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The United Nations Security Council should build on its December 2022 resolution on Myanmar by adopting tangible measures to hold the junta accountable for ongoing abuses, Human Rights Watch said. The council will hold a session on Myanmar on March…

Deforestation in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record high in February, new data has shown, as authorities work to end years of widespread devastation. Satellite monitoring detected 322sq km (124sq miles) of forest cover destroyed in…

Several dozen people are missing and feared dead in the central Mediterranean after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, two rescue organisations have said. The Mediterranea Saving Humans NGO tweeted that according to…

The Iraqi Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities announced that the construction works on (Nakhib – Holy Karbala) road are continuing. The ministry said in a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, that “the project, which is 95 kilometers…

Iraqi security forces killed 22 ISIS fighters during a military operation in the country’s sprawling western desert, senior military officers said on Sunday. Lt Gen Abdul Wahab Al Saedi, head of the country’s elite Counter Terrorism Service, told a press…

Students of Mesbah House for Rituals have celebrated the anniversary of the blessed births of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them. The House has also taken part in a number of TV shows, religious festivals and other joyful activities to mark…

Rural Niger offers young men no way to make a living, forcing huge numbers to emigrate and others to turn to crime and extremism. In February, a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said the desire for employment…

The recent fire that left thousands of Rohingya people homeless in the southeastern coast of Bangladesh was an act of sabotage, according to an official probe on the incident. The fire on March 5 hit Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar,…

A number of Bahraini MPs, who were forcibly exiled outside their country, signed a letter to the Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Martin Chongong, affirming that Bahrain is still far from the standards and principles of democracy and equality promoted…

The Shia followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them, around the world have celebrated the blessed birth anniversary of Imam Hussein’s beloved daughter, Sayyeda Ruqayya, peace be upon them. Sayyeda Ruqayyah, peace be upon her, lived only four years after…