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A staggering 13 million people in Ethiopia are in dire need of agricultural aid, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The complex humanitarian challenges facing the country have been exacerbated by a perfect storm…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed deep concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, reliefweb reported yesterday. Over 3.3 million people have been forcibly displaced in the Central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso,…

The last day of the month of Dhul Qa’dah marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Jawad (peace be upon him). The holy grave of that Imam, next to that of his revered grandfather Imam al-Kazim (peace be upon him) in…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the celebrated German writer, embarked on a remarkable journey of cultural exploration through his literary works. His fascination with Islam and the Orient led to profound reflections, bridging the gap between Christian Europe and the Islamic…

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to quickly finalize a landmark global agreement on managing future pandemics after they missed a critical deadline, Arab News reported yesterday. In the wake of the devastating impacts of…

Children have long been victims of violence worldwide, with millions killed and displaced in the course of brutal civil wars or international conflicts, and thousands being recruited as soldiers to fight. The Middle East has certainly not been the safest…

Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development affiliated to the office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi announced that it has obtained membership in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The United Nations Social and Economic Council…

“Dahwul Arz”, coinciding the twenty-fifth of the month of Dhul-Qa’da, is the day when the Almighty God showed mercy to the Earth, giving life to the earthly world. From this day, parts of the earth, which was filled with water,…

Nearly a decade after ISIL’s massacre of the Yazidi people in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of survivors remain displaced, unable to safely return home, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. According to a new report by NGOs Refugees International and Voice of…

The United Nations is sounding the alarm on a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with the number of internally displaced people now exceeding 7 million, Xinhua reported yesterday. According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, more than half of those displaced…