Canada: Van hits pedestrians in Toronto, killing 10
Nigeria: Suicide bombing in mosque kills 4 in Borno State
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing targets voter registration in Kabul kills 4
Palestine: Israeli soldiers killed 4 Palestinians, injured 729 in Gaza
Palestine: Israel shuts Palestinian media outfit in East Jerusalem
Jammu & Kashmir: Protests held in Jammu Kashmir over rape of minor girl
Palestine: Israeli settlers vandalise Palestinian vehicles, cemetery
Quebec mosque killer researched mass murderers online
India: 10 members of extreme Hindu group acquitted in 2007 Mecca Masjid bombing
Palestine: Israeli soldiers wound 3 Palestinians along Gaza border
Palestine: 4 Palestinians killed in Gaza by suspected Israeli shelling
Arab world divided on US-led bombing in Syria
Austria: Chancellor reiterates hijab ban in meet with Muslim body
Netherlands: Far-right groups attack 3 mosques
Somalia: Blast kills 5 at football stadium
Syria: 18th convoy from E Ghouta arrives in Al-Bab as Govt takes control of Douma
Jammu & Kashmir: 4 civilians, 1 Indian soldier killed in south Kashmir
Saudi Arabia to dig canal along Qatar border turning it into an island
Somalia: Capital hit by mortar attacks ahead of presidential election
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Four loud explosions rocked Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday evening, an official said, on the eve of a presidential election. The blasts were caused by mortar attacks in three neighborhoods, Abdifatah Omar Hallane, … 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
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
US deports Somalis, Kenyans over ‘unknown’ reasons
By Magdalene Mukami and Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, (AA): Two Kenyans and 90 Somalis, who were deported from the U.S., arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi Wednesday, a Kenyan official said. Government spokesman Eric Kiraithe confirmed to Anadolu Agency that … Continued
Somalia: Several killed in Al Shabaab suicide bomb attack near hotel
Mogadishu, (The Muslim News & AA): Several people have been killed and many injured in suspected suicide car bomb attack near Dayah Hotel in Somalia capital, Mogadishu. Wednesday. Al-Shabaab terrorist group has claimed responsibilty for the attack. Apparently there were … Continued
Gambia’s president-elect takes oath at Senegal embassy
By Alpha Kamara DAKAR, Senegal (AA): Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow was sworn in Thursday evening as president in a ceremony in Dakar, capital of neighboring Senegal as President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down after losing the elections. West … Continued
Mali: Death toll in suicide attack rises to 60, 115 injured
BAMAKO, (AA): The death toll from a suicide attack that targeted a military base in Mali’s northern city of Gao has risen to 60, along with 115 injured, the country’s president has said. “We will rise from every blow … … Continued
Nigeria: Twin explosions hit Maiduguri univ campus
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, (AA): Dozen have been feared dead and many injured as twin bomb explosions hit a major university in the restive Nigeria’s Maiduguri city early Monday morning. Police said the explosions occurred within the premises of … Continued
Nigeria: Nine dead, 26 injured in multiple blasts
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS (AA): At least nine people have been confirmed killed and 26 injured in multiple suicide attacks in Nigeria’s northeast Madagali town on Friday, an official with the country’s relief agency has said. “At the moment, … Continued
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
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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