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KHARTOUM (AA): There are signs of tension easing between the U.S. government and Sudan, in the wake of the two-day visit by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth that ended on Friday. Booth’s visit included an announcement of the lifting of American sanctions, which have been in place since 1997, on a […]

27th Aug 2015

US: American journalists shot dead on live broadcast

WASHINGTON (AA): Two American journalists were shot dead early Wednesday in Virginia during a live television broadcast. The incident occurred as reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were broadcasting from the Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Virginia, for station WDBJ7, a local CBS affiliate. The suspect, 41-year-old Vester Lee Flanagan II, who is also known as Bryce Williams, is […]

26th Aug 2015

US baseball analyst suspended for anti-Islam tweet

NEW YORK (AA): A television sports channel removed former baseball great Curt Schilling from its broadcast after he tweeted a message that equated Muslims to Nazis. “Curt’s tweet was completely unacceptable, and in no way represents our company’s perspective,” the ESPN network said in a statement. “We made that point very strongly to Curt and have removed […]

25th Aug 2015

US rules out opening embassy in Iran after UK move

WASHINGTON (AA): U.S. announced Monday that it has “no intention” to reopen an embassy in Tehran, just one day after United Kingdom reopened its diplomatic mission in the Iranian capital. A potential thaw in ties between Washington and Tehran began to receive more attention after Iran and six world powers — including United States — signed an agreement last month in […]

15th Aug 2015

Brazil: Gunmen kill 19 in night ‘massacre’ in Sao Paulo

By Ben Tavener SAO PAULO (AA): Gunmen in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo killed 19 people and injured seven others in a series of attacks on Thursday night, officials said. “We are not ruling out any motive at the current time,” Sao Paulo Secretary of Public Security Alexandre de Moraes told a news conference on Friday, giving repeated […]

12th Aug 2015

US: Hackers steal $100 million in insider-trading scam

ANKARA (AA): A ring of hackers has been charged in the theft of insider information that led to $100 million in stocks trading profits. Late on Tuesday, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Mary Jo White told a press conference: “This international scheme is unprecedented in terms of the scope of the hacking, […]

11th Aug 2015

Mexico: Women, children among 20 abducted in Olinala

By Nancy Caouette MEXICO CITY (AA): The archbishop of Guerrero on Monday denounced recent attacks against members of a vigilante group in the state, including the abduction of 20 individuals. “It is urgent that the authorities coordinate their actions with the vigilante groups of the state which has been bringing security to the population,” Carlos Garfias Merlos […]

9th Aug 2015

US: White officer fatally shoots unarmed black student

NEW YORK (AA): A white police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old unarmed black student in Texas, American media reported Saturday. Christian Taylor, sophomore American football player at Angelo State University, allegedly drove his car through the showroom glass doors of a car dealership in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, according to The Dallas Morning News. After police responded to […]

5th Aug 2015

US explicitly warns Damascus not to attack its rebels

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. directly stated Tuesday that it would protect its nascent force of Syrian rebels from Syrian government attacks. “What we are trying to convey is that we’ll also do defensive efforts in case or in the hypothetical that they would come under fire from Syrian forces,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters. […]

4th Aug 2015

Syria: US supporting Syrian anti Assad rebels with airpower

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. is now providing airpower to Syrian rebels trained by Washington and its allies, and will do so against competing rebels as well as Syrian government forces. The decision by President Barack Obama could potentially further Washington’s stake in the Syrian conflict, and drag the U.S. deeper into ongoing hostilities – something […]

31st Jul 2015

US questions Israel commitment to two-state solution

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. spoke with Israel about getting the Palestinian “peace process back on track,” one day after Tel Aviv approved construction of new housing units in the West Bank, the State Department said Thursday. Spokesman Mark Toner said the settlement expansion threatened the two-state solution and questioned Israel’s “commitment” to finding a resolution to the crisis. “We have […]

21st Jul 2015

Cuba, US reopen embassies after 50-year hiatus

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. and Cuba reopened embassies in each other’s countries on Monday, ending a more than 50-year break in diplomatic relations. Full relations were restored at midnight, setting in motion a day of flurried ceremonial events. In Washington, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez presided over a flag raising ceremony at Havana’s mission. Three Cuban […]

8th Jul 2015

US Christian minister indicted in planning to burn mosque

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a former congressional candidate with one-count of soliciting help to attack a New York mosque in violation of federal civil rights laws. Robert Doggart, 63, of Tennessee planned to burn a mosque, school and a cafeteria in Islamberg, a small Muslim-majority town in New York state. […]

24th Jun 2015

US: Remarks by President Obama at Iftar Dinner

THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House. Now, I know that these are the longest days of the year, which is why I’m so glad that they put the first course down right away. (Laughter.) I know you’re hungry, and I promise to be brief. I want to thank the members of our […]

19th Jun 2015

US: White terrorist killing 9 at black church arrested

Washington, (Xinhua): The white terrorist gunman suspected of killing nine African-Americans in a “hate crime” shooting in the southeastern U.S. city of Charleston, South Carolina, was caught on Thursday, law enforcement said. Dylann Roof [photo], a 21-year-old white man of Lexington, South Carolina, was taken into custody in Shelby, North Carolina during a traffic stop, […]

11th Jun 2015

US: Obama’s unauthorized, incomplete Iraq war strategy

More than nine months, 2,000 airstrikes and 3,000 military advisors later, Congress still has not authorized the US war against the “Islamic State.” The White House now wants to deploy 450 advisors closer to the front The American bombs falling on Iraq and Syria barely make headlines anymore. Over the past four days alone, […]

1st Jun 2015

US police officers kill more than two people a day

[File photo] US police have reportedly shot and killed 385 people over the past five months, a rate of more than two per day, reports the Washington Post. The figure is much higher than typical federal counts. The analysis is based on data the Washington Post newspaper is compiling on every fatal police shooting […]

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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.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.