Sweden: Nobel prize for Srebrenica genocide denial
India: Citizenship bill for all minorities except Muslims, clears parliament
UK: Exclusive: Record 24 Muslim MPs expected to be elected this week
Germany: 11-year old girl wearing headscarf attacked brutally in E Germany
UK: Muslim schoolgirl target of Islamophobic assault
US: Florida Naval Air Station shooting leaves 3 dead
India: Prime witness in Babri Mosque demolition by Hindus recalls horror
India clears citizenship bill for immigrants, except for Muslims, for lawmakers
Germany: Islamophobia poses ‘real danger’: Integration Minister
Libya: UAE drones strike house in Murzuq, killing 11, incl 9 children
Jammu & Kashmir: Brutal lockdown puts education on back burner
Jammu & Kashmir: Indian diplomat’s Israeli-type settlement idea for Kashmir draws ire
UK: Muslim woman stopping antisemitic act praised as hero
Germany: Far-right sent bomb threat to Berlin mosque
Palestine: Jewish settlers storm Hebron’s Ibrahimi mosque
Syria: Russian airstrikes kill 9 civilians in Idlib
China forces show ‘no mercy’ to Uyghur Muslims
Syria: Bomb attack kills 18 in northern Syria
Bangladesh: Over 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Bangladesh coast
Palestine: Israeli raids kill 42 in Gaza as Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque
Sudan: At least 7 killed, 181 injured in rally against military rule
By Husameldin Badawi Ahmed Almayl and Gulsen Topcu KHARTOUM (AA): At least seven people were killed as protesters staged mass rallies in the capital Khartoum and other states on Sunday demanding the ruling military council to hand over power to … Continued
Sudan: African Union suspends Sudan as death toll rises to 113
By Omer Erdem KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): The African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan’s membership with immediate effect as the death toll rises to 113. “The AU Peace and Security Council has with immediate effect suspended the participation of the … Continued
Sudan: 35 killed as forces clear protest camp in capital
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): At least 35 demonstrators were killed and hundreds injured Monday as Sudanese security forces moved in to clear the main protest camp near the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum. The head of … Continued
Sudanese continue protesting to demand civilian rule
KHARTOUM (AA) – Thousands continued to protest on Friday outside army headquarters in Khartoum to demand that Sudan’s ruling Military Transitional Council (MTC) hand over power to a civilian authority. In a Friday sermon delivered near the protest, Adam Ibrahim, … Continued
Sudan: New transitional leader pledges large reforms
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Days after the ouster of Sudan’s longtime leader, Omar Bashir, the new head of the country’s transitional military council on Saturday pledged large-scale political and economic reforms. In a televised address, Lt. Gen. … Continued
Sudan: Protests leave at least 24 dead
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): At least 24 people have been killed in Sudan since protests began on Dec. 19 over the country’s deteriorating economy, the country’s public officer said on Saturday. A total of 131 people were … Continued
Sudan protests spread to Khartoum; 8 killed across the country
KHARTOUM (AA): Demonstrations in Sudan spread to capital Khartoum on Thursday while at least six protesters were killed in the eastern city of Gadarif. Two other protesters were killed in the city of Atbara, 400 kilometres east of Khartoum, governorate … Continued
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. … Continued
US: Trump’s new immigration ban does not include Saudi Arabia
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Saudi Arabia was excluded from the Donald Trump administration’s most recent effort to curb international immigration over security concerns because Riyadh met U.S.-mandated criteria, the White House said Monday. Saudi Arabia was home to … Continued
US sets new visa rules for 6 Muslim countries
By Safvan Allahverdi WASHINGTON (AA): The Trump administration on Wednesday set new criteria that require a “close” family or business relation in the U.S. for visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries, according to The Associated Press. The action comes … Continued
African Union summit criticises Trump on Muslim ban
By Mohammad es-Seyyid and Ahmed Muhammed Abdalla ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA): The 28th Summit of the African Union ended early Wednesday as it criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. President Alpha … Continued
South Africa: Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ angers African Muslims
By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AA): Muslim leaders and activists in Africa have voiced fears that U.S President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders banning refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries could be used by terror groups to … Continued
US: Trump signs executive order limiting refugee entry
NEW YORK (AA): President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to limit the flow of refugees into the country, delivering on one of his most controversial campaign promises. The order was called “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry … Continued
Sudan: Opposition leader, Sadiq al Mahdi returns from exile
By Mohammad al-Khatam KHARTOUM (AA): Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi returned to Khartoum on Thursday afternoon after 30 months spent in a self-imposed exile in Egypt’s Cairo. The head of the National Umma Party — the largest opposition party … Continued
Sudan withdraws forces along South Sudan border
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): The Sudanese national army announced on Sunday that it had completely withdrawn from its joint borders with South Sudan. This is said to be the first move of its kind between the two … Continued
US begins tightening visa requirements after terror attacks
WASHINGTON (AA): The Obama administration announced Thursday that it has begun to enforce changes to the U.S. visa waiver program following deadly terror attacks at home and in Europe. The new restrictions affect citizens of Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Syria … Continued
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan reach deal on controversial Nile dam
CAIRO (AA): Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Tuesday signed an agreement regarding a controversial mega-dam project being built by Addis Ababa on the Nile. The deal crowned three days of talks between the irrigation and foreign ministers of the three … Continued
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit hospital
Human Rights Watch: The airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a hospital in northern Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers, MSF) on October 26, 2015, was in apparent violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch … Continued
Sudan: Signs of tension easing between Sudan & US
KHARTOUM (AA): There are signs of tension easing between the U.S. government and Sudan, in the wake of the two-day visit by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth that ended on Friday. Booth’s visit included an … 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.
MOST READ
