Afghanistan: Bombing of mosque in Kabul kills 21, injures 33
India: Rights groups decry release of 11 convicts in gang rape of Muslim woman, murder case
Pakistan: 20 killed in bus-tanker collision in northeast
Egypt: 41 dead in fire at Coptic church west of Cairo
Tunisia: Tunisian preacher stirs controversy over verses regarding ‘coup’
‘News is not good’: Rushdie’s agent says after author attacked on stage in New York
Greece: Dep Speaker of Parliament advocates ‘necessity’ of spying on country’s Turkish Muslim MPs
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers, 2 Kashmiri militants killed in shoot-out
Palestine: Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Afghanistan: 8 killed, 18 injured in ISIS bombing at Muharram gathering
Palestine: 44 Palestinians killed incl 15 children by Israeli bombing of Gaza civilian areas
Palestine: 29 Palestinians killed, incl 6 children by Israeli indiscriminate bombing in Gaza
Palestine: Israel bombs Gaza in unprovoked attack killing 15 incl 5-year-old child
Morocco, Israel agree to enhance security cooperation
UN blames Israel’s ‘coercive measures’ for Palestinian displacements
French gov’t takes flak over deportation decision against well-known imam
Palestine: Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
Lebanon: Hezbollah warns Israeli gas drilling vessels within range of its missiles
Bangladeshi nationals easy targets of human trafficking gangs
Pakistan: 25 killed in rain-related accidents in 2 days as monsoon wreaks havoc
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): Controversy is heating up in Tunisia after local authorities suspended a Muslim preacher for reciting verses from the Noble Quran, Islam’s holy book, regarding “coup”. Mohammed Zain al-Din, 60, a preacher in the eastern Nabeul province, told … Continued
By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): At least 11 people were killed when soldiers tried to overthrow Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the government confirmed Wednesday. Embalo said Tuesday evening that many members of the security forces had been … Continued
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Former Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi has accused Egypt and Israel of supporting what she described as a “military coup” in Sudan. Speaking at a virtual panel hosted by US think tank, the Atlantic Council, al-Mahdi … Continued
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Sudan’s military arrested members of the civilian government and leaders of the ruling coalition of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), officials in the capital Khartoum announced early on Monday. The officials, … Continued
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): Tunisia’s Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi said Monday the assembly is in session, reiterating rejection of President Kais Saied’s decision to suspend parliament. On Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied ousted the government of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, froze … Continued
By Merve Berker and Busra Selvi Ogutcen (AA): Myanmar’s military announced Monday that it has seized power and will rule the country for at least one year after detaining its top political leaders. The military declared a state of … Continued
NEW YORK (AA): Turkish Americans and media members on Thursday demonstrated outside the world headquarters of NBC News in New York, slamming the organization for a false report on the night of a recent putsch attempt in Turkey. NBC News … Continued
ANKARA (AA): Germany’s highest court late Saturday upheld a ruling to ban Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing via video call a planned anti-coup rally in Cologne. The decision by the Federal Constitutional Court came after Cologne police prevented … Continued
ANKARA (AA): Calling the July 15 foiled coup attempt a milestone for Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the country had not compromised its laws in the coup’s wake, and furthermore made the gesture of withdrawing various court cases … Continued
By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. was caught off guard by a recent attempted overthrow of the Turkish government, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. But Peter Cook’s remarks left many questions unanswered about when and how Washington learned … Continued
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey defeats coup attempt in less than 24 hours The attempt by sections of the Turkish military to overthrow the government began at around 10 p.m. local time (1900GMT) Friday and was thwarted by 8 p.m. Saturday. … Continued
By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA): A coup attempt in Turkey was “foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity,” Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a statement distributed by foreign missions. “Our president and government … Continued
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.