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France Issues Arrest Warrants for Assad and Top Syrian Officials Over 2012 Journalist Killings …………… A French court has issued arrest warrants for seven former senior Syrian officials, including ex-President Bashar al-Assad, over the 2012 bombing of a press centre…

Thousands of families remain homeless and fearful days after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,400 people and flattening villages across Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. The quake, which hit remote mountainous areas near the Pakistan border on…

Taliban Bans Romantic and Critical Poetry Under New Law ………….. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has signed a new law banning romantic and critical poetry in Afghanistan, Amu TV reported. The “Poetry Regulation Law,” published in the official gazette on August…

Pakistan: Deadly Suicide Bombing in Quetta Kills 17, Injures Dozens at Memorial Event ……………. A suicide bombing in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killed at least 17 people and injured more than 36 during a memorial gathering on…

First Islamic Primary School Opens in Woerden Amid New Academic Year …………… Woerden, Utrecht province, has opened its first Islamic primary school, Sirat School, in the former De Wegwijzer school building on Essenlaan Street. The school began operating at the…

Taliban Wives Campaign Exposes Double Standards on Women’s Rights ———————————- A former CIA officer has launched a campaign titled “Taliban House Wives” by publishing images of Taliban officials’ wives, sparking widespread debate over the group’s restrictive policies on Afghan women,…

UN Condemns Houthi Detention of Staff, Urges Immediate Release ——————————— UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff members in Yemen by Houthi authorities, also known as Ansar Allah, UN Website reported. The…

850,000 Syrian Refugees Return Home Since Assad’s Fall, UN Says —————————– Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, around 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned from neighboring countries, and the figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks,…

UNHCR Seeks Urgent Aid for Earthquake-Struck Afghanistan ————————————————– The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a global appeal for urgent support for communities in eastern Afghanistan that were devastated by an earthquake on August 31, according to…

Reports Highlight Rising Attacks Against Shi’a Community in Syria’s Homs Province …………. The Documentation Center for Shi’a Rights Violations in Syria has raised alarm over an uptick in targeted violence against members of the Shi’a community in Homs province, citing…