World
16th Jumada al-Thani Marks Martyrdom Commemoration of Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Shirazi
December 18, 2024
16th Jumada al-Thani Marks Martyrdom Commemoration of Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Shirazi
Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Hosseini Shirazi, a prominent religious and scholarly figure of the twentieth century, was martyred on May 1, 1980 (corresponding to the sixteenth of Jumada al-Thani 1400 AH) in a terrorist attack orchestrated by agents of Saddam’s regime…
MWL Condemns Israeli Plan to Double Golan Heights Population
December 16, 2024
MWL Condemns Israeli Plan to Double Golan Heights Population
The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to double the population of the annexed Golan Heights, Arab News reported today. In a statement, the MWL urged the international community to take action against what it described…
ICJ Considers Legal Responsibility for Climate Change
December 16, 2024
ICJ Considers Legal Responsibility for Climate Change
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has concluded historic hearings involving over 100 countries regarding legal accountability for the climate crisis, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Spearheaded by Vanuatu and other Pacific island nations, the hearings, which began…
UN Security Council Extends Sanctions Against Al-Shabaab Terror Group
December 16, 2024
UN Security Council Extends Sanctions Against Al-Shabaab Terror Group
The UN Security Council has voted to renew sanctions against the al-Shabaab terror group in Somalia, extending them until February 28, 2025, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The resolution, proposed by the UK, received unanimous support from all 15 members of…
Poverty pushes Nigerian children into hazardous lithium mining
December 15, 2024
Poverty pushes Nigerian children into hazardous lithium mining
In northern Nigeria, children are being drawn into hazardous work in the country’s unregulated lithium mining sector, Euronews reported on Friday. In areas like Pasali village in Nasarawa State, children sort and bag rocks, often working in teams that handle…
New survey highlights rising loneliness in Germany
December 15, 2024
New survey highlights rising loneliness in Germany
A new survey by Germany’s Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurer reveals that loneliness affects 60% of Germans to varying degrees. The study, based on a representative survey of 1,403 people conducted in May, found younger people are more impacted. Among…
Georgia Elects Mikheil Kavelashvili as New President Amid Protests
December 15, 2024
Georgia Elects Mikheil Kavelashvili as New President Amid Protests
Georgian lawmakers on Saturday elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president, replacing pro-European incumbent Salome Zourabichvili, Reuters reported. The election follows significant unrest in Georgia after the ruling Georgian Dream party suspended EU accession talks, a…
UN Talks in Riyadh Fail to Address Global Drought
December 15, 2024
UN Talks in Riyadh Fail to Address Global Drought
The 12-day COP16 meeting of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concluded without a binding agreement on global drought response, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Delegates from 196 countries, including the European Union, were unable to finalize a protocol, despite…
Over 7.2M people, mainly kids, face risk of drowning by 2050: WHO
December 15, 2024
Over 7.2M people, mainly kids, face risk of drowning by 2050: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report highlighting the ongoing risk of drowning, particularly among children, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Despite a 38% decline in the global drowning death rate since 2000, the report warns that over 7.2…
Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Greece, Claiming 5 lives
December 15, 2024
Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Greece, Claiming 5 lives
At least five migrants drowned after a wooden boat carrying many Pakistanis capsized off Gavdos, Greece, on Saturday, Dawn reported. The coastguard reported that 39 men, primarily from Pakistan, were rescued by nearby cargo vessels and transferred to Crete. The…