 2.8 million students, Arab News reported. Local officials announced the decision as soaring temperatures marked the start of the torrid…

Researchers at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have identified a long non-coding RNA, NEAT1, as a crucial factor in DNA repair, linking RNA metabolism to genome stability, SciTech Daily reported. This discovery could lead to innovative cancer treatments targeting tumors with elevated NEAT1…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged the international community to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar, The Jurist reported. Speaking at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Türk described the…