Pakistani cinemas stop screening of Indian films, as India bans Pakistani artists
Pakistan: 2 Pakistani troops killed in border clashes with India
US: Senate votes to override Obama veto on 9/11 bill on Saudi Arabia
Iraq: US to raise number of advisors to 8,000
Iraq: Daesh terror group loses more territory in Anbar
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
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
Pakistan: Five killed in coal mine explosion
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least five miners were killed and six others injured in a coal mine explosion in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. At the time of explosion, 11 workers were present in the coalmine … Continued
Pakistanis mourn victims of deadly Lahore blast
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA) – Grieving Pakistanis held special prayers and memorial services on Monday to mourn the victims of Sunday’s massive suicide blast in Lahore, as expressions of solidarity poured in from around the world. A suicide … Continued
Pakistan: At least 69 killed by suicide blast in Lahore
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded park in Lahore on Sunday evening, killing at least 69 people and injuring 300 others, Salman Rafiq, health minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, has said. … Continued
India: 2 killed, incl 13-year-old in suspected anti-Muslim hate crime
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA) – Two Muslim cattle-herders, including a 13-year-old boy, were reportedly hanged to death in the Lateher district of India’s eastern Jharkhand State in an attack some believe may have been religiously motivated. … Continued
Pakistan: Bus bomb blast kills 15 in Peshawar
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least 15 people were killed and over 30 injured Wednesday after a bomb exploded on a bus in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials said. Police said the explosive device was planted … Continued
India successfully test-fires nuke-capable missile
NEW DELHI (AA) – India on Monday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-I missile from an island off the country’s eastern Odisha State. Capable of hitting targets at a distance of 700 kilometers, the missile was launched as part of a … Continued
Pakistan: 20 killed as rains, flashfloods hit across Pakistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): Torrential rains accompanied by flashfloods have killed at least 20 people over the last two days in northwestern and southwestern Pakistan, officials and local media reported on Saturday. Most of the fatalities have been … Continued
Bangladesh upholds death penalty for Islamic leader
By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA): Bangladesh’s top court on Tuesday upheld a death sentence handed down against a member of the country’s largest Islamic party for alleged war crimes committed during the nation’s 1971 independence war. The court … Continued
Pakistani media outlets attacked for ignoring execution
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): Protesters on Friday attacked the offices of several Pakistani newspapers and television channels to protest the failure of the latter to cover the funeral of a former police commando who was executed earlier this … Continued
Nepal plane crash kills all 23 people aboard
By Deepak Adhikari KATHMANDU (AA) – A small plane carrying Nepalese passengers and two foreign nationals crashed in Nepal Wednesday morning, killing everybody on board, local officials have said. The Tara Air twin otter, carrying 20 passengers and three … Continued
India: Govt agrees to meet Jat protesters’ demands, 12 killed
By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI, (AA): Violent protests in India’s Haryana State appeared to draw to a close on Sunday after New Delhi agreed to change the official status of the state’s large Jat community. For the last eight … Continued
Jammu Kashmir: 5 Indian troops killed as Srinagar standoff enters 2nd day
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA): Five Indian security personnel have been killed so far in an ongoing firefight with pro-independence militants who since yesterday have been holed up in a building in Srinagar’s Pampore district. On … Continued
Jammu Kashmir: Two civilians killed by Indian forces
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA) – Two Kashmiri civilians were killed and seven wounded on Sunday when security forces opened fire on a group of protesters in Indian-administered Jammu Kashmir. The civilians were protesting in Pulwama … Continued
Thailand: Thai forces seize insurgent camp in southern jungle
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – Thai security forces have overrun a well-organized insurgent camp hidden in the jungles of the country’s troubled Muslim south and arrested one rebel after a brief clash, local media reported Thursday. A commander … Continued
Indian-held Jammu Kashmir paralyzed by general strike
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA): Indian-held Jammu Kashmir on Tuesday saw a complete general strike organized to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of Afzal Guru, who was hanged by the Indian authorities for his alleged … Continued
India: Jammu Kashmir locked down on eve of India’s Republic Day
[Photo: Earlier, protestors cover themselves as Indian policemen fires a teargas towards protesters after the funeral ceremony of Shakir Ahmad of Hizbul Mujahideen, on the trees in Pulwama, some 30 kilometers from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian controlled Kashmir … Continued
Pakistan: 21 people killed, 60 injured in campus attack
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA & Agencies) – Several people were killed and scores injured Wednesday in a gun-and -bomb attack on a university campus in northwest Pakistan. 21 people have been killed and more than 60 injured, some … Continued
Pakistan: 14 killed at polio vaccination centre in Quetta
By Aamir Latif Karachi, (AA): At least 14 people, including 12 policemen, were killed in a bomb blast Wednesday in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, officials said. The bomb struck a police van outside a polio vaccination center in the … Continued
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh fails to draw Pakistan into row with Tehran
KARACHI, (AA): Mohammad bin Salman, deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to seek Pakistan’s support in its ongoing diplomatic spat with Iran. He was the second high-profile Saudi visitor in less than three days: earlier … 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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