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19th May 2016

Palestine: Israel absolves policeman who killed Palestinian boy

By Alaa al-Rimawi JERUSALEM (AA): The Israeli authorities have dropped all charges against an Israeli police officer who had been charged with killing 16-year-old Palestinian Mohamed Sunuqrut in Jerusalem in mid-2014. According to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the case … Continued

17th May 2016

Palestine: Israeli navy detains 10 Palestinian fishers in Gaza waters

IMEMC News: Several Israeli navy boats attacked, Sunday evening, Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters in the northern part of the coastal region, and detained ten fishers. The navy carried out 47 attacks against the fishers this year, wounding … Continued

10th May 2016

Palestine: Jewish settlers seize E Jerusalem building

By Anees Bargouthi JERUSALEM (AA): Dozens of Jewish settlers on Monday took over a building in the Al-Sadia neighborhood of Jerusalem’s Old City, eyewitnesses said. “About 45 Jewish settlers, backed by Israeli police and army troops, stormed the building early … Continued

6th May 2016

Palestine: Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian woman in Gaza

By Anees Bargouthi GAZA, (AA): The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported Thursday that a woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike. “Zina al-Amour, 55, was killed when Israeli airplanes struck the Al-Foukahre area in the eastern Khan … Continued

4th May 2016

Palestine: Israeli army kills Palestinian near Ramallah, 3 soldiers injured

IMEMC News: Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian driver allegedly after he deliberately rammed three Israeli soldiers with his truck at a military roadblock, installed near the main road of Betunia town, near Ramallah. After wounding … Continued

30th Apr 2016

Palestine: Palestinians suffer as Israelis closes off W Bank during Passover

By Anees Barghouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): For the second time in a week, the Israeli army is imposing a “general closure” on the occupied West Bank during the ongoing Jewish holiday of Passover. According to an Israeli army statement, all … Continued

29th Apr 2016

Palestine: Palestinian pregnant woman was killed by Israeli soldiers

By Saed Bannoura Imemc: Palestinian medical sources confirmed that the Palestinian woman, who was killed by Israeli army fire, on Wednesday, did not carry an explosive belt as the army claimed, but was instead five months pregnant, and “her … Continued

29th Apr 2016

Palestine: Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound

By Alaa Rimawi JERUSALEM (AA) – Scores of Jewish settlers on Thursday forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound where they performed Talmudic rituals, a Palestinian official said. “The situation is very dangerous at Al-Aqsa Mosque … Continued

26th Apr 2016

Palestine: Readjusting to life for freed youngest Palestinian girl prisoner

By Kaamil Ahmed HALHUL, Palestine (AA) – Dima al-Wawi, 12, kisses and declares her love for her mother in front of the cameras at their home in the occupied West Bank, but still adds, “Don’t speak.” A day after … Continued

25th Apr 2016

Palestine: Israel to confiscate 1,250 acres of Palestinian land

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities have notified Palestinians living in the northern occupied West Bank that they plan to confiscate 1,250 acres of land for more illegal settlements. Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported that the confiscations, … Continued

22nd Apr 2016

Palestine: Israeli settler runs over Palestinian teen in Hebron

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian teen was injured Thursday when he was run over by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Alaa Rajabi, 17, was hit near the Ibrahimi Mosque, a … Continued

19th Apr 2016

Palestine: 11 schoolgirls suffer effects of teargas inhalation in Hebron

IMEMC News: Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported Monday that at least eleven children suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs on them. The … Continued

17th Apr 2016

Palestine: Hundreds attend Hebron funeral for slain Palestinian

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): Hundreds of Palestinians on Saturday took part in the funeral of a Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli troops two days in earlier in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Following the funeral, clashes erupted between Israeli … Continued

14th Apr 2016

Jammu Kashmir on edge after Indian army kills civilians

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA): The Jammu Kashmir region witnessed a complete shutdown Wednesday, a day after three civilians, including a 70-year-old woman, were killed by the Indian army. Hundreds of people defied a government-imposed curfew … Continued

10th Apr 2016

Palestine: Israeli detention of Al-Aqsa preacher condemned

By Anees Bargouthi JERUSALEM (AA) – Several Islamic institutions in Jerusalem on Saturday criticized the detention of an Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher by the Israeli authorities one day earlier, describing the move as “dangerous and unprecedented”. In a joint statement, … Continued

8th Apr 2016

Palestine: 1,000 Jewish settlers storm West Bank shrine

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): Over a thousand Israeli settlers stormed a local shrine in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, triggering clashes with Palestinian youths. “At least 1,150 Israeli settlers forced their way into the [Joseph’s … Continued

6th Apr 2016

Palestine: 1900 Palestinian minors arrested by Israelis since Oct

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): The Israeli authorities have arrested 1,899 children since the beginning of an ongoing Palestinian uprising that began last October, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s detainees committee said Tuesday. In a statement released on the … Continued

2nd Apr 2016

Palestine: Israeli soldier behind Hebron execution to be released, tried for manslaughter

IMEMC News & Agencies: The Israeli army ruled, Thursday, that an Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian in Hebron, last week, would be tried on charges of manslaughter, and not, as had been widely expected, those of murder. … Continued

27th Mar 2016

Palestine: 1/3 of Palestinian village left homeless by demolitions in 2016

IMEMC News & Agencies: Mass Israeli demolitions, in the Jordan Valley village of Khirbet Tana, have left more than a third of its Palestinian residents homeless since the beginning of the year, the UN said Friday. A Palestinian Bedouin woman … Continued

27th Mar 2016

Palestine: VIDEO: Israeli soldier executing wounded Palestinian

IMEMC News & Agencies: On Thursday, a video of a soldier executing an injured Palestinian in Hebron went viral. The Israeli army claimed, according to the PNN, that the soldier was suspended, and an investigation was opened into the case. … Continued

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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.