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Car Bomb Explodes in Damascus ——————— A car bomb exploded in the Al-Mezzeh district of Damascus, the Syrian capital. According to the Shia News Agency, citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the blast occurred near the “Golden” hotel but…

Libya Concludes Municipal Elections ————————- The second phase of municipal council elections in Libya has concluded, and vote counting is now underway, Anadolu Agency reported. According to the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), all polling stations in the 26 municipalities…

Female Doctor Suspended for Not Attending Independence Day Event ———————————— A female government doctor in North Kashmir’s Bandipura district has been suspended for failing to attend the Independence Day event. According to a report from Muslim Mirror Network, the suspension…

Mob Attacks Muslim Men in UP; Assaults Police Station After Cops Refuse to Hand Over Rescued Victims ————————————— Based on a report from Clarion India, a mob in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, attacked two Muslim men, Fahim and Firoz, whom they…

UN: Afghan Women, Girls ‘Especially Vulnerable’ Under Taliban Rule ———————– Four years after the Taliban’s return to power, the United Nations reports that women and girls in Afghanistan remain “especially vulnerable,” and that more than half of the country’s population…

1.7 Million Afghans Return from Iran, Pakistan: UN ——————————————– According to a report from Xinhua News Agency, a total of 1.7 million Afghan citizens have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan since the beginning of the year. The returns…

Syrian Military Plans Offensive Against Kurdish Forces —————————— The Syrian military is planning a major offensive to seize control of the eastern provinces of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a mostly Kurdish militia that has…

Iraq’s higher education embraces AI era: Promise and obstacles ——————————– Based on a report by Shafaq News, Iraq is making a significant move into the age of artificial intelligence with the establishment of new colleges and academic programs. The Ministry…

New “Black Metal” Device Generates 15x More Solar Electricity ——————————- Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a new type of solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) that is 15 times more efficient at converting sunlight into electricity than current devices,…

Scientists Achieve First “Behavior Transplant” Between Species —————————— In a groundbreaking study, scientists have successfully transferred a complex courtship behavior from one species of fruit fly to another by manipulating a single gene, New Atlas reported. The research, published in…