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The month of Sha’ban is the period of joy and happiness for the Holy Prophet’s family, peace be upon them, with the 11th day of Sha’ban marking the birthday of the Hashemi Flower, the Young Man of Karbala, the Honorable…

Qatar’s capital Doha saw on Sunday the initiation of a two-day United Nations-led conference ‘on the way forward’ in Afghanistan, without the Taliban, the de facto rulers, in attendance. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres organized the meeting of special envoys for…

UN special envoy for Libya warned that if feuding political actors do not form a unified government and move toward elections, the country will slide into “disintegration.” Abdoulaye Bathily urged all political leaders to put aside their self-interests and negotiate…

Half of the world’s countries are facing a decline in democracy, with issues such as flawed elections and restricted rights, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) highlighted in a recent report. The deterioration of democratic institutions like elections,…

The Honorable Ali ibn Hussain, the son of Imam Hussain and the fourth leader of the Muslims, with the Kunyas of Abul-Hasan and Abu Muhammad, was born on the fifth of Sha’ban in the year 38 AH in Medina. Some…

Two studies have identified immune cells that maintain allergies over the long term, potentially leading to new ways to diagnose, treat, or cure allergies. These specialized immune cells, called MBC2s, hold the memory of proteins that cause allergies and are…

Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed worldwide in 2023 were Palestinians reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza, making those 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The CPJ’s…

A study has shown that up to half of the Amazon rainforest could reach a tipping point by 2050 due to water stress, land clearance, and climate disruption, the Guardian reported. The new study, published in Nature, calls for urgent…

Significant areas of Greenland’s melted ice sheet are now sprouting vegetation, leading to concerns about heightened greenhouse gas emissions, rising sea levels, and landscape instability. A study spanning from the 1980s reveals substantial ice loss, with 11,000 sq miles melting…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) reported that the average ice cover over the five Great Lakes was only 6% last month, making it one of the least icy Januarys in the past 50 years. The Great Lakes, which…