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Leader of Syria’s Alawites: Current Regime Has Failed in Its Core Duties; Federalism Is the Only Solution ——————————————— Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, the spiritual leader of Syria’s Alawite community and head of the Supreme Islamic Alawite Council, has criticized the performance…

Grand Ayatullah Shirazi remarks on requirement of women asking for husband’s permission to leave home ————————————— Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi addressed the ruling on a woman leaving the home without her husband’s permission during his daily scholarly session…

UMAA engages in consultations with Syrian officials on implementation of Lady Zaynab Shrine restoration project ———————————- The head of the Shiite institution of the Universal Muslims of America Association (UMAA) announced consultations with Syrian officials as part of efforts to…

Russian Researchers Develop Nanoactuators for Non-Invasive Brain Drug Delivery …………. Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Tomsk, Russia, in collaboration with researchers from Portugal and China, have developed nanoscale actuators designed to deliver drugs to the brain through the…

UNICEF Warns of Worsening Child Displacement Crisis in Eastern DR Congo …………… More than 500,000 people, including over 100,000 children, have been displaced since Dec. 1 as a result of escalating fighting in South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic…

Japan Successfully Launches RAISE-4 Technology Satellite ……… Japan has successfully launched the Rapid Innovative Technology Demonstration Satellite-4 (RAISE-4), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement, Anadolu Agency reported. The satellite was launched on Sunday aboard an Electron…

José Antonio Kast Elected Chile’s President After Runoff Victory …………. Conservative politician José Antonio Kast has been elected as Chile’s next president after winning the second round of the presidential election, The Guardian reported. With more than 99 percent of…

European Mayors Urge EU Action as Housing Costs Surge Across Major Cities ………….. The mayor of Barcelona has warned that soaring housing costs amount to a “new pandemic” spreading across Europe, as city leaders called on the European Union to…

School Bus Crash in Northern Colombia Kills 17, Injures 20 ………. Seventeen people were killed and at least 20 others injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren plunged off a cliff in a rural area of northern Colombia, local authorities said,…

Afghanistan Launches Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign ………. Afghanistan has initiated a nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting children in high-risk regions, Khaama Press reported. The campaign, which began on Monday, December 15, aims to protect vulnerable children from the continued threat…