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Afghanistan: ISIS terrorist attacks in two years of Taliban rule leaves more than 400 people killed
November 21, 2023
Afghanistan: ISIS terrorist attacks in two years of Taliban rule leaves more than 400 people killed
In the two years since the Taliban took over power in Afghanistan, ISIS group’s Khorasan branch, ISIS-K, has conducted at least 16 major attacks in various parts of the country, resulting in 427 deaths and 673 injuries, a local outlet…
Iraq: Climate change puts two more Iraqi provinces on displacement list
November 21, 2023
Iraq: Climate change puts two more Iraqi provinces on displacement list
Iraqi Minister of Migration Ivan Jabaro announced on Tuesday that Diyala and Diwaniyah provinces have joined the list of provinces that have witnessed displacement due to climate change. Jabaro said that about 7,000 families have been registered as displaced, and…
India: 2 killed including an IRB young soldier in violence-hit Manipur
November 21, 2023
India: 2 killed including an IRB young soldier in violence-hit Manipur
An India Reserve Battalion (IRB) young soldier was among two people killed on Monday after they were waylaid by suspected militants in Kangpokpi district of India’s Manipur state where ethnic violence has claimed at least 181 lives since May 3,…
5000-year-old Sumerian restaurant discovered in Dhi Qar, Iraq
November 21, 2023
5000-year-old Sumerian restaurant discovered in Dhi Qar, Iraq
An American archaeological mission working in Dhi Qar, Iraq, announced on Sunday the discovery of a 5,000-year-old Sumerian restaurant and residential neighbourhoods. The Dhi Qar Antiquities and Excavations Directorate said in a statement that the mission from the University of…
World Television Day passes as 52% of Afghan media forced to halt activities
November 21, 2023
World Television Day passes as 52% of Afghan media forced to halt activities
The Media Support for Afghanistan’s Free Media (NAI) organization announced on World Television Day that over the past two years after the Taliban regained power, 52% of visual media outlets in Afghanistan have ceased their operations. The organization announced on…
UN chief calls for “record action” from world leaders to tackle climate change
November 21, 2023
UN chief calls for “record action” from world leaders to tackle climate change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for “record action” from world leaders to tackle climate change. Present climate trends are racing planet Earth down a dead-end three-degree temperature rise, he said at the launch of the Emissions Gap Report…
Severe storms in Turkey leave 9 dead, 11 still missing after cargo ship sank in Black Sea
November 21, 2023
Severe storms in Turkey leave 9 dead, 11 still missing after cargo ship sank in Black Sea
Severe storms and flooding have left nine people dead across Turkey, officials said Monday, including one seaman who died when a cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast. Eleven other crew were reported missing, the Associate Press reported. At…
Secretariat-General of Shia Holy Shrines announces start of expansion project of Al-Qasim bin Imam al-Kazim’s Shrine
November 21, 2023
Secretariat-General of Shia Holy Shrines announces start of expansion project of Al-Qasim bin Imam al-Kazim’s Shrine
The Secretariat-General of the Shia Holy Shrines in Iraq announced on Tuesday the beginning of the construction work on the expansion project of the shrine of Al-Qasim bin Imam al-Kazim, peace be upon him. The Secretariat said in a statement…
Wasting leads to loss of 1M kids worldwide every year: WHO chief
November 21, 2023
Wasting leads to loss of 1M kids worldwide every year: WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Monday warned that an estimated one million children a year die worldwide because of wasting. During his address at the UK Global Food Security Summit in London, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that the…
Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi emphasizes importance of religious tolerance, freedom of religion
November 16, 2023
Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi emphasizes importance of religious tolerance, freedom of religion
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi reaffirmed the importance of granting the freedom of worship to the followers of all religions, emphasizing the need of religious tolerance and greater cooperation between Islamic countries. Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi’s statement came during meeting a…