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The United Nations has rejected a decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working at the agency, calling it a violation of women’s rights. The statement came after the UN mission in Afghanistan reported that its female staff…

The Indian government has been accused of rewriting history to fit its Hindu nationalist agenda after school textbooks were edited to remove references to Mahatma Gandhi’s opposition to Hindu nationalism, as well as mention of a controversial religious riot in…

A massive anti-China protest was held outside the China embassy in London. The Uyghurs marked the 33rd anniversary of what they call the first ‘brutal crackdown’ on their community by the Chinese Communist Party regime. “Today we commemorate those arbitrarily…

Two Israeli settlers have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank as tensions have intensified between Israel and Palestine. Israel has called on the UN Security Council to issue a condemnation against Lebanon…

Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen, Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmed al-Shirazi, continues his Ramadan social program, as he meets a number of prominent religious and social personalities in Kuwait. His Eminence visited the family of al-Hazeem and the residence of Haj Makki Jumma; and…

Breathing in microscopic air pollutants may raise the risk of developing dementia, according to a new analysis of existing research by public health scientists at Harvard, published by The Washington Post. It has long been known that inhaling these microscopic…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) strongly condemned the Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, calling on the international community to work to stop them. The organization said in a statement, seen by Shia Waves Agency, that it “strongly condemns…

Floods in Somalia killed at least 21 people and displaced nearly 100,000 people over the last week, the UN humanitarian agency said. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Bardhere district in…

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning grave violations and the absence of the rule of law in Myanmar, and calling for an immediate end to all forms of violence, protection of civilians and respect for human…

Professor Jawid Sangdel, Afghani international relations analyst, was able to win the regional Swiss parliamentary elections in the state of Geneva and enter the parliament. The election was held on April 2, in which Mr. Sangdel earned the winning vote…