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Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration has ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter, in the latest crackdown on women’s freedoms. The letter, confirmed by economy ministry spokesperson…

A Muslim man’s body has been cremated in Germany after a hospital in Hannover has mixed up two dead bodies. Abdulkadir Sargin, a Turkish citizen, died at the emergency service of the Hannover Medical School Hospital last week, officials have…

The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development participated in the community workshop held by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)in the holy city of Karbala, which emphasized the role of non-governmental organizations in consolidating national frameworks for the values…

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has announced Sunday, December 25, as the first day of Jumada al-Thani 1444 AH. In a brief statement received by…

According to a report recently released by the Middle East Eye, New York has over one million Muslims, but no Muslim-only cemetery. There are cemeteries that provide plots for Muslims. But after the Covid-19 pandemic, the costs of cemetery plots…

Counter-terrorism experts have raised concerns about the difficulty of tracking ISIS fighters in the future after reports some of them are changing their identities through the issuance of Afghan passports by the Taliban, according to the National UK newspaper. The…

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday, $14 million for direct assistance to 262,521 South Sudanese affected by increased violence and severe flooding. Interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on the…

Hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh Covid-19 wave hitting the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Dr Michael Ryan says intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are “relatively…

Sayyeda Fatima Al-Zahraa Charitable and Cultural Foundation, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority in the holy city of Karbala, distributed winter clothes to the orphaned children and children of needy families. The initiative was based on the recommendations of the…

Two soldiers of the Iraqi army were killed and three wounded when a bomb exploded on their vehicle on Thursday morning, state media reported, with the country recently witnessing a spate of deadly terrorist attacks by ISIS terrorist organization. “An…