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Syria’s new government has agreed to assist the United States in locating and returning Americans who went missing in the conflict-ridden country, Arab News reported on Sunday. “The new Syrian authorities have committed to helping the US find and repatriate…

Pakistan’s security forces killed nine terrorists linked to India in separate operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Dawn newspaper reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The operations targeted “Indian-sponsored khawarij,” a term used for militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban…

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday began a five-day diplomatic tour of Turkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan to thank these nations for supporting Pakistan during its recent military standoff with India, media outlets reported. The conflict, which erupted after…

Pakistan has launched its third nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to immunize 45 million children under the age of five. The weeklong campaign, described by officials as a critical intervention in the country’s final push against polio,…

Saudi authorities arrested 13,118 individuals in one week for breaching residency, labor, and border regulations, Saudi-based Arab News reported on Saturday. According to the report, 8,150 were held for residency violations, 3,344 for illegal border crossings, and 1,624 for labor-related…

Saudi authorities have expanded the use of flexible rubber asphalt on pedestrian walkways in Makkah by 33% ahead of Hajj 2025, Arab News Agency reported. The latest extension includes the route from Namirah Mosque to Al-Mashaer train station in Arafat,…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, affirmed that poverty and unemployment have become global issues, attributing their causes to government negligence and mismanagement, despite the availability of simple solutions. In a lecture titled “Solving the World’s…

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have dismissed at least 300 employees from the state-run Radio and Television channel as part of a broader government austerity campaign, according to Afghanistan International News. The layoffs included journalists, editors, and technicians, many of…

Mohammad Amir Tawsili, a former Afghan military pilot, tragically ended his life by setting himself on fire in Mashhad, Iran, after Iranian authorities denied his residency permit renewal and issued an exit notice, Khaama Press reported. Facing forced deportation to…

Lebanon’s fourth and final phase of municipal elections began Saturday in the southern governorates, marking the country’s first local elections since 2016, Anadolu Agency reported. The elections were postponed three times over nearly a decade due to political and security…