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Baghdad witnessed significant progress as Malaysia’s chargé d’affaires, Mohamad Sha’er, held critical discussions with construction firm HSS and consultancy CHSS on major infrastructure projects in Iraq. According to the Malaysian Embassy in Iraq, key initiatives include the “Baghdad Metro” and…

UNICEF has reported over 100 children have been killed or injured in Syria due to unexploded ordnance (UXOs), including mines and bombs, remnants of nearly 14 years of civil conflict. This alarming statistic translates to nearly four casualties per day,…

According to a recent analysis by Gallup Pakistan, Pakistan has the highest annual death toll from smoking in South Asia, surpassing the global average, Dawn Newspaper reported. The Global Burden of Disease 2024 report reveals a smoking-related death rate of…

Egypt’s population has climbed to 107.25 million, the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced yesterday. The figure was reported via the population clock prominently displayed atop the CAPMAS headquarters. According to the latest data, the population increased…

Malaysians have turned to TikTok to promote local mosques after criticism that the Visit Malaysia 2026 tourism video excluded Islamic landmarks, South China Morning Post reported. The campaign, aiming to attract 35.6 million international visitors and generate 147.1 billion ringgit…

Thousands of Afghan citizens evacuated by the United States during its 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in foreign countries, according to newly released documents. Many evacuees, some in conditions likened to detention, face prolonged uncertainty about their resettlement prospects.…

Syrian authorities have uncovered a new mass grave in the town of Khan Al-Asal on the outskirts of Aleppo, containing approximately 20,000 bodies. Officials from the new Syrian administration reported five mass graves in the city, with the largest being…

Iraqi authorities have received over 190 families linked to ISIS at Al-Jada Camp in southern Nineveh, transferred from Syria’s Al-Hol Camp, local news outlets reported. According to Iraqi security sources, 191 families (710 individuals, mostly women and children) were relocated…

A coal mine collapse in Sanjdi, near Quetta in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, has claimed 11 lives, with one worker still missing, news reports said. The incident occurred on January 8, 2025, due to a methane gas buildup that triggered an…

Four members of Daesh, including two senior leaders, were killed in an Iraqi airstrike in the Hamrin Mountains, eastern Iraq, on Friday, Arab News reported. The Iraqi Security Media Cell reported that Iraqi F-16 fighter jets targeted the militants, leading…