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Renewable Energy Surges in EU: Wind and Solar Account for 30% of Electricity

Renewable Energy Surges in EU: Wind and Solar Account for 30% of Electricity

In a significant shift, wind turbines and solar panels generated 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of 2024, The Guardian reported yesterday citing climate thinktank Ember. According to the article, power generation from fossil fuels, including…
Austrian Authorities Dismantle ISIS Fundraising Network

Austrian Authorities Dismantle ISIS Fundraising Network

Austrian authorities have successfully dismantled a terrorist network linked to the ISIS and arrested nine suspects, Xinhua reported yesterday citing the country’s interior ministry. According to the source, security forces executed house searches across five federal states on Thursday, confiscating…
Over 30,000 Migrants Dead or Missing in Mediterranean

Over 30,000 Migrants Dead or Missing in Mediterranean

A major migrant rights group, Sea Watch International, reported that over 30,000 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Europe, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The organization argues that the true number is likely much…
Germany shuts down Islamic Center Hamburg

Germany shuts down Islamic Center Hamburg

The German Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday morning that it has closed the Islamic Center Hamburg and its affiliated organizations. According to the German Ministry of Interior, these centers were pursuing totalitarian goals and allegedly spreading Islamic extremism. According…
Crisis for 5,500 Migrant Children in the Canary Islands

Crisis for 5,500 Migrant Children in the Canary Islands

Health workers in the Canary Islands are raising alarms over the increasing number of unaccompanied minors, now exceeding 5,500, arriving from Africa, many fleeing poverty and conflict, the Associated Press revealed in an article published yesterday. Emergency doctors have highlighted…
Amnesty International Calls on Germany to Support Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Amnesty International Calls on Germany to Support Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Amnesty International has urged the German government to ensure the safety of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, emphasizing the need for continued support amid growing concerns about their uncertain future, Khaama Press reported yesterday. In a statement released on July 17th,…
Tazieh Performance Commemorating Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom Held in Budapest

Tazieh Performance Commemorating Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom Held in Budapest

For the first time, a tazieh performance on the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussein, peace be upon him, was held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, Tehran Times reported yesterday. The event was organized by the Imam-e Rauf group and took…
More than 90 rights groups urge EU to abandon new migration policy

More than 90 rights groups urge EU to abandon new migration policy

More than 90 human rights and humanitarian organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have called on the European Union to abandon its new migration and asylum policy, arguing that the policy undermines the right to seek asylum and…
Spain’s Far-Right Targets Muslim Minority, Invoking Reconquista History

Spain’s Far-Right Targets Muslim Minority, Invoking Reconquista History

Spain’s far-right political groups are using historical events from the Reconquista period to justify calls for the expulsion of Muslims, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing an official from the Center for Research on the Far-Right (CINVED). Sergio Gracia, the CINVED…
ECtHR confirms ban on “halal slaughter” in Belgium

ECtHR confirms ban on “halal slaughter” in Belgium

In a decision that has upset both Muslim and Jewish communities, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Belgium has confirmed the ban on halal slaughter in Brussels. Jewish and Muslim organizations had filed a lawsuit in March to…
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