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The Imam Ali Holy Shrine has begun preparing hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers to adorn the shrine in celebration of Eid al-Ghadir, the Greatest Eid of God. Barq Hadi, an official in the Decoration Unit, told Shia Waves Agency…

Kenya’s National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has reported a worsening drought crisis, with 1.9 million people in 23 arid and semi-arid counties currently in need of food aid. The situation is expected to further deteriorate between June and August. The…

The United States is sharpening its counterterrorism efforts in Somalia as concerns grow over the resurgence of the ISIS terror group in the Horn of Africa region, VOA reported yesterday. U.S. officials warn that IS’s regional affiliate, known as IS-Somalia,…

Global spending on nuclear weapons surged by 13% to reach a record $91.4 billion in 2023, according to estimates from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reported by The Guardian. This increase, which is $10.7 billion more than…

Despite China’s rejection of the European Union’s calls to stop alleged human rights violations in the country, the EU expressed deep concern about what it described as an extremely serious situation. In a statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, the…

A stark warning has been issued about the state of our planet and its climate, as revealed in the ninth edition of the Sustainable Development Report by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The report, released on Monday…

A global study indicates that more people are avoiding news, finding it depressing, relentless, and dull. The Reuters Institute at Oxford University reported that nearly 40% of people globally now often or occasionally avoid the news, up from 29% in…

News reports reveal that war, climate change, and man-made shortages have pushed Sudan—a country already beset by numerous hardships—into a severe water crisis. In the sweltering heat, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), approximately 65,000 residents of…

Two migrant shipwrecks off the southern shores of Italy have resulted in the loss of at least 11 lives, with over 60 people still missing, including 26 children, Reuters reported yesterday. The first incident occurred when a sinking wooden boat…

In celebration of the United Nation’s International Day for Countering Hate Speech observed on 18 June, the Freemuslim Association—a global anti-violence organization—has stressed the importance of combating all forms of hate speech and promoting the principles of tolerance and peaceful…