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By Merve Yildizalp ANKARA (AA) – In a Sunday night phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan stressed forming a joint working group to probe the case, said a Turkish presidential source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on […]

15th Oct 2018

Yemen: Saudi-led attacks kill 17 civilians in Hudaydah

By Mohamed al-Samei SANA’A (AA): At least 17 civilians were killed and 20 others injured in Saudi-led coalition attacks on minibuses in Yemen’s western strategic Hudaydah [Hodeidah] province, according to the United Nations on Sunday. “This is a horrific incident,” Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said in a statement. “The United […]

10th Aug 2018

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition kills 50 civilians, majority children in air attack

Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed 50 people, including children traveling on a bus through a market, in Saada [Sa’dah] province, Yemen, according to Health official and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The coalition denied targeting civilians. In a statement it said that the air strikes targeted missile launchers used to […]

3rd Aug 2018

Yemen: 56 civilians killed, 90 injured by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Hodeidah

(The Muslim News): At least 56 civilians have been killed and 90 injured in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in air bombings carried out by Saudi and UAE-led coalition Thursday according local media. Many casualties include children and young boys street vendors. The strikes on Thursday, which fell close to the city’s main hospital, […]

27th Jun 2018

US: Trump wants Qatar-Gulf row to end as it ‘benefits Iran’

By Safvan Allahverdi WASHINGTON (AA): President Donald Trump wants the dispute between Qatar and Gulf nations to be resolved, as it only “benefits Iran”, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. Pompeo spoke at a meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Washington, thanking Al Thani for Qatar’s “strategic […]

27th Jun 2018

Yemen: 9 civilians killed in Saudi coalition airstrike

By Murat al-Arifi and Ali Oweida SANA’A (AA): At least nine civilians were “mistakenly” killed on Tuesday and another 11 wounded in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition in western Yemen’s Hudaydah province, a local military source said. The coalition’s fighter jets struck a bus carrying displaced people near a checkpoint for Yemen’s […]

25th Apr 2018

Yemen: 45 civilians including children killed in Saudi-led air raids

By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA) : At least 45 civilians, including women and children, have been killed by Saudi-led airstrikes in three separate incidents over the past four days, the UN said on Tuesday. According to UN, a Saudi-led Coalition airstrike killed all the passengers in a civilian vehicle travelling in the Mawza district […]

11th Apr 2018

Saudi Arabia to dig canal along Qatar border turning it into an island

By Mohamed Fahd RIYADH (AA): A Saudi official has confirmed reports of plans to dig a maritime channel along the kingdom’s border with Qatar — a move that would effectively turn the Qatari peninsula into an island. Saoud al-Qahtani, a counselor at the Saudi Royal Court, tweeted on Tuesday that the project was intended […]

1st Mar 2018

Saudi envoy’s visit to Lebanon ‘positive’

By Fouad Shehab BEIRUT (AA): Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday termed the visit of the Saudi Royal Court Adviser, Nizar bin Sulaiman Al-Alula, to Lebanon over the past two days as a “very positive” development. Berri said the Saudi official offered “very positive words” about Lebanon and its historic and civilized role, according […]

27th Feb 2018

Syria: Russia to start ‘humanitarian pause’ in E Ghouta

By Elena Teslova MOSCOW (AA): Russia will introduce a daily humanitarian pause in Syria’s besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta as of Feb. 27 by order of President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Monday. UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has criticised the the Russian move and called it a “Russian playbook”. Hundreds […]

20th Feb 2018

Pakistan: 10,000 Saudi soldiers being trained in Pakistan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan on Monday revealed it is training some 10,000 Saudi soldiers, injecting credence to the reports about ever-increasing security cooperation between Riyadh and Islamabad in recent months. Defense Minister Khurram Dastagir, who was giving a policy statement in the senate on a recent government’s decision to send 1000 […]

13th Feb 2018

UN warns of escalating violence in Yemen

By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights chief on Monday warned about the escalating violence and the increasing civilian casualties in Yemen, where nearly 6,000 civilians have been killed in the three-year conflict. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said in a statement on Monday that the conflict […]

29th Jan 2018

Yemen: UAE backed southern rebels capture Govt HQ in Aden, killing 20 people

By Fouad Mussad ADEN (AA): Yemen’s southern separatists, who are supported by the UAE, have reportedly captured the seat of the government in the coastal city of Aden after clashes with government forces amid reports of casualties. Twenty people have been killed and dozens injured. Forces loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), who […]

11th Jan 2018

Saudi conveys US plan to PLO of Palestinian ‘Deal of Century’, based on Arab-Israeli alliance against Iran

By Qais Abu Samra RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): The Palestinian leadership has been informed of a U.S.-proposed “Deal of the Century” — ostensibly aimed at resolving the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict — via the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) official said Wednesday. “Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisor and son-in-law, […]

4th Jan 2018

France: Macron urges dialogue with Iran, slams strong rhetoric

By Hajer M’tiri PARIS (AA): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for maintaining dialogue with Iran, warning that bellicose statements by the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia towards Tehran could have severe consequences. “The tone of recent comments by the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia on the wave of demonstrations in Iran is […]

1st Dec 2017

EU lawmakers call for arms embargo against Saudi Arabia

By Ilker Girit (AA): The European Parliament on Thursday called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia amid the “world’s largest famine” in Yemen. In a non-binding voting, a resolution urging EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to impose an arms embargo against the kingdom was adopted by 539 votes to 13, with […]

11th Nov 2017

Ex-Lebanon PM being ‘held’ by Saudi Arabia: Nasrallah

By Wassim Seifeddine BEIRUT (AA): Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s recently resigned prime minister, is being held against his will by Saudi Arabia, which isn’t allowing him to return to Lebanon, Hezbollah [Hizbullah] Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Friday. Hariri’s abrupt resignation last week — which he announced from Saudi Arabia — was “illegitimate, unconstitutional, illegal and […]

8th Nov 2017

UN concerned aid operations in Yemen blocked by Saudi Arabia & killing of civilians

By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA):- The UN on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” about a series of recent attacks in Yemen and the impact of the closure of air and sea ports in the country which has blocked humanitarian operations. UN spokesman Rupert Colville told a news conference in Geneva dozens of civilians, […]

5th Nov 2017

Lebanese PM Hariri announces his resignation in Saudi Arabia

By Mahmoud Barakat (AA): Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned Saturday after accusing Hezbollah and Iran of destabilizing the region. The accusation came during a televised address from Saudi Arabia in which Hariri also said he feared an assassination plot. Hariri gave his resignation to Lebanese’s President Michel Aoun during a telephone conversation, according […]

5th Nov 2017

Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers for alleged corruption

By Ramazan Turgut RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested a number of high-profile figures, including princes and current and former ministers on anti-corruption charges, a Saudi television station reported late Saturday. Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal was among those arrested, Dubai-based Saudi channel Al Arabiya reported that 11 princes, four current […]

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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.