Islam World

Pakistan deported 144,500 Afghan nationals in April—the highest monthly total since its mass repatriation campaign began in September 2023—according to a joint report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The report…

Russia has announced its readiness to assist the Taliban in combating ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State affiliate active in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, emphasized the shared threat ISIS poses to both Moscow and Kabul…

More than 2,500 prisoners have been released across Iraq under the general amnesty law, the Ministry of Justice announced on Thursday, Rudaw reported. Ahmed Laibi, the ministry’s spokesperson, confirmed that the release process is ongoing, with efforts focused on freeing…

Afghanistan has been ranked 175th out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), reflecting severe restrictions on media freedom under Taliban rule, Khaama Press reported. Although the country improved by three…

Senior military leaders from India and Pakistan engaged in direct talks via hotline to address escalating violence along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, Khaama Press reported. This rare communication followed a deadly attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, which…

A recent UNAMA report reveals that at least 50 Ismaili men in Badakhshan province were forced to convert to Sunni Islam by local Taliban authorities between January and February 2025, Amu TV reported. Those who resisted faced beatings, death threats,…

Between January and March 2025, at least 34 civilians were killed and 74 injured in Afghanistan, Amu TV reported cited the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Armed groups such as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the Afghanistan…

The UN’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has condemned recent sectarian violence in Damascus and Israeli strikes on the capital as “unacceptable,” Arab News reported. The violence erupted in the Druze-majority towns of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and Jaramana, where clashes…

Over 1.4 million Syrians have returned to their homeland since the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime last December, Anadolu Agency reported citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The UNHCR stated on X that while hope is now a reality for…

Israel conducted a “warning operation” in Syria on April 30, 2025, targeting an armed group allegedly preparing to attack the Druze community in Sahnaya near Damascus, Anadolu Agency reported. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz stated the…