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Sri Lanka has reversed a controversial mandatory order to cremate the bodies of all those who died of Covid-19.Critics had said the order was intended to target minorities and did not respect religions. The cremation of bodies is forbidden in…

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution prepared by Britain, urging the fair distribution of vaccines against the Coronavirus, according to diplomatic sources.The resolution, the second in a year to be adopted by the Security Council on the…

Nigerian authorities are searching for hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped by gunmen in a raid early Friday morning, according to police in the northwestern state of Zamfara.Police Commissioner Abutu Yaro told reporters that 317 girls had been kidnapped from…

The Indonesian ambassador to Iraq, Elmar Iwan Lubis, visited the al-Kafeel Museum of Treasures and Manuscripts at al-Abbas Holy Shrine, where a number of museum officials informed him of the latest developments in terms of displaying and preserving the artifacts.Mr.…

Gunmen killed 36 people in two attacks in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a day after insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades amid worsening security facing Africa’s most populous nation, officials and residents said.The series of attacks by armed bandits occurred over the…

A notorious Iraqi preacher said to be ISIS’ de facto leader in Germany was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison by a German court on Wednesday.The 37-year-old Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah Abdullah, better known as Abu Walaa, was…

The Imam Ali Islamic Center, peace be upon him, in the German capital Berlin, is organizing a virtual event titled ‘Imam Ali and Social Justice’.This online event is held on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed the need to work to combat racism and intolerance against Muslims and minorities in the world.Guterres tweeted on his official Twitter account: “When we allow the denigration of any of us,…

A mosque in the Mont Lavelle region, north of the French capital, Paris, has won a case after long legal confrontations with the extremist National Front party.Abdul Aziz Al-Jawahiri, the supervisor of the mosque, said that the idea of building…

UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has started his visit to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to negotiate a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Monday.“Special Envoy Martin Griffiths is in Riyadh,…