Jammu & Kashmir: Kashmiri protester killed, 16 injured by Indian troops after Eid prayers
UK: Birmingham city hosts Europe’s largest Eid gathering
UN rights chief calls for probe into held Kashmir abuses
UN blames Israel for ‘excessive’ Gaza violence
Sweden: Sharp rise in attacks on mosques across Sweden
Afghanistan: Suicide attack at ministry kills 13 in Kabul
New Crescent Moon of Shawwal [Eid]
Libyan coast guards rescue 152 migrants
Myanmar: Experts criticize new UN-Myanmar deal over Rohingya Muslims
UK ‘committed’ to Iran nuclear deal, May tells Netanyahu
Iraq: Twin bombing kills 18, injures 100 in Sadr City
Ethiopia: Out of prison, Muslim activist demands reforms
Argentina cancels football match with Israel amid protests
Syria: Human Rights report slams hundreds of civilians killed in US-led raid on Raqqah
Afghanistan: Suicide attack targets Kabul scholars against terrorism, 14 killed
Turkey: 9 migrants die, 6 rescued in Mediterranean; 48 die near Tunisian coast
Jammu and Kashmir: Shutdown, restrictions in Kashmir after civilian killed by Indian soldiers
Palestine: Israeli sniper kills Gazan paramedic at the back as she was treating injured
Switzerland: Swiss Upper House rejects foreign fund ban on mosques
Iraq: 3 killed in suicide attack on restaurant in Saladin province
By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): Three diners were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber targeted a restaurant in the northern province of Saladin, the army said. Scores more were injured when the bomber detonated a bomb vest in the … Continued
Pakistan: Blast kills 5 in northwest Pakistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least five people, including four paramilitary troops were killed in a roadside blast in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, an official said. The blast occurred in remote Bajur agency tribal region, one of … Continued
Lebanon: Survivors recall 1982 Sabra, Shatila massacre
By Rabea Damaj BIRWA, Palestine (AA) – Although 35 years have passed since the horrific massacre in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camp, those who survived cannot forget the ghastly scenes they witnessed there. Shortly after Israel invaded Lebanon … Continued
Iraq: Daesh terror attacks kill 74 in southern Iraq
By Haydar Hadi THI QAR (AA): Daesh on Thursday carried out terrorist attacks in southern Iraq, killing at least 74 people and injuring 87 others, according to health and security sources. The incident took place when Daesh terrorists fired … Continued
Iraq rights panel to sue US coalition over Mosul civilian deaths
By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): Iraq’s official human rights commission (affiliated with Iraq’s parliament) plans to sue a U.S.-led military coalition which it blames for the death of over 2,000 civilians in the city of Mosul, a commission member … Continued
Syria: 772 civilians killed last month, majority by US-led coalition
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): A total of 772 civilians were killed in Syria last month, according to a new report by a London-based NGO devoted to tracking rights violations in war-torn Syria. In a monthly report issued Sunday, … Continued
Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in Hajj climax
By Ali Abo Rezeg (AA): Nearly two million Muslims from around the world Thursday ascended Mount Arafat, near the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, to mark the climax of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims flocked to Arafat … Continued
Afghanistan: US air strike kills 13 civilians in Herat province
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): A deadly U.S. air strike on suspected Taliban hideouts in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Monday killed 13 civilians and 16 militants, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Jailani Farhad, spokesman for … Continued
Yemen: Death toll rises in southern Yemen from heavy flooding to 14
By Afra Aksoy LAHIJ, Yemen (AA): At least 14 people have been killed by torrential rains and flooding in Al-Maqatira Directorate in Yemen’s southern Lahij province, hospital sources said Tuesday. “There hasn’t been rainfall like this for 20 years. … Continued
Afghanistan: Suicide car bomb kills 15 in Helmand province
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 15 people were killed in a suicide car bombing aimed at the security forces’ convoy in the restive southwestern Helmand province, an official confirmed on Monday. The Afghan National Army … Continued
Iraq: Bomb blast in Baghdad market kills 11, injures 15
By Haydar Hadi and Ameer al-Sadi BAGHDAD (AA): At least 11 people were killed Monday when an explosive device went off in a public shopping area in capital Baghdad, according to local security sources. The bomb tore through eastern … Continued
Afghanistan: Terrorists kill 30 people during Friday prayers in Shia Muslim mosque in Kabul
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 30 civilians, including women and children were killed and 40 injured in a terrorist attack on a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, according to the … Continued
Iraqi forces advance on center of Daesh-held Tal Afar
By Ali Jawad and Mohamed Walid BAGHDAD (AA): Iraqi forces began to advance on the center of the northwestern city of Tal Afar on Tuesday as part of a major offensive to recapture the predominantly Turkmen city from Daesh … Continued
Syria: Russia hits 200 Daesh terrorists in eastern Syria
By Emre Gurkan Abay MOSCOW (AA) – Russian airstrikes destroyed a column of Daesh vehicles and fighters heading to Deir ez-Zour in eastern Syria, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. More than 200 terrorists and 20 vehicles … Continued
Afghanistan: UN verifies mass killings in northern Afghanistan
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The UN mission Sunday verified allegations that the Taliban and local self-proclaimed Daesh terrorists killed civilians in an attack in northern Afghanistan earlier this month. On Aug. 3, militants stormed the Mirza Olang … Continued
Saudi Arabia: 54 pilgrims die in Makkah before Hajj
By Fares Karam RIYADH (AA): At least 54 Muslim pilgrims have died so far in Saudi Arabia’s city of Makkah in advance of this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is set to begin on Aug. 30, Saudi authorities announced … Continued
Yemen: Up to 50 teen migrants ‘deliberately drowned’ off Yemen coast
By Fatih Erel GENEVA, Switzerland, (AA): About 50 Somali and Ethiopian refugees, mostly teenagers, were “deliberately” drowned on Wednesday by a human smuggler who forced 120 migrants into the sea off Yemen’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) … Continued
Yemen: More than 200 children killed in 2017
By Ali Oweida MAARIB, Yemen (AA): More than 200 children have been killed in war-battered Yemen this year, a UN official said Monday. “In 2017, 201 children killed in Yemen: 152 boys and 49 girls,” Meritxell Relano, UNICEF Resident … Continued
Iraq: US shelling kills dozens of Shia Muslim fighters
BAGHDAD (AA) – Dozens of fighters from a Shia militia were killed by U.S. shelling near Iraq’s border with Syria, the group said Tuesday. In a statement, the Sayed Al-Shuhada Brigade said the U.S. artillery attack would “not go unpunished” … Continued
Turkey, Qatar, Iran to discuss land trade routes
By Seval Ocak Adiyaman and Tolga Albay IZMIR, Turkey (AA): Ankara, Doha and Tehran want to discuss land trade routes on the sidelines of the oath-taking ceremony of Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci … 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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