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New research reveals that the past year witnessed the greatest number of civilian casualties, both fatalities and injuries, resulting from explosive incidents in over ten years. The UK-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) reported the hig..
Norway is poised to become the world's first country to embrace the controversial practice of large-scale deep-sea mining, with a parliamentary vote expected soon. The plan aims to expedite the extraction of precious metals essential for..
South Korea has approved a new law with the goal of putting an end to the slaughter and trade of dogs for meat by 2027. This legislation targets the centuries-old practice of consuming dog meat, which has seen a decline in popularity, especially a..
A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a citizen to seven years in prison on charges of causing a grievous bodily harm to an expatriate, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported. The victim has suffered quadriplegia, a condition where all four limbs experience paralys..
Saudi authorities daily use 115 tonnes of rug sterilisation substances and 30 tonnes (30,000 litres) of perfume at the Prophet’s Mosque, Islam’s second holiest site in Medina, a major destination for the Muslim faithful from around the wo..
Kuwait is set to introduce practical tests for skilled technical workers as a prerequisite for issuing work permits. The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), in collaboration with the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), an..
A Saudi man was offered 6 luxury SUVs from a well-known tribe in appreciation after he had pardoned the killer of his young son prior to his scheduled execution. A social media video showed a member of the Harb tribe in Saudi Arabia presenting a g..
A criminal syndicate that planned to illegally export hundreds of native lizards from Australia to Hong Kong has been "dismantled", authorities say. The reptiles had an estimated market value of A$1.2m (£633,000; $805,000), accordi..
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term in a controversial election. Ms Hasina will serve another five years in office after her party the Awami League and its allies won 223 of 300 parliamentary seats co..