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UN underlines importance of addressing prevention of aid delivery to children in conflict-affected areas

UN underlines importance of addressing prevention of aid delivery to children in conflict-affected areas

The United Nations issued a report warning of the deteriorating humanitarian situation for children in conflict-affected areas due to the prevention of humanitarian aid delivery, urging accountability for these actions. The UN Security Council held a special meeting to discuss…
One of world’s oldest known books to be sold at London later this year

One of world’s oldest known books to be sold at London later this year

The international auction house “Christie’s” announced that an ancient Egyptian manuscript will be put for sale at a public auction to be held in London in the coming months. This manuscript, known as the “Crosby Schøyen,” is one of the…
Despite 9%-decline in forest loss in 2023, forest destruction ‘stubbornly’ high, researchers say

Despite 9%-decline in forest loss in 2023, forest destruction ‘stubbornly’ high, researchers say

The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023, TRTWorld cited a recent report. Despite progress in the Amazon, researchers from the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland reported that high rates of…
Southern Africa grappling with hunger as Zimbabwe declares drought national disaster

Southern Africa grappling with hunger as Zimbabwe declares drought national disaster

President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster on Wednesday, stressing the country needs over $2 billion in aid to help millions facing hunger, Reuters reported. Mnangagwa’s announcement follows similar statements by Zambia and Malawi due to the El…
Poliovirus almost extinct in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say

Poliovirus almost extinct in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say

Global efforts have confined polio to a few areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where the virus still affects children, VOA reported in an article. According to WHO, progress has been made in tackling the disease, with…
South Sudan: At least 12 killed, 15 children missing after youths attack village

South Sudan: At least 12 killed, 15 children missing after youths attack village

Youths raided a village in eastern South Sudan, killing at least 12 people and leaving 15 children missing, as local conflicts are on the rise ahead of the upcoming elections, Reuters reported. A civil war from 2013-18 caused hundreds of…
With 9,000 patients in dire need of treatment, WHO warns of new tragedy in Gaza

With 9,000 patients in dire need of treatment, WHO warns of new tragedy in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the worsening health situation in the Gaza Strip, where approximately 9,000 patients are in urgent need of treatment outside the region. These warnings come as more than 30 hospitals have gone out…
Islamophobic incidents reach record levels in US in 2023, CAIR says

Islamophobic incidents reach record levels in US in 2023, CAIR says

Following the bloody Israeli war on Gaza, discrimination and attacks against Muslims in the United States have reached record levels, according to data from a human rights group. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), there were a total…
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to utilize AI in choosing Nobel Prize winners for physics

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to utilize AI in choosing Nobel Prize winners for physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said that it will utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help choose the 2024 Noble Prize winners for physics. According to the academy, this decision comes to avoid biases that are inherent in selection…
Imam Ali was first founder of Quranic calligraphy in Islamic world, Iraqi calligrapher says

Imam Ali was first founder of Quranic calligraphy in Islamic world, Iraqi calligrapher says

The Iraqi calligrapher and researcher in Islamic arts, Ali Hayder Al-Hasani, affirmed that Imam Ali, peace be upon him, was the first to establish the script of the Noble Quran in the Islamic world. Al-Hasani’s statement came during a lecture…
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