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Iraq: Drought Threatens Najaf Sea, Raising Environmental and Social Concerns …………… The Najaf Sea, one of Iraq’s most significant natural and historical landmarks, is experiencing near-total drought, sparking alarm among environmental experts and residents in Holy Najaf province. Once a…

Iraq Faces Severe Water Crisis Threatening 20 Million People ………………. Iraq is confronting one of its worst water shortages in a century, with the parliamentary agriculture committee warning that up to 20 million citizens are at risk as levels of…

Summer Rains in Taif Bring Relief and Transform Nature —————————- The city of Taif in Saudi Arabia has recently experienced summer rains, which have refreshed the city’s atmosphere and transformed the surrounding landscape. The rainfall, which is unusual for the…

Armed assault on Darfur hospital kills one: MSF ———————————- An armed attack on a hospital in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region resulted in one fatality, according to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which also announced it had to halt its…

Shia Community Outraged After Takfiri Group Destroys Ghadeer Symbol in Pakistan ————————————- A symbol commemorating the Day of Ghadeer has been destroyed in the city of Beht Shah, Pakistan, by members of the extremist Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba, led by Muhammad…

At least 76 killed in bus crash in Western Afghanistan ——————————— At least 76 people, including 17 children, were killed in a devastating bus crash in western Afghanistan, a tragedy described as one of the country’s deadliest traffic incidents in…

Bihar Hindu Chief Threatens Elderly Muslim Couple Over Rearing of Cows —————————————- A Muslim couple in Gopalganj’s Panchdevri block was allegedly harassed and threatened by a local Hindu leader and his associates while transporting cows they had purchased for rearing,…

Syrian Observatory Reports Over 1,700 Killed in Sweida Clashes …………… The death toll from last month’s violence in Syria’s Sweida province has risen to 1,709, according to figures released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The casualties were recorded…

Iraqi Marshes Highlighted in Paris Photo Exhibit Amid Environmental Threats ……………….. A new photography exhibition in Paris has cast a spotlight on Iraq’s southern marshes, presenting them as a cultural and environmental treasure now facing severe threats, The National reported.…

Iraq: Najaf Health Authorities Mobilize for Prophet’s Martyrdom Anniversary Commemorations ……………….. Health authorities in Holy Najaf announced Tuesday a comprehensive medical plan to support pilgrims marking the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s martyrdom, an annual event held at the shrine…