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Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said Thursday. The attack happened at around nightfall on Wednesday in the village of Goulgountou in Burkina’s Sahel region, when assailants arrived on motorbikes…

Last Saturday in Mirpur Khas, a city in Pakistan’s Sindh province, hundreds of people lined up for hours outside a park to buy subsidized wheat flour, offered for 65 rupees a kilogram instead of the current, inflated rate of about…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, criticized the US steps to combat illegal immigration, including measures taken by Washington to manage border areas with Latin American countries. “While I welcome the measures to establish and expand…

Climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday. The report based on…

A delegation of some 30 Islamic religious experts and scholars from 14 Muslim-majority countries – including Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates – recently visited Xinjiang, according to media outlets. During their stay, they praised China’s…

According to Islamic teachings, the deceased people should be secure of an eternal burial place. Due to a lack of space, this is often impossible in the Netherlands. Now, the Muslim community has opened a large cemetery specially designed for…

UN agencies said Thursday conflict, climate shocks, the Covid-19 pandemic and rising living costs were leaving an increasing number of children badly malnourished. “Currently, more than 30 million children in the 15 worst-affected countries suffer from wasting – or acute…

The Spanish National Police Corps and the Moroccan Police dismantled a terrorist cell linked to ISIS terrorist group made up of three people who were prepared to commit attacks and who were also looking to join the terrorist group in…

A community leader and his nephew were reportedly killed by terrorists in the Unguwan Mai Awo village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The terrorists who attacked the village around 3.30 am on Wednesday, also abducted 4 women…

On 18 January 2023, the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and UNESCO will host a webinar on the theme of Freedom of Expression in the Digital Environment. While the digital era has presented opportunities for enhancing freedom of expression,…