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The United Nations Development Program announced in its new report that Afghanistan is facing a major electricity crisis, adding that only 40% of the country’s population has access to electricity. The report emphasized that the lack of electricity has negative…

Large numbers of Shias in Pakistan have called on the candidates for the upcoming elections in the country from the Shia community to work in three important areas to serve marginalized groups, namely education, employment, and health, and to make…

Based on the statistics announced by the Council of Churches in Basra, the number of Christian families living in southern Iraq has shrunk from more than 7 thousand to less than 350 families, Arabic media sources proclaimed, quoting the Iraq…

Three US service members were killed and 28 injured this weekend in an attack on the Al-Tanf US military base near the Jordanian-Syrian border, American and Jordanian officials said Sunday. In a statement from the White House, US President Joe…

The buses carrying some pilgrims returning from their visitation of the holy shrine of Sayyida Zainab, peace be upon her, were attacked by unidentified assailants. The incident happened in al-Hari village in al-Bukamal region of Syria, where assailants attacked the…

The Sunday Guardian reported on Sunday, citing informed sources, that the Pakistani army is allegedly assisting members of the ISIS-Khorasan branch in crossing the border and entering Afghanistan. Ehsanullah Ehsan, a former commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has also…

The Mayrolty of Iraq’s Capital, Baghdad, has announced its special plan to receive the millions of Shia pilgrims who will commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, peace be upon him, at his Holy Shrine, in Holy Kadhimiya. According…

Gunmen have killed nine Pakistani nationals in a restive southeastern border area of Iran, Pakistan has confirmed, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after recent tit-for-tat attacks. Earlier in the day, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported…

Doctors at Herat Regional Hospital, a public health facility, have observed a significant rise in respiratory illness cases over the past month. These cases constituted about 25% of hospitalized patients. Dr. Daud Hashemi, the hospital’s chief, noted an increase in…

Following religious clashes sparked by the opening this week of a controversial Hindu temple in India, Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take action for the protection of Islamic sites in the country. Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram shared…