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[Photo: Saudi Arabia execution of respected Shia Muslim scholar, Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr, has led to demonstrations across the Muslim world. In Srinagar, Indian occupied Kashmir, protesters throw stones at Indian policemen. January 2, 2015. Photographer: Faisal Khan/AA] Esra Kaymak WASHINGTON (AA) — Tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran has not had any effect on […]

30th Dec 2015

Iraqi PM in Ramadi after defeating Daesh

ANBAR,(AA): Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi arrived in Ramadi on Tuesday, a day after Iraqi forces recaptured the city from Daesh. General Sami al-Aardi, an Iraqi counterterrorism military officer, told Anadolu Agency that al-Abadi visited Ramadi to review the security operations in the city. Over the weekend, al-Abadi had vowed that 2016 would be the […]

29th Dec 2015

Iraqi forces retake control of Ramadi city from Daesh

BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi armed forces have retaken Ramadi city from Daesh, the Iraqi military announced Monday. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, fell into Daesh’s hands last May. In a televised statement, Iraqi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasoul said: “Ramadi has been liberated [from Daesh] and counterterrorism troops have raised the Iraqi flag on the government […]

28th Dec 2015

Syria: Multiple blasts rock Homs, kill 30 people

HOMS, (AA) – Thirty people were killed and scores more injured in three explosions which hit a government-held district in central Homs, local sources have told Anadolu Agency. The sources said the first blast on Monday took place when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt after a gunshot caused crowding in a square in Al-Zahraa […]

18th Dec 2015

Morocco: Rival Libya camps sign UN-backed peace deal

RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Libya’s rival political camps signed a reconciliation agreement Thursday following months of negotiations. The signing ceremony, held in the Moroccan city of Skhirat, included both Libya’s Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives. UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler attended the ceremony along with a number of […]

16th Dec 2015

Saudi Arabia: 34 Muslim countries unite to fight terrorism

ISTANBUL (AA) – Thirty-four Muslim countries decided Monday night to establish an anti-terrorism alliance with headquarters in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Press Agency. SPA said the coalition comes within the context of an anti-terrorism agreement signed by member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In a Tuesday statement, OIC Secretary-General Iyad Madani said the organization supports all regional and […]

8th Dec 2015

US refutes ‘Islamic terror’ label for California shooters

WASHINGTON (AA) — Labeling a mass shooting in California that killed more than 10 people an act of ‘radical Islamic terror’ would only fuel Daesh’s narrative, the White House said Monday. “It certainly would advance ISIL’s narrative that somehow they were acting on behalf of Islam, when in fact, as the president noted yesterday, the […]

7th Dec 2015

US: Obama calls California shootings ‘act of terrorism’

WASHINGTON (AA) – U.S. President Barack Obama has called the recent California shootings that left 14 people dead as an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people, but he stopped short of linking the incident with Daesh. In his address from the Oval Office at the White House Sunday, Obama said that his security team was […]

5th Dec 2015

US: Obama, British PM speak after London OKs Syria strikes

WASHINGTON (AA) — President Barack Obama welcomed the U.K.’s recent vote to authorize airstrikes in Syria, during a phone call with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday. Obama “expressed his appreciation that British air forces have joined with ours and those of other coalition members in striking ISIL in Syria as well as in […]

3rd Dec 2015

US: White House rules out Gitmo for captured Daesh leaders

WASHINGTON (AA) — The White House said Wednesday that it will not send any Daesh leaders it captures in Iraq or Syria to the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. “I would certainly rule out for you sending any additional prisoners to the prison at Guantanamo Bay,” spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. “Not even […]

3rd Dec 2015

UK approves airstrikes against Daesh in Syria

LONDON (AA) – Britain is to launch airstrikes on Daesh targets in Syria after the country’s parliament overwhelmingly approved plans for military action on Wednesday. The House of Commons voted by 397 votes to 223 late on Wednesday night to accept the government’s motion following a debate that lasted 11 hours and saw 106 lawmakers […]

2nd Dec 2015

Germany to boost support for int’l anti-Daesh coalition

BERLIN (AA) – German government has decided to provide additional military support to international coalition against Daesh by sending warplanes to fly reconnaissance missions, a tanker aircraft and a warship to the Middle East. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the German government has decided to provide intelligence and logistical support to the international coalition, after […]

1st Dec 2015

UK announces Wednesday vote for Syria airstrikes

LONDON (AA) – Britain’s parliament will debate and vote on plans for airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday. In a broadcast that ended weeks of speculation over whether he would call a vote, Cameron said he wanted to extend Britain’s existing air campaign against Daesh in Iraq to cover targets […]

28th Nov 2015

Philippines: Indonesian among dead Daesh-linked gunmen

By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, (AA) – The Philippines’ military confirmed Saturday that an Indonesian national believed to be an expert bomb-maker was among eight suspected members of a Daesh-linked group killed in a clash earlier this week. The 6th Infantry Division’s commander identified the suspect as Ibrahim Ali, a senior member of the […]

26th Nov 2015

Tunisia: Daesh claims responsibility for Tunis suicide attack

TUNIS, (AA) – The Daesh militant group claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s deadly suicide attack in Tunis on a bus carrying Presidential Guard personnel, according to a Wednesday statement shared by the group on social-media platforms. The statement, issued on one of the group’s Twitter accounts, identified the bomber as Abu Abdullah al-Tunsi, a Tunisian. Daesh described the attack […]

24th Nov 2015

France, UK ‘determined’ to step up fight against Daesh

PARIS (AA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande on Monday agreed to step up the fight against Daesh in Syria. France would “intensify” airstrikes against the group and “choose targets that will do the most damage possible to this terrorist army”, Hollande said during a joint news conference in Paris. […]

21st Nov 2015

UNSC adopts French resolution on fighting Daesh

NEW YORK (AA) – The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution aimed at coordinating international efforts to defeat Daesh. Drafted in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the resolution calls on all able countries to “take all necessary measures” under international law to eradicate safe havens Daesh created in Syria and Iraq. […]

14th Nov 2015

Lebanon: 43 people killed as twin blasts rock S Beirut

BEIRUT, (AA): Daesh claimed responsibility for the twin blasts that killed at least 43 people and injured 239 others in Beirut on Thursday evening. The explosions shook the Lebanese capital’s southern Burg al-Bragna neighborhood. The casualty toll was confirmed by a source within Lebanese Red Cross, which initially put it at 35 people dead. The […]

10th Nov 2015

Iraq: Six dead, 24 injured in Baghdad explosions

BAGHDAD (AA): Six people were killed and 24 others were injured Monday in several explosions that rocked the Iraqi capital, a police source told Anadolu Agency. The source said that two pro-government fighters were killed and three others were injured when “an improvised bomb went off while a vehicle carrying pro-government [militia] forces was passing […]

9th Nov 2015

Afghanistan: 25 Daesh fighters killed in E Afghanistan

By Zabihullah Tamanna KABUL, (AA): At least 25 fighters affiliated with the Daesh militant group were killed Saturday night in an operation carried out by Afghan security forces in the eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan officials said Monday. The operation was conducted in Nangarhar’s Achin district and surrounding areas, where Daesh militants, according to provincial […]

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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.