Palestine: Cease-fire reached in Gaza with Israel as Israeli air force kills 2 children
Pakistan: Blasts targeting election rallies kill 133
Philippines rolls out red carpet for Muslim liberation movt
Afghanistan: Attack on education office in Jalalabad kills 10
Palestine: Israel banned call to prayer 298 times at Ibrahimi mosque
Pakistan: Suicide attack kills 20 in election rally in Peshawar
Palestine: 1st Israeli minister storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound since 2015
Germany: Muslim patients targeted in Islamophobic knife attack
UN urges Jordan to open its border to thousands of Syrian refugees
Belgium: Prosecutors probe violent Islamophobic attack on Muslim teen girl
UN rights office: UAE troops tortured, abused Yemenis
Palestine: Israel army killed 25 Palestinian children in 2018
Libya: Over 200 migrants drown in 3 days in Mediterranean
Palestine: 135 Palestinians killed, 15,000 injured by Israeli soldiers in Gaza since March 30
Canada: Muslim group wins stay of Quebec veil law
France: 10 charged over anti-Muslim terror plot
Iran: President Rouhani dismisses call for resignation of gov’t
US: Trump wants Qatar-Gulf row to end as it ‘benefits Iran’
Pakistan: Two die in riots in Pakistani city after rape, killing of minor
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least two people were killed and several others injured on Wednesday after riots erupted in a city in southeastern Pakistan following the rape and killing of a minor girl, officials and local … Continued
Libya: 64 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): Sixty-four migrants are feared drowned after a rubber dinghy sank off the coast of Libya over the weekend, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. The migrants “lost their lives in the … Continued
India: Muslim man dies after Hindu attack
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A Muslim man who was stabbed in southern India last week in alleged retaliation for the murder of a Hindu activist died on Sunday. Basheer Ahmed, 47, was attacked last Wednesday in Mangalore, … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Bomb blast kills 4 Indian policemen
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): At least four Indian policemen were killed and two others wounded on Saturday in a bomb attack in the disputed Jammu Kashmir region. Militants carried out an improvised explosive device … Continued
Turkish Coast Guard pulls 132 from dinghies in Aegean
By Esber Ayaydin IZMIR, Turkey (AA) Three groups of migrants were saved as they attempted to cross from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos, the Turkish Coast Guard said Wednesday. The 132 migrants from Syria, Angola, Afghanistan, Eritrea, … Continued
African Union opposes ICC as African leaders always victims of ICC
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): African countries oppose the International Criminal Court (ICC), Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president and chairman of the African Union, declared in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference with his … Continued
Myanmar denies access to UN investigator
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): A UN investigator, who had been due to visit Myanmar in January had to assess the human rights situation, said on Wednesday “all access to the country” has been denied. “It is a shame … Continued
Libya: 36,000 children vulnerable in Libya
By Mahmut Geldi TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): Some 36,000 child migrants in Libya are in need of assistance, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya said Monday. Out of an estimated 400,000 migrants, nine percent are children, and shockingly, more … Continued
Myanmar: 730 children among 6,700 Rohingya Muslims killed
By Merve Aydogan (AA): At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24, a global humanitarian organization said on Thursday. Doctors Without Borders published the figures after conducting surveys in refugee … Continued
US: NY attack suspect’s family ‘outraged’ by police actions
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The family of the 27-year-old suspect in a New York bombing said late Monday they are “outraged” by the police response following the attack. “We are heartbroken by the violence that was targeted at … Continued
UN: How much suffering until Rohingya Muslims plight is seen?
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): The UN’s human rights chief on Tuesday called for an international criminal investigation into “widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal” attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called on a special … Continued
Canadian Muslim youth killed for doing ‘right thing’ by trying to defend an old man
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Ontario (AA): Canadian authorities arrested one man Monday in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Muslim who police are hailing as a hero. Police are now searching for another man who is believed to have … Continued
US denies allegations of civilian killings in Somalia
By Safvan Allahverdi WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) on Wednesday denied allegations that an operation carried out in August by American troops in Somalia resulted in civilian deaths. “After a thorough assessment of the Somali National army-led … Continued
Libya: 31 refugees drown off Libya trying to reach Europe
By Mehmet Nuri Ucar TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): At least 31 refugees who were trying to cross to Europe from Libya drowned on Saturday, a Libyan military spokesperson said. Capt. Ayoub Qasim, Libyan Naval Forces spokesman, told Anadolu Agency that … Continued
Myanmar, Bangladesh agree on return of Rohingya Muslims without security guarantees
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar (AA): Myanmar and Bangladesh on Thursday signed an agreement for the return of Rohingya Muslims who have crossed the border to escape a brutal military crackdownin Myanmar’s western Rakhine state since late August. However, … Continued
Palestine to cut all communication with US
By Eshat Firat RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Palestine has threatened to cut off “all communication” with the U.S. over its warning to close the Washington offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In a video, Saib Ureykat, PLO Secretary General … Continued
Myanmar: Over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees drowned since Aug 25
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): More than 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees have drowned in shipwrecks and boat incidents since the beginning of the crisis on Aug. 25, the UN said on Friday. “Recent arrivals told us they had been … Continued
Exploitation of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh ‘rife’, says UN
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): The UN’s migration agency on Tuesday warned of the trafficking, exploitation and sexual abuse of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokesman Joel Millman told a news conference in Geneva: “Desperate … Continued
Philippines: ASEAN raises concern over plight of Rohingya Muslims
By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): Delegates to the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plenary summit on Monday expressed deep concern over the plight of Rohingya Muslims, officials said. At a press conference on the sidelines … Continued
Afghanistan: UN confirms 14 civilian casualties in Kunduz in US airstrike
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – The UN mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday said it has credible evidence that civilians were killed in a U.S. air raid in northern Kunduz province last week. UN Assistance Mission in … 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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