Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (16–22 May)
Philippines: Muslims accept transition plan for autonomous region of Bangsomoro
UK: Mosque in Scotland vandalized with racist graffiti
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 5 civilians in Helmand
UN demands India provide answers on civilian killings in Kashmir
US: Trump threatens to annihilate Iran
Palestine: Jewish settlers torch West Bank farmland
Threats of trade war between Malaysia and EU on palm oil
Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8, injure 50
French Senate votes to ban headscarf on school trips
Austrian MP wears headscarf to protest its ban
UK: May to bring Brexit deal to Parliament in June
Austria: Vienna mayor condemns racism, anti-Muslim sentiment
US: Diyanet Mosque suffers large-scale damage
Sri Lanka: Anti-Muslim mob kills Muslim man, attacks Muslim shops, mosques
Pakistan’s roadside iftar feeds thousands in Ramadan
Tunisia: 37 Bangladeshi migrants drown off Tunisian coast
UK: Thousands march for Palestine in London
Pakistan: 3 security guards killed, 4 injured in terrorist attack in Gwadar hotel
Afghanistan: Twin blasts kill 35, including 10 journalists in Kabul
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 35 people, including 10 journalists and cameramen, were killed and 45 others injured in two suspected suicide blasts during the morning rush hour in the capital Kabul Monday, according to … Continued
Yemen: 45 civilians including children killed in Saudi-led air raids
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA) : At least 45 civilians, including women and children, have been killed by Saudi-led airstrikes in three separate incidents over the past four days, the UN said on Tuesday. According to UN, a Saudi-led … Continued
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing targets voter registration in Kabul kills 4
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Suicide attack on a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday has killed four and wounded at least fifteen people, an official confirmed. Humayon Mohtaat, head of the population … Continued
Arab world divided on US-led bombing in Syria
ANKARA (AA): The Arab countries are divided on the U.S.-led bombing of alleged Syrian Government’s chemical sites on Saturday. The U.S., France and Britain launched the strikes days after a suspected chemical attack killed dozens in Douma in the Damascus … Continued
Syria: 18th convoy from E Ghouta arrives in Al-Bab as Govt takes control of Douma
By Esref Musa, Omer Koparan and Adham Kako AL-BAB/IDLIB, Syria (AA): The 18th convoy carrying civilians and rebel fighters from the city of Douma in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta arrived in Aleppo’s Al-Bab district on Wednesday, according … Continued
Saudi Arabia to dig canal along Qatar border turning it into an island
By Mohamed Fahd RIYADH (AA): A Saudi official has confirmed reports of plans to dig a maritime channel along the kingdom’s border with Qatar — a move that would effectively turn the Qatari peninsula into an island. Saoud al-Qahtani, … Continued
US: US will respond to suspected chemical attack in Douma
By Safvan Allahverdi WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. is “determined” to respond to the Assad Government’s latest alleged use of chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, regardless of whether the UN Security Council acts or not, a top American diplomat said … Continued
Syria: Death toll from suspected chemical attack rises to over 70
By Adham Kako, Mohamad Misto and Mahmut Geldi EASTERN GHOUTA, Syria / ANKARA, Turkey (AA): The civilian death toll rose to 78 from Saturday’s suspected chemical attack by allegedly by the Syrian Government in Douma, a district in Eastern … Continued
Syria: Explosives kill nearly 1,000 children in 2017
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEF called for international action in response to explosive hazards in Syria where at least 910 children were killed by explosive devices in 2017. “More than 8 … Continued
Turkey: 17 migrants killed in minibus crash in eastern Turkey
By Huseyin Yildiz IGDIR, Turkey (AA): Seventeen undocumented migrants were killed and 36 injured when their minibus crashed into a light pole late Thursday in eastern Turkey, according to the province’s governor. The minibus caught fire after hitting the … Continued
Iraq: Seven killed in attacks across the country
By Zeynep Tufekci BAGHDAD (AA): Seven people were killed in attacks across Iraq including the country’s capital city Baghdad early Sunday. Iraqi information security center affiliated to the Iraqi army said that four civilians of a family were killed … Continued
Afghanistan: Suicide blast in Kabul capital kills 31, injures 65
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): A suicide blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday killed at least 31 people, officials and local media reported. Nusrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, confirmed a suicide bomber … Continued
Syria: Govt airstrikes kill 59 civilians in E Ghouta
By Mohamad Misto and Ayse Dogru EASTERN GHOUTA, Syria / ANKARA (AA): At least 59 civilians were killed by the Assad Government and its supporters in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on Tuesday, Syrian rebel Civil Defense sources said. … Continued
Afghanistan: Suicide attack by Daesh targets Shia Muslim community in Kabul, kills 9
By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least nine people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a suicide attack in capital Kabul on Friday, according to officials and local media reports. Nusrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for … Continued
Syria: 28 civilians killed in Govt airstrikes in E.Ghouta
By Adham Kako EASTERN GHOUTA / ANKARA (AA): Twenty-eight civilians were killed Wednesday by Syrian Government airstrikes in besieged Eastern Ghouta, according to rebels’ civil defense agency. The agency does not give number of rebel fighters killed. The Government’s … Continued
Saudi envoy’s visit to Lebanon ‘positive’
By Fouad Shehab BEIRUT (AA): Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday termed the visit of the Saudi Royal Court Adviser, Nizar bin Sulaiman Al-Alula, to Lebanon over the past two days as a “very positive” development. Berri said the … Continued
Syria: Russia to start ‘humanitarian pause’ in E Ghouta
By Elena Teslova MOSCOW (AA): Russia will introduce a daily humanitarian pause in Syria’s besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta as of Feb. 27 by order of President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Monday. UK Foreign Secretary, … Continued
Syria: 25 more civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta
By Adham Kako and Muhammed Shekh Yusuf EASTERN GHOUTA, Syria (AA): At least 25 civilians have been killed by intensified Syrian Government attacks in the al-Nusra [Jabhat Fateh al-Sham] controlled Damascus suburbs of Eastern Ghouta, said sources from the … Continued
Iran: Five security forces killed in Tehran protests
By Mohammad Qorshon and Mustafa Melih Ahishali TEHRAN (AA): The death toll of Iranian security forces killed in clashes with a Shia Muslim religious group in capital Tehran rose to five, according to an Iranian official. Demonstrators took to … Continued
Pakistan: 10,000 Saudi soldiers being trained in Pakistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan on Monday revealed it is training some 10,000 Saudi soldiers, injecting credence to the reports about ever-increasing security cooperation between Riyadh and Islamabad in recent months. Defense Minister Khurram Dastagir, who was … 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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