Afghanistan: 5 injured as Taliban hits NATO vehicle
Nigeria: 8 soldiers, 25 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Borno State
Syria: World Food Programme reaches 4 besieged towns
Iraq: Suicide bombing kills 8 in Baghdad
Palestine: 1,000 Palestinian minors detained by Israel
Thailand: 3 security officials killed by bomb in the south
Egypt: More than 165 dead in boat tragedy
European Court of Human RIghts rejects Dutch soldiers prosecution for Srebrenica genocide
Jordan: Brotherhood-linked bloc wins seats in assembly
Egypt: 29 undocumented refugees drown off Egypt coast
UN ready to resume aid delivery in Syria
Syria: US alleges Russia responsible for raid on aid convoy
Myanmar: Illegal mosques to be demolished in Rakhine
UK drones involved in ‘mistaken’ airstrike killing 60 Syrian troops
Nigeria: Six civilians die in ambush of Nigerian military escort
US: New York bombing suspect arrested after shootout
US: Authorities investigating NYC blast as act of terror
Thailand: 18 killed in Thai Muslims tourist boat sinking
Jammu & Kashmir: 17 soldiers killed in Indian-held Kashmir gunbattle
Palestine: Palestinian, Jordanian shot dead by Israeli troops
Bangladesh: Party head’s execution condemned widely
By Bayram Altug ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Turks gathered overnight to protest the execution of the leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami group, Motiur Rahman Nizami. The US has voiced concern to the execution. In Ankara, a group of people connected to … Continued
Pakistan: Taliban kill prominent rights activist in Karachi
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): The Taliban have claimed responsibility for killing prominent blogger and rights activist Khurram Zaki, who was gunned down in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi late Saturday night. He was killed just after he had … Continued
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood unveils plan to heal rifts
By Hussein Mahmoud CAIRO (AA): Young members of Egypt’s embattled Muslim Brotherhood have unveiled a “roadmap” for healing the rifts currently plaguing the group. Once considered Egypt’s largest and best organized political opposition movement, the Brotherhood has recently been … Continued
UK: Cameron U-turn on taking in more Syrian children
LONDON (AA) – Britain will take in unaccompanied Syrian children already in Europe, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Wednesday. This is a climb down by the PM as he had previously rejected this idea On televised remarks to parliament, Cameron … Continued
Thailand: No progress in peace talks on Thai Muslim south
By CS Thana BANGKOK (AA) – Peace talks between Thailand’s military government and an umbrella group of insurgents operating in the country’s Muslim south have failed after the removal of a key government negotiator, according to local media Friday. … Continued
Syria: Russian warplanes attack field hospital, 30 dead
By Halit Suleyman ALEPPO, (AA): At least 30 people were killed and 62 others were injured Wednesday when a Russian warplane targeted a field hospital in Aleppo’s al-Sokkari neighborhood, a civil defense official said. Ibrahim Hajj Ibrahim, a civil … Continued
Greece: Protests broke out at refugee camp in Lesbos
By Magda Panoutsopoulou ATHENS (AA) – Protests broke out at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos during Tuesday’s visit of Greek Migration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas and his Dutch counterpart Klass Dijkhoff. Shouting “Freedom, freedom,” angry refugees … Continued
Germany: Thousands protest US-EU deal ahead of Obama visit
LONDON (AA) – Thousands of protesters marched in the German city of Hannover against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – a free trade deal being negotiated between the U.S. and the European Union. The rally that attracted 90,000 … Continued
Turkey: Davutoglu, Merkel, Tusk visit refugees in SE Turkey
GAZIANTEP, (AA): Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Syrian refugees on Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep’s Nizip district. European Council President Donald Tusk and First Vice-President of EU Commission Frans Timmermans were also … Continued
Syria: Golan Heights will never be returned to Syria: Netanyahu
By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA) – The occupied Golan Heights will never be returned to Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday. At the first-ever official Israeli meeting held within the occupied region itself, Netanyahu described the Golan … Continued
Jammu Kashmir on edge after Indian army kills civilians
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA): The Jammu Kashmir region witnessed a complete shutdown Wednesday, a day after three civilians, including a 70-year-old woman, were killed by the Indian army. Hundreds of people defied a government-imposed curfew … Continued
Jordan: Police storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Amman
By Laith al-Junaidi AMMAN, (AA) – Security forces on Wednesday raided the Amman headquarters of the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Group spokesman Moath al-Khawaldah told Anadolu Agency that the move — for which he did not … Continued
Nigeria: Authorities admit mass burial of 350 Nigerian Shia Muslims
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, (AA): Nearly 350 bodies were buried in a mass grave following clashes between the Nigerian army and Shia Muslims in northwest Kaduna state last December, an official said Tuesday. “In total, we buried 347 bodies … Continued
Macedonia: 300 injured as police fire on refugees
By Vasiliki Mitsiniotou ATHENS, Greece, (AA) Around 300 people were injured Sunday when Macedonian police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades on refugees as they tried to break through the border fence with Greece, local media reported. … Continued
Myanmar: Muslim activists jailed on allegation of migration offenses
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Two Muslim activists were sentenced Friday to two years prison on charges of contacting a blacklisted organization under Article 17 of Myanmar’s Unlawful Association Act. A court in Chanayetharzan Township in Mandalay, the … Continued
Thailand: Army attack in south puts peace talks in doubt
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA): A suspected insurgent was killed early Thursday during a military operation in Thailand’s majority Muslim south, amid increasing skepticism about the credibility of ongoing peace talks between the military government and rebel groups. The … Continued
Turkey: First refugees returns arrive from Greece
ISTANBUL (AA) – The first refugees to be returned to Turkey under a deal with the EU arrived from the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday morning. An Anadolu Agency correspondent on the Greek island a few kilometers from the … Continued
Myanmar: New Myanmar minister scolded over ‘anti Muslim’ comment
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Muslim officials in Myanmar jumped to the defense of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government on Sunday after its new religious affairs minister appeared to make comments detrimental to the country’s Muslims. The National … Continued
Thailand: Junta to place ‘re-education camps’ in Muslim south
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – The Thai junta is to place some of its “re-education training courses” in military camps in the Thai south — a region destabilized by a violent insurgency led by Malay Muslim groups. The … Continued
Australia: 50,000 protest against offshore detention
By Jill Fraser MELBOURNE (AA): Coordinated rallies in 16 cities and towns across Australia on Sunday attracted tens of thousands of people demanding that the government “stop the war on refugees”. Protesters, including church groups, community organizations, students, families … 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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