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A truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect Sunday, marking a temporary halt in a 15-month-long conflict that has devastated Gaza. The ceasefire was brokered by Qatar, the U.S., and Egypt after intense negotiations. On the first day of…

An international report by research site The Cradle suggests that the recent explosion at the Sayyida Zainab shrine in Syria may have been a fabricated incident, allegedly aimed at bolstering the image of the newly established Syrian administration. The report…

The Secretariat-General of Al-Kadhimiya Holy Shrine expects over 13 million pilgrims for the commemoration of Imam Musa al-Kadhim’s martyrdom, coinciding with favorable weather and spring holidays. Saeed al-Hujayyah, Deputy Secretary-General of the shrine, announced extensive preparations, including replacing flags, covering…

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has criticized Sweden, a country renowned for its child rights policies, over its handling of child removals and the exclusion of children’s voices in critical decisions affecting their lives. The…

Concerns are growing domestically and internationally about the impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s policies as he prepares to return to the White House following his victory in the November 2023 elections. Among his controversial promises is reinstating the “Muslim…

A senior Taliban figure has publicly urged the group’s leadership to lift bans on education for Afghan women and girls, marking a rare challenge to government policy, Arab News reported. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy at the Foreign Ministry,…

Billionaires’ wealth increased significantly in 2024, with a report from Oxfam International revealing that their fortunes grew three times faster than the previous year. The total wealth of billionaires rose by $2 trillion, averaging approximately $5.7 billion per day, bringing…

Security forces in Balochistan’s Zhob district killed five terrorists attempting to cross the Afghan border, Dawn Newspaper reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The incident occurred in the Sambaza area during the early hours of Sunday. The ISPR described…

A second mass grave in less than a month, containing the remains of 155 Kurds killed by the former Iraqi regime, was exhumed on Sunday in Muthanna province, southern Iraq, Rudaw news agency reported yesterday. The state-affiliated Martyrs Foundation reported…

Dozens of Uyghur men detained in Thailand have entered the second week of a hunger strike, protesting against what they fear is imminent deportation to China, where they could face torture and imprisonment, New York Times reported. The detainees began…