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By Muhammed Gencebay Gur ISTANBUL (AA): Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue was reopened to pedestrian traffic after Sunday’s deadly explosion that killed six people and injured 81 others. Benches were removed on the street which is now being patrolled by police. The suspect who left the bomb on the crowded street frequented by shoppers and tourists […]

24th Jul 2020

Turkey: Hagia Sophia Mosque sees 1st prayers in 86 years

By Kaan Bozdogan, Sefa Mutlu, and Berk Ozkan ISTANBUL (AA):- Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday (Jum’a) prayers both inside and outside the historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis. Before the Friday […]

8th Feb 2019

UN: Khashoggi killing ‘perpetrated by Saudi officials’

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul Consulate was “planned and perpetrated by Saudi officials,” the UN special rapporteur claimed Thursday. Agnes Callamard recently visited Turkey with a team of experts on an international inquiry into Khashoggi’s murder. “Evidence collected during my mission to Turkey shows […]

5th Nov 2018

US: Journalist Khashoggi’s sons plead for father’s body return

By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): The sons of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi delivered an emotional appeal on Sunday asking for the return of their father’s body in an interview with CNN. In their first interview since their father was murdered, Salah and Abdullah Khashoggi said that the past few weeks have been painful for […]

1st Nov 2018

Turkey: – ‘Khashoggi’s body disposed of after dismembering’

By Murat Kaya, Muhammed Enes Can and Basak Akbulut Yazar ISTANBUL (AA): Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body has been disposed of after being dismembered, Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday. “Victim Jamal Khashoggi was strangled to death — in a premeditated way — soon after he entered the Istanbul Consulate of […]

20th Oct 2018

Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died at Istanbul consulate

By Sibel Ugurlu ANKARA (AA): Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died after a brawl inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Arabia announced Saturday.U.S. President Donald Trump hailed as a “great first step” Friday Saudi Arabia’s explanation for the fate of a missing Saudi journalist. Congress, however, was less enthusiastic. Preliminary investigations by the Public […]

15th Oct 2018

Turkey: Erdogan discusses Khashoggi case with Saudi King

By Merve Yildizalp ANKARA (AA) – In a Sunday night phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan stressed forming a joint working group to probe the case, said a Turkish presidential source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on […]

19th May 2018

Muslim countries summit on Palestine reject US decision on Jerusalem

By Burcu Arik and Ali Abo Rezeg ISTANBUL (AA): The extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) drew to a close late Friday following strong condemnations of Israeli killings of unarmed Palestinian protesters. A news conference was held and a final declaration was issued after a session chaired by President Recep Tayyip […]

11th Dec 2016

Turkey: Terror attack in Istanbul claims 36 lives

ISTANBUL (AA): At least 36 people, including 27 police officers, were martyred in two separate bomb attacks in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, the country’s interior minister said early Sunday. Two police chiefs were among the deceased and at least 166 people were injured, Suleyman Soylu told reporters in Istanbul. Ten suspects have been detained […]

7th Oct 2016

Turkey: Blast near police station in Istanbul injures 10 people

ISTANBUL (AA): The suspected PKK terrorist who detonated a bomb-laden motorcycle that injured nearly a dozen victims in Istanbul has been captured, a security source said Friday. The suspect was caught with a fake ID card at a security check point in Aksaray province , the source added. Two other suspects in the car were […]

16th Jul 2016

Turkey: Govt in control, foreign ministry says

By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA): A coup attempt in Turkey was “foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity,” Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a statement distributed by foreign missions. “Our president and government are in charge,” according to the statement, carried by Turkey’s Washington Embassy and Permanent Mission […]

29th Jun 2016

Turkey: 30 dead, 60 injured in Istanbul terror attack

ISTANBUL (AA): Nearly 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a terror attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, Gov. Vasip Sahin said early Wednesday. “According to initial report, at least 30 people were killed by three suicide bombers in the attack,” Sahin said. He said that around 60 injured people were transferred to […]

24th May 2016

Turkey: UN’s Ban Ki-moon urges ‘fixing’ humanitarian gap

ISTANBUL (AA): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on world leaders to fix the gap in humanitarian funding and share the burden of helping people in need across the globe. Speaking at the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on Monday Ban said: “We need to provide more direct funding to local people and […]

4th Mar 2016

Turkey: Shots fired at state university rector’s car in Istanbul

By Ugur Islamoglu, Kenan Irtak and Yakup Cabuk ISTANBUL (AA) – Armed men opened fire on the car of a state university rector in Istanbul Thursday night, leaving his private secretary slightly injured, security sources said. According to the sources, unidentified gunmen sprayed the official car of Fatih Sultan Mehmet University Rector Musa Duman […]

13th Jan 2016

Turkey resolves to not step back from anti-terror fight

ANKARA / BERLIN (AA) – The suicide bomb attack in Istanbul Tuesday morning that killed 10 people, including several Germans, will not deter Turkish security forces from pursuing their ongoing counter-terrorism efforts, Turkish premier has said. In remarks made during a meeting at the Cankaya Palace in the capital Ankara Tuesday afternoon following a deadly […]

2nd Dec 2015

Turkey: Bomb explosion injures 5 near Istanbul subway station

ISTANBUL (AA) – A roadside pipe bomb exploded near a central Istanbul subway station Tuesday, injuring five persons, police sources said. The bomb exploded at an intersection in Bayrampasa district on the European side at around 6.00 p.m. local time (1600GMT) during rush hour. One person was slightly injured, the province’s governor Vasip Sahin said. One of […]

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.