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By Ovunc Kutlu ANKARA (AA): Around 280 million people are on the brink of starvation in the world due to a number of reasons, the head of World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday. The number had first spiked to 135 million during the COVID-19 crisis from 80 million five years ago, David Beasley […]

22nd Dec 2021

More than 3.3M people died from COVID-19 in 2021: WHO

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): More than 3.3 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19 this year – more deaths than from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the novel coronavirus continues to claim around 50,000 lives […]

30th Nov 2021

Southern African leaders slam travel bans over omicron, calling it Afrophobia

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA): Southern African leaders have expressed disappointment over decisions taken by several countries to ban travel from half a dozen Southern African Development Community member states (SADC) following the detection of thtravel bane new omicron variant of the coronavirus. “The unilateral travel bans now imposed on SADC countries by the […]

19th Nov 2021

UK: Booster vaccines to be added to NHS Covid Pass for travel

By Hamed Chapman London, (The Muslim News): Booster doses can be added to NHS Covid Passes from Friday for travellers intending to go abroad to prove their vaccination status, the government has announced. “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to show their vaccine status if they are travelling abroad,” said […]

20th Jul 2021

Johnson announces vaccine certificates on ‘Freedom Day’

By Hamed Chapman London, (The Muslim News): Boris Johnson defiantly proceeded with removing most restrictions to contain the third wave of the Covid pandemic ripping across the UK which forced him to isolate to mar what was supposed to be Freedom Day. In an extraordinary U-turn, the British Prime Minister announced that vaccine passports will […]

29th May 2021

EU drugs regulator recommends Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children 12-15

By Agnes Szucs BRUSSELS (AA): The European Medicine Agency (EMA) on Friday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in children aged 12 and 15. “The EMA’s Committee for Human Medicine approved today the use of vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, called Comirnaty, for adolescents from 12 to 15 years,” Marco Cavaleri, the head of Biological Health […]

7th May 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Procuring oxygen made difficult for Kashmir charities

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AA): The India-administered Kashmir government asked manufacturers on Thursday to stop supplying oxygen to charities and ordered medical staff at government health institutions to stop speaking to the media. The orders evoked criticism in a region marred by years of conflict and surging cases of coronavirus […]

28th Apr 2021

Pakistan records highest daily COVID-19 deaths

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan on Wednesday registered 201 deaths from the coronavirus, the highest single-day fatalities since the start of the pandemic last year, said the Health Ministry. The nationwide count raised to 17,530 with the fresh fatalities. Only in April, the South Asian country recorded over 3,100 deaths from COVID-19. This […]

29th Mar 2021

UK: Limited reopening of outdoor Covid restrictions in England

By Hamed Chapman and Ahmed J Versi London, (The Muslim News): Families and friends are able to reunite from Monday with groups of up to six people or from two households able to meet outside, including in private gardens in England. In line with his Government plans to cautiously ease Covid-19 restriction, Prime Minister, […]

16th Feb 2021

Palestine: Israeli bars entry of COVID-19 vaccines to Gaza Strip

By Salam Abu Sharar RAMALLAH (AA): Israel has barred the entry of 2,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine sent by the Health Ministry to the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila confirmed Monday. Alkaila said the ministry holds the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for this arbitrary action which goes against all laws and […]

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.