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Authors Condemn Book Ban in Kashmir ——————————- Authors and journalists are condemning the Jammu & Kashmir Home Department’s decision to ban 25 books, with police subsequently raiding bookshops and publishing houses to seize literature labeled as “glorifying terrorism,” Maktoob Media…

Pakistan Flood Death Toll Climbs to 277 Amid Ongoing Rescue Efforts ……………. Pakistan’s death toll from devastating flash floods rose to 277 on Monday, as anguished families searched for missing relatives in remote northern areas, the Associated Press reported. The…

CAIR-Michigan Urges Hate Crime Charges Over Threats to Dearborn Arbaeen Event ………………. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) has called on prosecutors to file hate crime charges against a 27-year-old Garden City man accused of making…

UN Warns Over 41,000 at Risk of Famine in Yemen’s Abs District ……………… A United Nations report has warned that more than 41,000 people, predominantly displaced individuals and women, face severe risk of famine in the Abs district of Yemen’s…

Pakistan Floods Claim 20 Lives Amid New Heavy Rains …………….. Pakistani authorities reported that at least 20 people have died in fresh heavy rains in northern Pakistan, with rescue teams continuing efforts to recover dozens of bodies trapped under mud…

Iraq Faces Water Shortages as Reservoirs Reach 8% Capacity …………….. Iraq’s water reserves currently stand at just 8% of total capacity, the Ministry of Water Resources reported Monday, highlighting growing challenges amid climate change and reliance on upstream countries for…

Syria’s SANA News Agency to Relaunch with New Structure and Digital Focus on August 20 ————————————— Syria’s official news agency, SANA, is set to relaunch on August 20 with a revamped structure and editorial vision following an overhaul initiated after…

WHO sends medical supplies to treat 15,000 flood-affected people in Pakistan ——————————— The World Health Organization’s chief on Monday announced that the WHO dispatched medical supplies sufficient to treat 15,000 people in the flood-affected areas in Pakistan, Anadolu Agency reported.…

UN Report: Violence in Syria’s Alawite Areas May Constitute War Crimes ——————————— According to a report by top UN human rights investigators, a wave of violence in predominantly Alawite areas of Syria may have included acts that constitute war crimes.…

Syrian Delegation Visits Riyadh to Strengthen Economic Ties Following $6.4 Billion Investment Pledge ——————————————- A Syrian delegation led by Minister of Economy and Industry Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar is set to visit Riyadh on Monday to enhance economic relations with Saudi…