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By Levent Tok and Selen Temizer ANKARA (AA): Thirty thousand Syrians sought refuge near the Turkish border Friday after the Daesh terrorist group targeted three other camps in the northern province of Aleppo, according to Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) officials. IHH staff working at the Turkish-Syrian border told Anadolu Agency that Daesh attacked three […]

5th Apr 2016

Turkey: First refugees returns arrive from Greece

ISTANBUL (AA) – The first refugees to be returned to Turkey under a deal with the EU arrived from the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday morning. An Anadolu Agency correspondent on the Greek island a few kilometers from the northwest Turkish coast said 136 people were taken from Moria camp in Greece by bus. […]

3rd Apr 2016

Karabakh: Turkey condemns Armenian attacks on Karabakh, many killed

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Armenian attacks which have led to two days of fighting over the occupied Karabakh region. 12 Azeris and 18 Armenians have been killed in the fighting. Azerbaijani state news agency Azertac quoted President Ilham Aliyev as saying: “Armenia carried out another provocation on the line of contact […]

31st Mar 2016

Somalia: Gunmen launch deadly attack on school vehicle, many killed

ANKARA (AA) – Turkish, Somali and Azeri nationals were killed Wednesday when unidentified assailants targeted a school vehicle in the Somali capital. The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the “vicious” attack in Mogadishu in a statement, saying its embassy is monitoring the conditions of a number of Turkish citizens who were also in the vehicle. In […]

26th Mar 2016

22 Turkmen being treated in Ankara after chemical attack in Iraq

ANKARA (AA) – A total of 22 Iraqi Turkmen injured in a Daesh chemical attack earlier this month are being treated at a hospital in Ankara, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The Iraqi Turkmen, injured in the attack on Kirkuk’s Taze Khormato district, continue to be treated at Polatli State Hospital, the ministry said […]

20th Mar 2016

Turkey: Suicide bomber kills 4 in Istanbul terror attack

ISTANBUL (AA) – Five people, including the suicide attacker were killed and 39 others were injured in an explosion on Istanbul’s popular Istiklal Street Saturday, Turkish officials said. The White House confirmed two American citizens were among the four killed in the blast. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones […]

19th Mar 2016

EU leaders agree on Turkey refugee deal

BRUSSELS (AA): European Union leaders on Friday agreed with Turkey a refugee deal which will see the opening of a new chapter in the country’s accession process in exchange for sending back refugees entering Europe via Greece. Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met all 28 EU leaders to seal the deal which they expect will […]

17th Mar 2016

Germany: Merkel urges compromise in EU-Turkey talk

BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed Ankara’s proposals for deepening EU-Turkey cooperation to address the refugee crisis, and urged partners to compromise on a deal at a key summit this week. “The far-reaching proposals of Turkish prime minister shows that we have arrived to a decisive point in European discussions to find […]

14th Mar 2016

Turkey: Terror targets kills 34civilians in Ankara

ANKARA (AA): Turkish Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu has said the death toll from Sunday night’s car bomb attack in Ankara’s central Kizilay neighborhood is 34 dead with 125 injured. In remarks made to the media following a security meeting chaired by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the Prime Ministry Office in Ankara, Muezzinoglu said: […]

10th Mar 2016

UK: Turkish citizens to require visas for UK despite EU deal

LONDON (AA) – Turkish citizens will still require visas for the U.K. despite an agreement between EU and Turkey at a recent summit in Brussels, British Minister for Europe David Lidington said Wednesday. In remarks made at the House of Commons in London, Lidington said that since the U.K. is not a part of the […]

9th Mar 2016

Belgium: Cameron backs progress towards EU-Turkey refugee deal

LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday welcomed progress in talks between Turkey and EU leaders on a plan to resolve the refugee crisis. Speaking after negotiations in Brussels, Cameron said: “It’s been a long and difficult evening but I think we do have the basis for a breakthrough, which is the […]

9th Mar 2016

EU: Over 141,000 refugees enter Europe in 2016

ANKARA (AA) – More than 141,000 refugees have reached Europe by sea so far this year, according to the International Organization of Migration. The organization said in a statement Tuesday that 9,294 refugees crossed into Italy and 131,847 others into Greece through the Mediterranean between Jan. 1, 2016 and March 7, 2016. A total of […]

8th Mar 2016

Belgium: Turkey requests visa-free travel in EU: refugee crisis

BRUSSELS (AA) – Ankara has requested visa-free travel for its citizens by the end of June and an additional 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to meet the needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey. According to Turkey’s proposal to the EU, seen by Anadolu Agency, the country wants the 28-nation bloc to “share the burden” based […]

7th Mar 2016

NATO expands Aegean refugee mission, UK to send Royal Navy

BRUSSELS (AA): NATO announced Sunday it will expand its mission in the Aegean to crack down on human smugglers and stem the flow of refugees coming into Europe. In a statement, the alliance said: “NATO ships are already collecting information and conducting monitoring in the Aegean Sea. Their activity will now be expanded to take […]

7th Mar 2016

Turkey: Refugee boat sinks off Aegean coast, 25 dead

AYDIN, (AA): The death toll from the refugee boat that sank this weekend in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western province of Aydin has risen to 25, including 13 children. According to the district governor, the refugee boat was en route to Greece when it sank off the coast of the Didim district. The Turkish […]

6th Mar 2016

Iran: Turkey, Iran agree on Syria’s territorial integrity

TEHRAN (AA) – Turkey and Iran share a common perspective on protecting Syria’s territorial integrity, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said during his visit to Iran’s capital Tehran on Saturday. Davutoglu said the two countries agreed to support the cessation of hostilities in Syria for the negotiation process. “We [Turkey and Iran] are considering that […]

5th Mar 2016

Greece: Refugee issue not just for Turkey, Greece

By Magda Panoutsopoulou ATHENS (AA) – Refugee crisis is not just a problem for Turkey and Greece, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during his official visit to Athens Friday. Addressing a joint press conference alongside his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias following their meeting at the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry, Cavusoglu said the impact of […]

4th Mar 2016

Turkey: Shots fired at state university rector’s car in Istanbul

By Ugur Islamoglu, Kenan Irtak and Yakup Cabuk ISTANBUL (AA) – Armed men opened fire on the car of a state university rector in Istanbul Thursday night, leaving his private secretary slightly injured, security sources said. According to the sources, unidentified gunmen sprayed the official car of Fatih Sultan Mehmet University Rector Musa Duman […]

24th Feb 2016

Syria: 5 years on, fighting rages on multiple fronts

ALEPPO, (AA): Syria’s multi-front civil war, now in its fifth year, is now seeing fierce clashes between Russia-backed regime forces, armed opposition groups, the Daesh terrorist group and the PYD, the terrorist PKK group’s Syrian affiliate. Clashes are currently taking place in the northwestern Aleppo province; the northwestern Idlib and Latakia provinces; the west-central Homs […]

19th Feb 2016

US refuses to confirm YPG behind Ankara attack

By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.S on Thursday would neither confirm nor deny that terrorist group YPG’s responsibility for a deadly terror attack in Ankara a day earlier. “I’m not going to speak to specific evidence that others may be looking at or be talking about while, as far as we […]

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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.

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