Pakistan: Over 63 killed in suicide attacks
Saudi Arabia: Security forces foil terror plot in Makkah
UK: May unveils post Brexit plans for EU citizens in UK
Somalia: 5 killed in suicide car bomb attack
Canada: Quebec premier says Muslims must fight terrorism
Central African Republic: 100 killed in clashes between Muslims & Christians
UK: May apologises for inadequate Grenfell tower fire response
Iraq: Daesh destroys historic mosque in Mosul
Belgium: Man reportedly carrying explosives shot in Brussels
Nigeria: Multiple explosions kill 12 in Borno State
US police pledge justice for slain Muslim teen
UK: Muslim Welfare House terror attack: Man dies as van ploughs into worshippers
Portugal: 57 killed in deadly forest fire
Afghanistan: 5 Afghan officers killed as Taliban storm police HQ
Palestine: 3 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier killed in East Jerusalem
Canadian politician joins Muslims for Ramadan fast
Afghanistan: Suicide attack targets Shia Muslim mosque in Kabul killing six
US man sentenced to 20 years for seeking Mosque burning
Canada: Muslim women file human rights complaint alleging Islamophobia
Zimbabwe bus crash kills 25, injures 46 seriously
[Photo: Rescue personnel work at the site of bus accident on a major highway near Harare, capital of Zimbabwe (Xinhua/Wan Da)] HARARE, (Xinhua): At least 25 people were killed and 46 others seriously injured in a head-on crash between two public … Continued
Mali declared Ebola-free
The sixth West African nation to record cases of Ebola has been declared free of the virus. The epidemic, which has killed thousands in the past year, appears to be on the decline. The Malian government along with the … Continued
Cameroon: Suspected Boko Haram fighters abduct dozens
Suspected fighters from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have kidnapped dozens of people during raids in northern Cameroon, officials say. Many of those abducted are said to be children. Some 80 people were abducted on Sunday during … Continued
Niger: Four dead in Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger
Protesters apparently outraged by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, published in Charlie Hebdo’s first edition since the Paris attacks, have set fire to the French cultural center and three churches in Zinder, Niger. Four people were killed and … Continued
Nigeria: Satellite images of Boko Haram attacks
Amnesty International has released satellite images showing the “devastation” in areas attacked by Islamist group Boko Haram. The human cost has so far proved far more difficult to document, with hundreds believed dead. The satellite images released by human … Continued
Libya: Three Libyan soldiers killed in checkpoint suicide attack
Three Libyan soldiers were killed and five others wounded Tuesday in a suicide car bomb attack on a road checkpoint west of the embattled city of Benghazi, a military official said. The official said an attacker drove a … Continued
Egypt: Court overturns Mubarak’s prison sentence
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a three-year prison sentence against ousted president Hosni Mubarak on corruption charges and ordered a retrial. A lower court had handed down the jail term in May last year after convicting him … Continued
Libya: ISIS claims abduction of 21 Egyptians
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group’s branch in Libya claimed the abduction of 21 people, a monitor reported Monday, as Egypt confirmed that 20 of its citizens were being held in the country. “Urgent. … Continued
Over 7,000 flee to Chad after violence in Nigeria
[Photo: Nigerian refugees arrive on Lake Chad islands in Niger after fleeing attacks in Doron Bagga in Borno state, Nigeria.] UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua): Around 7,300 Nigerian refugees fled attacks in northeastern Nigeria to Chad over the past 10 … Continued
Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for bomb attack
[File photo] MOGADISHU, (Xinhua): Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s suicide bomb attack in Somali capital Mogadishu, which killed at least 6 people and injured several others. “We are targeting convoy of special forces units Alpha … Continued
Libya militants abduct 20 Egyptians
Islamist militants abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said on Saturday, while militants who claimed to belong to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group killed … Continued
Egypt court orders retrial for jailed Al Jazeera journalists
[Photo: Baher Mohamed, Mohammed Fahmy and Peter Greste in court in Cairo in March] An appeals court in Egypt has ordered a retrial in the case of three Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned there for more than a year. They were … Continued
Libya: Suicide car bomb targets parliament in Tobruk
[ Photo: © Salwa MZLibya, Twitter shows Libyan parliament in Tobruk after suicide bombing] A suicide bomber detonated a car laden with explosives in front of a hotel where Libya’s elected parliament was in session in the eastern city of … Continued
Cameroon: 100 suspected Boko Haram militants killed by Cameroonian army
YAOUNDE, (Xinhua): More than 100 suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram militants were killed and over 200 arrested during an operation conducted by Cameroonian army on Friday night in Far-North Region of Cameroon, an army source told Xinhua over phone … Continued
Libya fighting has killed hundreds of civilians
Hundreds of civilians in Libya have been killed in fighting since late August, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning commanders of armed groups that they could face prosecution for possible war crimes including executions and torture. … Continued
Tunisians fear the return of the Ben Ali era after Essebsi’s victory
Tunisia’s presidential vote has been hailed as a landmark, but some veterans of the 2011 revolution fear the victory of an 88-year-old from the old guard will bring a return to repression. For his opponents, Beji Caid Essebsi’s … Continued
Egypt detains 102 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members
Egyptian security forces detained 102 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group in raids across five provinces, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Friday. The detainees were involved in “terrorist” attacks targeting policemen, judges and infrastructure, the statement … Continued
Tunisia: ISIS-linked group claims 2013 murders of secular Tunisian politicians
Jihadists who have since joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed the 2013 murders of two secular politicians (pictured above) that plunged Tunisia into crisis, warning of more killings just days before a presidential … Continued
DR Congo: 126 dead, 221 rescued after boat capsizes
KINSHASA, (Xinhua): At least 126 people died and 221 people were rescued after a boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika on Thursday in the southern Katagna province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), a local radio station reported … Continued
Egypt bars entry of former US diplomat as crackdown on dissent continues
[Photo: Egyptians took to the streets in protest of a court decision sentencing 188 people to death in Giza, Egypt on December. Anadolu / Ahmed el-Hussini] US scholar and former diplomat Michele Dunne, known for her staunch criticism … 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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