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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has affirmed the decision of two Belgian regions to ban the practice of Islamic halal slaughter without stunning. Members of religious communities and several non-governmental organizations filed a case with the ECtHR, arguing…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Freemuslim) has welcomed the decision of the Dutch Supreme Court to halt military aid to the Israeli government, which is committing bloody massacres against civilians in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. The organization stated in a press…

At least five people, including four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer, have been killed in an attack in Somalia. Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the Saturday attack on General Gordon military base in the Somali…

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, adding it was 10 km deep. The Philippine seismology agency had a different reading, saying it was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake with a…

Thousands of children have been displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating violence between the Congolese army and M23 rebels. Save the Children reported that around 78,000 children have fled their homes in the past week, with…

At least 13 Sudanese asylum seekers have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, with 27 people still missing, a Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday. The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese, and…

The Swedish Migration Court has confirmed that an Iraqi man who staged a series of public Quran burnings last year will be deported, Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday. While Salwan Momika has been accused of providing false information in his asylum…

At least five people were killed Wednesday and 10 wounded in a bomb attack in Somalia’s lower Shabelle region in the state of South West, according to officials. According to Anadolu Agency, the attack involved an improvised explosive (IED) device…

At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a crowded market in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, after multiple blasts, Al Jazeera reported. The incident happened within the Bakara market in the city, leaving more than 20 people injured. The…

Dozens were reportedly killed in attacks in a disputed area between Western Barh El Ghazal State and Warrap State in South Sudan, officials said Tuesday. About 20 people, including high-ranking police, army and national security officers were killed in fighting…