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ISIS-Linked Militants Attack Mozambique Wildlife Reserve, Killing 10
May 18, 2025
ISIS-Linked Militants Attack Mozambique Wildlife Reserve, Killing 10
At least 10 people have been killed in a series of brutal attacks by Islamic State-linked militants in Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve, one of Africa’s largest protected areas, The Guardian reported. The violence, claimed by Islamic State-Mozambique, includes a raid on…
China employing boarding schools as tool of cultural genocide against Uyghur children
May 18, 2025
China employing boarding schools as tool of cultural genocide against Uyghur children
The Centre for Uyghur Studies (CUS) has released a report titled “Breaking the Roots: China’s Use of Boarding Schools as a Tool of Genocide Against Uyghur Muslims,” The Sentinel revealed. The report sheds light on China’s state-sponsored boarding school system…
Kazakhstan inks Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action
May 18, 2025
Kazakhstan inks Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action
Kazakhstan has joined over 65 countries in signing the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action in Astana, committing to address the climate crisis’s disproportionate impact on children, UNICEF website reported. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Yerlan Nyssanbayev,…
Canadian Mining Firm Fined for Damaging Aboriginal Sacred Site in Australia
May 17, 2025
Canadian Mining Firm Fined for Damaging Aboriginal Sacred Site in Australia
An Australian court has fined Canadian mining company Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd A$160,000 (US$102,868) for illegally drilling in a protected Aboriginal sacred site in the Northern Territory, Anadolu Agency reported. The company admitted guilt last month after its own…
Malaysia Pioneers Fully Digital Halal Certification to Boost Global Trade
May 17, 2025
Malaysia Pioneers Fully Digital Halal Certification to Boost Global Trade
Malaysia has launched a groundbreaking digital halal certification system, positioning itself as a leader in the rapidly expanding global halal market, The Halal Times reported. The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) unveiled the MYeHALAL platform on May 5, replacing…
World’s largest poultry exporter Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak
May 17, 2025
World’s largest poultry exporter Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak
Brazil, the world’s biggest poultry exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Arab News reported. The discovery has prompted China to impose a 60-day ban…
Death Toll from Tropical Disease Outbreak in Northern Australia Rises to 31
May 16, 2025
Death Toll from Tropical Disease Outbreak in Northern Australia Rises to 31
Northern Australia is grappling with an outbreak of melioidosis, a rare tropical disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding, which has claimed at least 31 lives so far in 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. Queensland’s health department reported four new cases…
Renewed clashes rock Tripoli despite ceasefire claims
May 16, 2025
Renewed clashes rock Tripoli despite ceasefire claims
Fresh clashes erupted in Libya’s Tripoli on Wednesday between the Radaa force and the 444 Brigade, just a day after authorities declared an end to the violence, news outlets reported. Fighting spread across key parts of the capital, including the…
Malaysia to host major Islamic arts festival in August 2025
May 14, 2025
Malaysia to host major Islamic arts festival in August 2025
The Malaysian city of Bintulu in Sarawak is set to host the third edition of the International Islamic Arts Festival (iFest 2025) from August 18 to 23. Organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia in collaboration with the state’s Ministry of Tourism,…
Killing of powerful militia leader in Tripoli leads to 6 deaths
May 14, 2025
Killing of powerful militia leader in Tripoli leads to 6 deaths
The killing of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, known as Gheniwa, head of the powerful Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) militia in Tripoli, has sparked deadly clashes in the Libyan capital, The Guardian reported. At least six people were killed following his death…