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As global obesity rates continue to rise, experts say medication may be essential for effective treatment, especially after obesity is established, according to The Guardian. Dr. Louis Aronne—an obesity specialist and professor at Weill Cornell Medicine—noted that while improved diets…

A University of Michigan lab is offering a new blood test, MyHPVscore, designed to detect head and neck cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), SciTechDaily reported. Developed by Michigan Medicine’s Otolaryngology and Translational Oncology Laboratory, the test identifies tumor DNA…

Journalists in Iran are raising alarms over a potential media crackdown following a series of deadly incidents, including two explosions and a cyber-attack, The Guardian reported. The latest blast occurred at a chemical company in Isfahan, killing one person and…

The Arab League’s Secretary-General emphasized the importance of the upcoming summit in Baghdad during a visit to Kuwait, where he delivered a speech on regional challenges. Speaking at the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Kuwait Diplomatic Institute, he highlighted the summit’s role…

The European Court of Justice has ruled Malta’s citizenship-by-investment scheme, commonly known as the “golden passport” programme, violates EU law. The court found the scheme, which granted Maltese — and thereby EU — citizenship to individuals in exchange for significant…

Cashes between Druze fighters and forces aligned with Syria’s new authorities have intensified near Damascus, leaving at least 30 people dead over two days. Fighting erupted in the Sahnaya and Jaramana suburbs, home to Druze and Christian communities, after a…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, strongly condemned the practices of torture, abuse, and mistreatment occurring in some Muslim countries, stating that such acts have no relation to Islam or its teachings. He described these practices…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-15) is set to approve its first joint document on artificial intelligence (AI) during the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the OIC-15 Dialogue Platform, scheduled for May 18-20 in Tehran, Tehran Times reported. Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, Iran’s…

Iraq has announced a temporary ban on work entry for foreign nationals from Syria and four South Asian countries—Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines—to increase job opportunities for local workers, Rudaw reported. The decision, made by the interior ministry, will…

Clashes between Druze fighters and Syrian government forces near Damascus have left at least 18 people dead, Rudaw reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The violence erupted in the Druze-majority suburb of Jaramana following the circulation of…