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31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, OIC, GCC condemn so-called 'Greater Israel Vision'
The Peninsula
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August 16, 2025
Doha, Qatar: The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, and the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), condemned in the strongest terms the statements...
Adesso Basta! Enough Is Enough. Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing
Havana Times
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August 15, 2025
Acclaimed Israeli author David Grossman. Photo: wikipedia By Jan Lundius (IPS) HAVANA TIMES – On August the first, the Italian daily La Repubblica published an interview with David Grossman, Israel’s most renown author and supporter of a...
Opinion: Trump’s domestic deployments are dangerous. For the military
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 23, 2025
One of my life's greatest regrets is that I didn't join the Army sooner. I was commissioned at age 37, late for the military, and I didn't exactly impress my officer basic course instructors with my physical prowess. But I made it through, and I...
Foreign ministers of 31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Cooperation Council for Arab States secretaries-general condemn Israeli PM's 'Greater Israel' statements
Qatar Tribune
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August 15, 2025
DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Chad, the United Republic of the Comoros,...
Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heat
Muser Press
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August 11, 2025
Baghdad, Iraq | AFP Iraq on Monday announced a nationwide power outage as rising temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels. The electricity ministry said the grid suffered a “total outage” after the shutdown of two...
Arba’een pilgrimage draws over 21 million devotees to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala
Press TV
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The annual Arba’een pilgrimage, one of the most monumental religious congregations throughout the world, has this year attracted more than 21 million Muslim devotees to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala. The General Secretariat of the Holy Shrine of...
Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid record heat
Free Malaysia Today
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August 11, 2025
Iranian Shiite pilgrims arrive at Al-Mundheriya border to join millions heading to Karbala for the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage. (AP pic) BAGHDAD: Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to...
Iraq experiences nationwide power outage amid 'record' heat
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 11, 2025
Power has gone out across Iraq as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to unprecedented levels. The outage came on Monday local time amid a heatwave that Iraqi meteorological services expected to last more than a week, with...
Iraq hit by power cuts as temperatures soar
The National News
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Power cuts struck across Iraq on Monday, with soaring temperatures pushing demand to unprecedented levels, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry said. The blackouts occurred as temperatures hit 48°C or more in many areas and technical failures affected...
Iraqi PM Welcomes Larijani, Affirms Keenness to Develop Bilateral Ties with Iran
Al Manar
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August 11, 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani affirmed on Monday Baghdad’s relentless efforts to develop its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and strengthen fruitful partnerships in various levels, serving the interests of both the Iraqi...
For Shia pilgrims in Iraq’s deserts, suffering strengthens faith
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
KARBALA: Majid al-Kareem is poorly equipped for his 500 km pilgrimage by foot through the scorching deserts of southern Iraq. He wears sandals and black clothes that absorb the heat, and carries a wooden broom handle for a walking stick. But...
From hotels, to wine and candy: Canada spent $170K to bring back women who joined Islamic State
Prince George Post
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World The Conservatives called for an investigation: ‘The Liberal government must answer for why they spent $170,000 on lavish costs to repatriate reported ISIS criminals‘ Kimberly Polman is greeted by family members...
The 7th shrine dedicated to Mary, mother of persecuted Christians, will open in Iraq
Zenit
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August 15, 2025
(ZENIT News / Qaraqosh, 08.15.2025).- In the heart of Iraq’s Christian homeland, a new sanctuary is taking shape. Qaraqosh, once emptied of its Christian population by the advance of ISIS, will soon host one of only seven shrines in the world...
Islamic Architecture: Everything You Need to Know About This Symbolic
Architectural Digest - New York
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August 11, 2025
Islamic architecture has long captivated observers with its harmonious blend of spirituality, geometry, and cultural expression. Originating in the 7th century CE, this architectural tradition spans three continents and encompasses not only...
Disarmament calls aim to weaken the people: Iraqi Hezbollah chief
Al Mayadeen
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August 15, 2025
Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi warns of growing regional aggression and reaffirms the Resistance’s right to enhance its arsenal to defend land, faith, and dignity. The Secretary-General of the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, issued a...
Human rights activist’s new novel shines a light on ‘invisible’ asylum-seekers from India
Religion News Service
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August 14, 2025
(RNS) — Ruchira Gupta’s new young reader novel, “The Freedom Seeker,” tells the story of Simi, a 12-year-old girl from Chandigarh, India, whose family is forced to flee to the United States after her parents, a Hindu-Sikh father and Muslim mother,...
Migrant women from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq have highest birth rates in Austria, new data shows
Natural News
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August 15, 2025
Migrant women from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq have highest birth rates in Austria, new data shows New Austrian data shows women from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq have birth rates nearly three times higher than Austrian-born women, averaging 3.3...
Iraqi prime minister OKs penalizing senior officers
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 11, 2025
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister approved sweeping disciplinary and legal measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with police at a government facility left three people dead last month, his office said Saturday....
AG Miyares sues VA over denial of veterans’ education benefits
WDBJ7 - Virginia
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August 15, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), alleging it has failed to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing full education benefits to veterans. The suit, filed...
Religion news 11 August 2025
Religion Media Centre
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August 11, 2025
Tensions spilling over in British Jewish community over Gaza A rally in London following a march of an estimated 5,000 people demanding the release of the Israeli hostages, was disrupted, when the co-heads of Progressive Judaism, Rabbis Charley...