Yemen: US drone attack kills 3 people in Shabwa
Palestine: Over 280 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in Feb
Palestine Israeli army storms W Bank
Palestine: Two young Palestinians shot in Duheisha Camp
Pakistan: Girls’ school damaged in Karachi bomb blast
South Sudan: UN fears 100s of children kidnapped
Egypt: Court lists Hamas as “terrorist organization”
Iraq reopens museum looted in US-led invasion
Venezuela President imposes mandatory visas for US citizens
Palestine: 3 kidnapped by Israeli forces in W Bank
Palestine: Israeli forces destroy protest camp for 10th time
Iraq: 41 killed in bomb attacks and clashes across Iraq
Somalia: Two die in car explosion in Mogadishu
Egypt sentences 4 Brotherhood members to death
Iraq: Bombs and rockets on Baghdad kill eight
Yemen’s Hadi meet UN Envoy in Aden
US spy chief: Fighting ISIS not Turkish priority
Afghanistan: Death toll of snowfall, avalanches rise to 216
UK: Journalist resigns over newspaper’s coverage of HSBC tax raids
[Photo: Peter Oborne] The chief political commentator for British newspaper The Daily Telegraph has resigned, accusing the media outlet of giving minimal coverage of the HSBC tax raids, so as to maintain advertising deals. In a 3,000 … Continued
UK: FM says anti-ISIS efforts could last years
[Photo: UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Iraq Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi & US Secretary of State John Kerry at the anti ISIS press conference in London on 22 Jan, 2015. Photo: Ahmed J Versi/The Muslim News] (AFP, Reuters, Al-Akhbar): Foreign ministers … Continued
UK: Merkel & Cameron discuss global trade & EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London. The two leaders addressed Wednesday’s fatal Paris shooting before talking trade at 10 Downing Street. As Angela Merkel and David Cameron met on Wednesday, the … Continued
UK: Cement freighter capsizes off coast of Scotland, 8 missing
Lifeboats crews are waiting to resume a search for the crew of an overturned cargo vessel spotted off the northeast coast of Scotland. Eight people were aboard the ship, which issued no distress call. Lifeboat crews called off their … Continued
Tsunami ten years on – Muslim Aid’s work is still ongoing
London, (Muslim Aid): On the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which claimed around 230,000 lives and left millions homeless in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Somalia and Malaysia. UK-based disaster relief and development charity Muslim Aid is still working … Continued
UK: Explosion in London hotel where Zardari was staying
LONDON, (Dawn): At least 14 people were injured in a suspected gas explosion at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Central London where former president Asif Ali Zardari was staying on Friday night, reports said. The blast took place … Continued
UK: Snowden documents: Vodafone-bought firm helped GCHQ
Media reports indicate that a British cable firm now owned by Vodafone helped Britain’s spy agency GCHQ eavesdrop on millions of Internet users. The reports cite documents released by US whistleblower Edward Snowden. The revelations are the result … Continued
UK: Relatives of slain Britons: Muslims “not to be balmed” for ISIS actions
Relatives of two Britons murdered by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants urged people of all faiths to come together to fight the hatred espoused by the group, ahead of a memorial service for one of … Continued
UK: Alan Henning family statement: issued on behalf of the family of Alan Henning
Family statement: issued on behalf of the family of Alan Henning The Henning family has issued the following statement. Alan, my husband, and father of Lucy and Adam, was kidnapped in Syria in December last year. … Continued
Iraq: IS video shows purported beheading of British hostage
The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a video purporting to show the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning. Prime Minister David Cameron called the video further proof of IS brutality. Islamic State militants released on Friday a video … Continued
United Nations praises Muslim charities’ Gaza efforts
London, (Islamic Help): The United Nations has praised a Birmingham charity and its humanitarian partners for their relief efforts in Gaza. Islamic Help is part of a five-strong coalition of international charities which have been providing aid for Gaza … Continued
UN: Iranian President says US fighting terrorism with terrorism in Syria
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations on Thursday that the West was responsible for “strategic blunders” in the Middle East and Central Asia that had created terror havens. “The strategic blunders of the West in the … Continued
UK: Scotland votes against independence
Scotland has rejected independence, official results show. With voters turning out in unprecedented numbers, the nation will retain its 307-year-old union with the United Kingdom. Those in favor remaining a part of the United Kingdom led the secessionists approximately … Continued
UK: Scottish referendum, ‘yes’ or ‘no’ very close call
By Sara Asaria The Muslim News: Councillor Shabbar Jaffri of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and spokesperson for the ‘Scottish Asians for YES to an Independent Scotland’ (SAFI4YES) movement, today shared his grandiose vision of a powerful and independent Scotland … Continued
UK: Cameron: ‘Yes’ vote to Scotland would be irreversible decision
With just a few days until the Scottish referendum, the British premier has tried to dissuade voters from leaving the UK. The decision wouldn’t be a “trial separation,” but a “painful divorce,” he says. “There is no going back from … Continued
UK: Obama offers Britain support over ‘Islamic State’ beheading of British aid worker
President Barack Obama vowed that the US would stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the UK after the apparent murder of Briton David Haines. Islamic State militants released a video claiming to show his murder. The US president … Continued
Who else may follow in Scotland’s footsteps?
Scotland’s independence referendum could lead to the founding of the European Union’s first new state. DW presents some of Western Europe’s other separatist movements. In Europe’s eastern half, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia created many new … Continued
UK: NATO leaders to meet in Wales, build Russia strategy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is due to update world leaders on negotiations with Russia before a NATO summit begins in Wales. There, the alliance will discuss greater protection for Eastern Europe. The two-day NATO summit begins on Thursday in … Continued
UK: British PM Cameron announces new anti-terrorism measures
British Prime Minister David Cameron has outlined a new plan to tighten anti-terror measures in the UK. It includes giving police temporary power to seize passports of suspected Iraq and Syria-bound Islamist fighters. Addressing the House of Commons … Continued
UK raises terror threat level
British authorities have increased the perceived threat of a terror attack in the UK to “severe,” the second-highest available level. Prime Minister David Cameron attributed the change to developments in Iraq and Syria. Home Secretary Theresa May first announced … Continued
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