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Australia-based Imam Al-Hassan Al-Mujtaba Center continues its cultural, religious activities

Australia-based Imam Al-Hassan Al-Mujtaba Center continues its cultural, religious activities

The New South Wales-based Imam Al-Hassan Al-Mujtaba Center is intensifying its activities and events for Shia children and youth in Australia. The center’s organizers emphasized the need to increase activities and events for young children, which will enhance their religious…
Number of undocumented migrants almost doubled in Spain in 2023

Number of undocumented migrants almost doubled in Spain in 2023

Around 57,000 migrants entered Spain irregularly last year, almost double the 2022 number as arrivals on the Canary Islands in fragile boats from west Africa surged to record levels, official data showed on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The Spanish government last…
Ukraine and Russia carry out biggest prisoner swap since war began

Ukraine and Russia carry out biggest prisoner swap since war began

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s invasion began in February 2022. Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that 230 of its prisoners were released while Russia said 248…
456,000 Uyghurs newly employed in Xinjiang, mostly in forced labour, experts say

456,000 Uyghurs newly employed in Xinjiang, mostly in forced labour, experts say

China says that 456,000 people were newly employed during the first 10 months of the year in its far-western Xinjiang region, evidence it said showed that Beijing was successfully promoting economic development to create a “happy and harmonious” Uyghur society.…
Armed militants kill 6 in disputed region bordering Sudan, South Sudan

Armed militants kill 6 in disputed region bordering Sudan, South Sudan

Six people including a senior local administrator were killed in an ambush by armed men in the Abyei region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, Reuters reported today. The oil-rich region experiences frequent bouts of violence, where rival factions…
Tsunami warning issued after Japan’s west coast hit by powerful 7.4-mag. earthquake

Tsunami warning issued after Japan’s west coast hit by powerful 7.4-mag. earthquake

According to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK, a “major tsunami warning” was issued Monday after a powerful earthquake struck north of the country’s main island. The Japan Meterological Agency reported a quake hitting Ishikawa and nearby prefectures, one of them measuring…
South Africa: Flash floods kill 21 people in coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa: Flash floods kill 21 people in coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal

Flash floods killed at least twenty-one people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday. The floods hit the town on Christmas Day, destroying about 1,400 homes, with the death toll expected to rise…
Most important news of Islamic world in 2023 at one glance

Most important news of Islamic world in 2023 at one glance

The year 2023 ends tonight, while in many African and Asian countries, especially in the Middle East, Near East and Eastern Europe, even Christians are not in the mood to celebrate. Wars, bombings, droughts, floods, earthquakes, and storms, followed by…
Starvation, death stalk overwhelming majority of Ethiopia’s Tigray population: Regional president

Starvation, death stalk overwhelming majority of Ethiopia’s Tigray population: Regional president

Ethiopia’s northern region is suffering from dire humanitarian conditions as the risk of starvation and death hovers above the population, the presidency of an interim regional administration said Friday. The legacies of the destructive war in Tigray and drought-induced famine…
Number of illegal migrants crossing from Mexico into US exceeds 2.24M in 2023

Number of illegal migrants crossing from Mexico into US exceeds 2.24M in 2023

The International Organization of Migration (IOM) revealed that the number of irregular migrants attempting to reach the US from Central American nations through Mexico has exceeded 2.24 million in 2023. The IOM’s figures, covering the period from January to November…
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