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Southern Africa grappling with hunger as Zimbabwe declares drought national disaster

Southern Africa grappling with hunger as Zimbabwe declares drought national disaster

President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster on Wednesday, stressing the country needs over $2 billion in aid to help millions facing hunger, Reuters reported. Mnangagwa’s announcement follows similar statements by Zambia and Malawi due to the El…
Poliovirus almost extinct in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say

Poliovirus almost extinct in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say

Global efforts have confined polio to a few areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where the virus still affects children, VOA reported in an article. According to WHO, progress has been made in tackling the disease, with…
South Sudan: At least 12 killed, 15 children missing after youths attack village

South Sudan: At least 12 killed, 15 children missing after youths attack village

Youths raided a village in eastern South Sudan, killing at least 12 people and leaving 15 children missing, as local conflicts are on the rise ahead of the upcoming elections, Reuters reported. A civil war from 2013-18 caused hundreds of…
With 9,000 patients in dire need of treatment, WHO warns of new tragedy in Gaza

With 9,000 patients in dire need of treatment, WHO warns of new tragedy in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the worsening health situation in the Gaza Strip, where approximately 9,000 patients are in urgent need of treatment outside the region. These warnings come as more than 30 hospitals have gone out…
Islamophobic incidents reach record levels in US in 2023, CAIR says

Islamophobic incidents reach record levels in US in 2023, CAIR says

Following the bloody Israeli war on Gaza, discrimination and attacks against Muslims in the United States have reached record levels, according to data from a human rights group. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), there were a total…
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to utilize AI in choosing Nobel Prize winners for physics

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to utilize AI in choosing Nobel Prize winners for physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said that it will utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help choose the 2024 Noble Prize winners for physics. According to the academy, this decision comes to avoid biases that are inherent in selection…
Imam Ali was first founder of Quranic calligraphy in Islamic world, Iraqi calligrapher says

Imam Ali was first founder of Quranic calligraphy in Islamic world, Iraqi calligrapher says

The Iraqi calligrapher and researcher in Islamic arts, Ali Hayder Al-Hasani, affirmed that Imam Ali, peace be upon him, was the first to establish the script of the Noble Quran in the Islamic world. Al-Hasani’s statement came during a lecture…
UNSC demands inclusion of “gender apartheid” in convention on prohibition of crimes against humanity

UNSC demands inclusion of “gender apartheid” in convention on prohibition of crimes against humanity

The new head of the United Nations Security Council says that “gender apartheid”, which presently applies to Afghanistan, should be included in the convention on the prohibition of crimes against humanity. Vanessa Frazier, permanent representative of Malta at the United…
Greek coast guard saves 74 migrants in boat on Mediterranean Sea

Greek coast guard saves 74 migrants in boat on Mediterranean Sea

Seventy-four migrants were rescued from a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea between northern Africa and southern Europe on Monday, VOA reported. All the passengers, 73 men and 1 woman, were found by the Greek coast guard 25 nautical miles…
Shia Rights Watch releases its monthly report on anti-Shia violations

Shia Rights Watch releases its monthly report on anti-Shia violations

Shia Rights Watch (SRW), an international organization dedicated to monitoring and defending Shia rights, has released its monthly report for March 2024, highlighting the most significant human rights violations affecting individuals and communities of Shia Muslims in several countries around…
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