Palestine: Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa to celebrate Sukkot
India: 5 arrested for vandalizing Muslim leader’s house
Pfizer, BioNTech post positive vaccine results in children age 5-11
Afghanistan: Women stage ‘silent protest’ in support of girls’ education
Bangladesh appeals to UN to resolve maritime demarcation row with India
Afghanistan’s neighbours call for conclusion of ‘national reconciliation’
Germany arrests 4 for alleged terror attack plot on synagogue
Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet after forming defense pact with US, UK
Somalia: Suicide attack by al-Shabaab kills 11 in Mogadishu
UN rights chief deplores Israel’s use of force against Palestinian civilians
Afghanistan: Laying out rules, Taliban say women free to study at any level
African Muslims assess effect of 9/11 two decades after attack
Islamophobia in Canada ‘systemic’ since 9/11 attacks in US
863 people contracted Covid-19 during Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics
Turkey rescues 97 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea
Afghanistan: Taliban jirga discusses security, economic situation
Pakistan welcomes Taliban’s desire to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia call for inclusive govt for peace in Afghanistan
Russian security forces arrest more than 50 people in Crimea
Afghanistan: Conflicting reports emerge from Panjshir Valley
Somalia: Suicide attack by al-Shabaab kills 11 in Mogadishu
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 11 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a tea shop in Mogadishu’s Wadajir neighborhood on Tuesday evening, said … Continued
African Muslims assess effect of 9/11 two decades after attack
By Anadolu Agency Staff JOHANNESBURG, South Africa; (AA): The rights of African Muslims were trampled as the US embarked on the global war on terror after the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, according to … Continued
Niger: 16 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in southern Niger
By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Sixteen soldiers were killed and nine wounded when hundreds of Boko Haram terror group members attacked a military post in southern Niger overnight, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The attack was in the … Continued
Algeria: Death toll from forest fires rises to 69
By Hossam al-Din Islam, Hassan Jebril and Hamdi Yildiz ALGIERS, Algeria (AA): The death toll in Algeria from wildfires has risen to 69, according to a local official, while France has announced plans to help the North African country … Continued
Mali: Suspected terrorists kill 51 civilians in N Mali
By James Tasamba and Fatma Esma Arslan KIGALI, Rwanda /DAKAR, Senegal (AA): More than 51 people were killed over the weekend when armed assailants launched three simultaneous attacks in areas of northern Mali near the border with Niger, authorities … Continued
Somalia: Bomb blast kills 4 footballers in Kismayo
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Four football players were killed and several others wounded when a bomb blast targeted a bus carrying a local soccer team in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo on Friday, an official said. Omar … Continued
Egyptian court sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death
By Ibrahim al-Khazen ISTANBUL, Turkey (AA): An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 24 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death in two separate cases involving the killing of police officers. The state-owned al-Ahram newspaper said the Damanhour Criminal Court ordered … Continued
Tunisia: Ghannouchi says parliament in session, rejects ‘coup’
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
Hamas condemns ‘shocking’ Israel’s observer status at African Union
By Nour Abu Eisha GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday decried a decision by the African Union (AU) to grant Israel an observer status at the pan-African bloc. “This decision enhances the legitimacy of the … Continued
South Africa: Protesters loot, destroy Muslim businesses in Eswatini
By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA): Several Muslim-owned businesses were looted and destroyed during pro-democracy protests that recently engulfed Eswatini, forcing many to close operations. Shabbir Bhagubhai, a Swazi of Asian origin, said the Muslim community in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, … Continued
Burkina Faso: 138 civilians killed by terrorists
DAKAR, Senegal (Agencies) : At least 138 civilians were killed, including seven children, and dozens wounded in a terrorist attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, on Saturday. In the night from Friday to Saturday, terrorists raided the village … Continued
DR Congo: Second imam murdered this month in the country
By Rodrigue Forku YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AA): An imam was assassinated on Tuesday in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a military state of siege has been in effect to allow security forces to fight … Continued
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Foundation chooses African business idols
By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA): The African Business Heroes (ABH), a flagship philanthropic program of Jack Ma Foundation (JMF) has announced a grant of $1.5 million to foster entrepreneurship across Africa. Founded by the Chinese multinational technology … Continued
Mali woman gives rare birth to 9 babies
By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): A young Malian woman became a phenomenon in a single day by safely giving birth to nine babies at once at a hospital in Morocco on Tuesday. Halima Cisse, 25, from the West African country wrote … Continued
COVID-19 threatens Africa’s food security
By Felix Tih ANKARA (AA): Besides the fatalities, the impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s food security has been severe, the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday. Akinwumi Adesina was speaking at a two-day virtual dialogue … Continued
Egypt: 11 dead, 98 injured in train crash
By Halife Afra Aksoy ISTANBUL (AA): At least 11 were killed and 98 others were injured after a train derailed just north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country’s health ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry … Continued
Tunisia: At least 40 people drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): At least 41 people have perished in a shipwreck off the coast of Sidi Mansour in southeastern Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, UN refugee and migration agencies said on Friday. … Continued
Niger: 20 children died in school blaze in Niamey
By Kane Illa NIAMEY, Niger (AA): At least 20 students from a nursery school were killed on Tuesday in a fire that ravaged the establishment, located in the Nigerien capital Niamey, according to local media on Wednesday. “Twenty classes … Continued
France accused of complicity in Rwanda genocide
By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): France’s complicity in the Rwandan genocide is marked every year on April 7 on the UN-designated International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. France supported the Hutus, an ethnic group which committed … Continued
French airstrike in Mali mostly killed civilians: UN
By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): In a report, the UN mission in the West African nation of Mali on Tuesday concluded that a January airstrike by the French army overwhelmingly killed civilians among suspected non-armed members of terrorist groups, … 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.
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