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The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has reopened the Sayyeda Zeinab Mosque after it was closed for renovations. In a statement reported by news outlets, el-Sisi said today Sunday that Egypt has a comprehensive plan to develop mosques and sites…

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has dissolved the country’s parliament and assumed some of its powers, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The emir cited an “unhealthy atmosphere” and spread of corruption that has “even affected the justice system.” Weeks after…

Heavy monsoon rains have ravaged northern and northwestern Afghanistan, with the UN Food Program reporting at least 300 confirmed fatalities, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The flash floods have destroyed over 1,000 homes in the Baghlan province alone, according to the…

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale on Saturday shook a city on the Azerbaijani Caspian coast. According to the Azerbaijani Seismological Service Center, the earthquake’s epicenter was in the mountainous Lankarnan province, about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) northwest…

The government of Iraq has asked all sixty countries whose citizens are living in the camp of the families of the radical Sunni group of ISIS to repatriate them as soon as possible. This camp, which lies in northern Syria,…

The Juvenile Court in Kuwait handed down a five-year prison sentence to a tenth-grade student for his involvement with Daesh and his attempt to bomb a Husseiniya in the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Middle East Monitor reported yesterday. According to the…

Residents of Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border are facing increasing disruption to their daily lives due to ongoing military operations and clashes between security forces and militants, VOA reported yesterday in an article citing local sources. The Center…

At least 50 people lost their lives after flash floods hit several parts of Afghanistan on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The floods hit at least two provinces in the north and northeastern parts of the country, causing heavy damage,…

The Afghanistan Journalists Center has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban work and cooperation with Afghanistan International Radio and Television, calling it a violation of the country’s media laws, Khaama Press reported today. In a statement issued on Thursday, the…

Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, has accused “inimical forces” of unleashing “digital terrorism” and attempting to sow division between the military and the public through “lies, fake news and propaganda,” Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. In a speech to army…