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By Mehmet Nuri Ucar TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): At least 31 refugees who were trying to cross to Europe from Libya drowned on Saturday, a Libyan military spokesperson said. Capt. Ayoub Qasim, Libyan Naval Forces spokesman, told Anadolu Agency that coast guard teams reached the bodies of 31 refugees east of the capital Tripoli. […]

17th Oct 2017

Myanmar: 12 dead as boat carrying Rohingya Muslims sinks near Bangladesh

By Mutasim Billah DHAKA, Bangladesh(AA): Twelve Rohingya Muslims, including six children, drowned after their boat capsized as they fled Myanmar, Bangladeshi police said Monday. Moinuddin Chowdhury, the senior officer at Teknaf police station, which lies on the Bangladeshi side of the mouth of the River Naf, said a further six people were thought missing. […]

15th Sep 2017

India: 22 drown as boat capsizes in northern India

By Shuriah Niazi New Delhi (AA): At least 22 people were killed on Thursday in northern India when a boat carrying 50 people capsized, local media reported. “The boat was carrying more passengers than its capacity,” District Magistrate, Bhavani Singh told daily Hindustan Times. “Most passengers of the ill-fated boat were women. As soon […]

15th Jan 2017

India: 24 dead in boat accident in River Ganges

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): Nearly 24people died on Saturday evening after a boat with at least 40 people on board capsized in River Ganges in northeastern Patna city in India’s Bihar state, officials said. A video shot by an eyewitness from the river bank shows two boats capsizing. The local administration launched […]

6th Aug 2015

Libya: 25 dead as boat capsizes off Libya coast, 400 rescued

By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): A boat estimated to be carrying up to 600 migrants capsized off Libya coast on Wednesday, with nearly 400 of them rescued and 25 bodies recovered so far, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. “We received information from Italian Coast Guard that saying that they received distress call from a […]

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.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.