Somalia: Roadside bomb kills 3 in Mogadishu
Nigeria commences op to rescue 317 abducted schoolgirls
Kashmir parties welcome India, Pakistan border pact
UK arrivals not abiding by Covid-19 quarantine rules
Iraq: More than 300 children contract COVID-19 strain
Spain: Community condemns explosive attack on mosque
French mosque vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti
UK: Govt Minister’s meeting with MCB Sec Gen was not official
UNHCR: Search, rescue Rohingya stranded in Andaman Sea
Bangladesh: Fire consumes over 100 shanties in Dhaka
UN: Half Palestinian population need humanitarian help
Human Rights Watch blames India of targeting minorities
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Guided tour’ for foreign envoys to disputed Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers arrested for child molestation
India joins Iran-Russia naval drill, China to follow
Palestine: Israeli bars entry of COVID-19 vaccines to Gaza Strip
France: Protest in Paris over anti-Muslim draft law
US Senate acquits Trump of role in Capitol insurrection
Palestine: One Palestinian killed, 5 injured by Israeli settlers
UN welcomes Indonesia’s acceptance of Rohingya refugees
By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday welcomed the landing of approximately 300 Rohingya refugees on the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia, after seven months at sea. An unknown number of the refugees need … Continued
Myanmar: Deep reforms must end vicious violence against Rohingya minority
By Merve Aydogan (AA): The International Crisis Group (ICG) has called for dialogue and deep reform to address issues of citizenship, improve the administrative structure, and rein in the increasing violence in Myanmar. Ethnicity and conflict are inextricably linked … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Indian police attack Muharram processions injuring 40 Kashmiris
By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) : Forty Kashmiris were injured on Saturday when Indian police dispersed a procession with disproportionate force, eye witnesses said. Indian forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas shells at the Muharram … Continued
UN: New solutions needed 3 years after Rohingya crisis
By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called Friday for renewed solutions for displaced and stateless Rohingya communities inside and outside Myanmar. The agency said nearly 900,000 are refugees in Bangladesh, three years after a crisis there … Continued
Belgium: Death of Algerian in police custody triggers outrage
By Agnes Szucs BRUSSELS (AA): The death of a man of Algerian background after being arrested by Belgian police has triggered an investigation, with some members of the public drawing comparisons to the choking death in police custody this … Continued
India: February’s anti-Muslim Delhi riots ‘well-planned’: Inquiry report
By Cheena Kapoor NEW DELHI, India (AA) : February’s anti-Muslim riots in the Indian capital New Delhi were “well-planned,” said a fact-finding report by the Delhi Minorities Commission on Thursday. In a report, the commission highlights that riots caused … Continued
Yemen: 9 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike
By Aziz al-Ahmadi SANA’A (AA): Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday nine civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern al-Jawf province. The group’s website, citing a security source, said two women were … Continued
Srebrenica genocide still ‘open wound’: EU commissioner
By Talha Ozturk BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): The Srebrenica genocide is still “an open wound” at the heart of Europe, said an EU commissioner on Tuesday. Addressing a virtual conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, Oliver … Continued
Myanmar: Soldiers’ court-martial latest sham, say Rohingya groups
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Rohingya rights groups have denounced the recent court-martial of three Myanmar army officers as “a miscarriage of justice” and another of the country’s “sham attempts” to mislead the international community. The three officers … Continued
Indian forces killed civilian in Kashmir, family says
By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): The family of a 65-year-old civilian killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday said he was killed in “cold blood” by government forces in the region, which the police rejected as … Continued
Weekly report on Israeli human rights violations against Palestinians
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR): Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (18 – 24 Jun 2020) Palestinian shot and killed by Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) on al-container checkpoint, eastern Bethlehem; 22 Palestinians … Continued
Yemen: Attack in Saada by Saudi-led coalition kills 12 civilians
By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): Airstrike launched by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, killing at least a dozen civilians, including children, is “terrible and unjustified”, according to a UN body. The initial field reports show that at least 12 civilians, … Continued
Malaysia, Thailand urged to rescue stranded Rohingya Muslims
By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): Malaysia and Thailand were urged on Friday to rescue the stranded Rohingya Muslims with immediate aid and access to asylum. In a statement, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Malaysian authorities had detained 269 … Continued
US: George Floyd protests continue in for sixth day
By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Despite curfews in major US cities, demonstrators took to the streets for a sixth day of protests Sunday over the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down … Continued
Cross border shelling rise killing civilians on Kashmir border
By Islamuddin Sajid and Hilal Mir ISLAMABAD, Pakistan/SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): As the world battles the COVID-19, Kashmiris across the Line of Control (LoC) struggle to escape from bullets. The de facto border divides the disputed Kashmir valley … Continued
India: ‘Muslims bore brunt of Delhi riots’
By Cheena Kapoor NEW DELHI, India (AA): Head of a quasi-judicial body in India has claimed that the violence that jolted parts of union capital Delhi recently was “well-planned” and “one-sided”. In the worst-hit riots in decades, which started … Continued
Pakistan: 25 killed as van plunges into river
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) All 25 passengers were killed after a van plunged into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Monday morning, an official said. The vehicle fell into the river in Skardu district, a famous … Continued
Bangladesh: 3 killed, dozens missing in boat accident
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Three people were killed including a child and dozens of others are missing Saturday as two bridal boats capsized in Rajshahi’s Sreerampur, Bangladesh, according to reports. At least 34 people are missing in … Continued
Syria: Russian airstrikes kill 16 civilians in Idlib
By Esref Musa and Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu IDLIB, Syria (AA): Russia carried out airstrikes in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, Syria, killing at least 16 civilians, a Syrian civil defense group said Thursday as Israel fires missiles into Syria. … Continued
Syria: Russian air strikes kill 12 civilians in Idlib
By Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu, Esref Musa and Muhammed Temim Hocaoglu IDLIB, Syria (AA): At least 12 civilians were killed when the Russian and Syrian air strikes bombed Idlib, a de-escalation zone in northern Syria, local sources said on Tuesday. … 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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