Afghanistan: Death toll up to 80 in suicide attacks
Iraqi forces take control of town in Mosul
Afghanistan: Suicide attacks on mosques kills 70, injures over 50
Myanmar: Up to 12,000 Rohingya Muslim children flee violence weekly, says UN
Palestine: Israel detains 2 Palestinian journalists, bringing number in prison to 24
Canada: Quebec law bans niqab, burka
Myanmar: Mass destruction continues in Rakhine says rights body
Afghanistan: Multiple gun-and-bomb attacks kill over 70
Myanmar: 12 dead as boat carrying Rohingya Muslims sinks near Bangladesh
Iraqi military launched operation in Kirkuk
Somalia: Death toll from Mogadishu truck bombing rises to 270
Somalia: Suicide attack kills over 30, wounds dozens in Mogadishu
Central African Republic: Christian attack on mosque kills 20
Egypt: Hamas, Fatah pen landmark reconciliation deal in Cairo
Azeri MP slams EU politicians over anti-Muslim rhetoric
UN: Myanmar attacks were organized to push out Rohingya Muslims
Palestine: Agreement reached between Hamas & Fatah
Palestine: Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for ‘Sukkot’
Egypt: Truck-bomb kills 9 policemen in Sinai Peninsula
By Khaled al-Jayoushi CAIRO (AA): At least nine Egyptian policemen were killed Monday — and another ten injured — when a massive truck bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, according to a local security source. … Continued
Somalia: Twin bomb blasts in Mogadishu capital kill 8
By Mohammed Adam MOGADISHU, (AA): At least eight people in Somalia were killed and 16 others wounded after twin car-bomb blasts hit a security checkpoint near the African Union’s mission headquarters and a hotel near Mogadishu’s main international airport … Continued
Nigeria: Suicide bombers at cattle market injure 12
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, (AA): Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday at the crowded cattle market in Nigeria’s northeast regional capital of Maiduguri, injuring 12 people. The bombers, both female, sneaked into Kasuwan Shanu Cattle … Continued
Uganda: Police raid Kampala mosque, arrest 18
By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, Uganda (AA):- Uganda Police has confirmed the arrest of 18 people found at Nakasero mosque during an early morning raid in central Kampala on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists, a police spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan … Continued
Libyan plane hijackers surrender in Malta
BENGHAZI / ANKARA (AA):- All passengers and crew of the hijacked Libyan plane have been released and the hijackers detained, Joseph Muscat, the Maltese prime minister has indicated on Twitter. “Hijackers surrendered, searched and taken in custody,” he tweeted Friday. … Continued
Kenya: 33 dead in shocking road accident in Navasha
By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI (AA): More than 30 people were killed Saturday night in Kenya’s town of Naivasha – 80 kilometers from the capital Nairobi – after a chemical tanker lost control and burst into flames, the State announced … Continued
Egypt: Bomb blast near main cathedral in Cairo kills 25
By Hussein Qabani CAIRO (AA): At least 25 people were killed in a bomb explosion near the main Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. A bomb exploded inside St. Peter’s church, … Continued
Somalia: Car bomb kills many in Mogadishu
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, (AA): Several are feared dead after a car bomb targeted the seaport in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday morning. Abdifatah Omar Hallane, Banadir regional administration spokesman, confirmed to Anadolu Agency that the blast was … Continued
Nigeria: Court orders release of Nigerian Shia Muslim head, wife
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, (AA): A court on Friday ordered the release of Nigeria’s top Shia leader and his wife, saying that government holding them in a protective custody for nearly a year is contrary to the nation’s laws. … Continued
Somalia: Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 10
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, (AA): At least 10 people were killed more than eight others wounded when a car bomb targeted a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Abdi Fatah Hallane, a spokesman for the Banadir … Continued
Nigeria: Shia Muslims killed by security forces during religious procession
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, (AA): At least nine people were killed when security forces opened fire on Shia Muslim pilgrims in northwest Nigeria on Monday, police and the Shia organization Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) told Anadolu Agency. Kano … Continued
Nigeria: 8 killed in minibus explosion in Maiduguri
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, (AA): Just days after weekend suicide bombings, eight Boko Haram suicide bombers were killed in a minibus explosion near a military checkpoint Tuesday morning, said the army. Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman claimed all the … Continued
Somalia: Several killed in suicide car bomb attack
MOGADISHU, (AA): Several people were killed in a car bomb attack Tuesday on a military camp of Djiboutian forces in Somalia, official sources told Anadolu Agency. The attack occurred near the town of Beledweyne, capital of the Hiran province in … Continued
Cameroon train tragedy kills at least 55
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AA): At least 55 people were killed and over 575 others injured when a train derailed in Eseka, around 120 kilometers (74 miles) from Cameroon’s capital city Yaounde. The train left Yaounde at 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) Friday … Continued
Uganda trial probes killings of 2 Muslim scholars
By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, (AA): A trial court in the capital Kampala on Wednesday heard a forensic pathologist’s testimony about how two senior Muslim clerics were gunned down “at very close range” in 2013 and 2015, stoking tensions in … Continued
Nigerian police ‘open fire’ on Shia Muslim Ashura procession
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, (AA): Nine people were killed as police opened fire on a Shia Muslim procession in Nigeria’s north on Wednesday, a spokesman for the group said. Harun El-Binawi, from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), told … Continued
Nigeria: Dozens of Shia Muslim group members held
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, (AA): Dozens of members of a Nigerian Shia organization were arrested when they embarked on a peaceful religious rally Monday in northwestern Kaduna state, a representative of the group said in a statement. Islamic Movement … Continued
Nigeria: Kaduna State outlaws main Shia Muslim group
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, (AA) – Nigeria’s Kaduna state has outlawed the Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Friday, in a step the government said was necessary to keep public peace. Samuel Aruwan, spokesman to governor Nasir el-Rufai of … Continued
Egypt: Car bombing kills 3 in Sinai
By Khaled el-Geyoshi CAIRO (AA): A car bombing killed three civilians in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, according to a local security source. A bomb-laden government vehicle blew up in the northern Sinai city of Arish, the source … Continued
Somalia: Car bomb blast kills 5 in Mogadishu
By Mohamed Adam MOGADISHU, (AA): Five people have been killed and six others wounded Saturday afternoon in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a Mogadishu restaurant near a Somali national intelligence and security agency facility. Banaadir — in which … 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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