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Suspected militants kill 17 herders in northeast Nigeria

Suspected militants kill 17 herders in northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram militants killed 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in the troubled northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, self-defense militia said Monday. The militants on Saturday attacked herders guarding their cattle in a pasture near Airamne village in…
Muslim children finally allowed to be circumcised in Italian hospitals

Muslim children finally allowed to be circumcised in Italian hospitals

Yesterday, the health advisor for the Lazio region in central Italy, Alesso D’Amato, signed a decision allowing Muslim families in the region to perform circumcisions for their male children in the health facilities of the Italian Ministry of Health, and…
18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US

18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US

A frigid winter storm killed at least 18 people as it swept across the country, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and leaving millions of people on edge about the possibility of Christmas Eve blackouts.…
UN asked to help Muslims help build mosque in South Korea’s Daegu

UN asked to help Muslims help build mosque in South Korea’s Daegu

A civic group has filed petition to UN as South Korea’s Daegu locals continue to oppose construction of mosque. A local civic group supporting Muslims who are facing vehement backlash from local residents in Daegu after trying to build a…
UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda mired by controversy

UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda mired by controversy

The UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday. The policy, which involves Britain forcibly sending tens of thousands of migrants to Rwanda in an alleged effort to tackle the record number of…
Top UN, NGO officials to meet over Taliban ban on women staff

Top UN, NGO officials to meet over Taliban ban on women staff

The order issued by the Taliban authorities, demanding NGOs to ban women from work, drew swift international condemnation, with governments and organisations warning of the impact on humanitarian services in a country where millions rely on aid. “A meeting of…
Madagascar: Khudam Ahl al-Bayt Association holds mourning ceremonies over martyrdom of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra

Madagascar: Khudam Ahl al-Bayt Association holds mourning ceremonies over martyrdom of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra

Khudam Ahl al-Bayt Association, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority in Majunga Madagascar, commemorates the Fatimid days, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her. The association also holds mourning ceremonies to recall the the…
Iraq: Security forces arrest eight terrorists in six Iraqi cities

Iraq: Security forces arrest eight terrorists in six Iraqi cities

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced on Sunday the arrest of eight “terrorists” in six Iraqi cities, including the federal capital, Baghdad. In a press statement, the Security Cell said that “based on accurate intelligence information of the intelligence and…
Saudi authorities retract their decision to open Baqi al-Gharqad Cemetery throughout the day

Saudi authorities retract their decision to open Baqi al-Gharqad Cemetery throughout the day

The Saudi authorities retracted their decision to open the Baqi al-Gharqad Cemetery in Medina for visitors throughout the day, and decided opening it for only four hours, which saddened many people because they could not have the honor of visiting…
Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea

Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya refugees were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea, officials said on Sunday. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh…
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