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By Can Erozden ANKARA (AA): A total of 863 people involved in Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were infected by Covid-19, the organizers said on Wednesday. According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, 547 of those who contracted the virus were involved in Olympics, while 316 others in Paralympics. They tested positive for COVID-19 before, […]

24th Jul 2021

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus awarded Olympic Laurel

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Nobel Peace Laureate and entrepreneur Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Olympic Laurel on Friday during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 in Japan. It is the highest award presented by the International Olympic Committee and the lone Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate was the second person to […]

26th Jul 2016

Japan: At least 19 killed in knife attack near Tokyo

By Todd Crowell TOKYO (AA): Police are investigating a knife attack at a facility for the disabled that killed 19 and seriously injured many others west of Tokyo, in the largest case of mass murder in Japan’s modern history. Japanese news agency Kyodo reported that a knife-wielding man had attacked the Tsukui Yamayuri En […]

17th May 2016

US Treasury Dept releases Saudi debt holdings

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA): The Treasury Department on Monday released Saudi Arabia’s holdings of U.S. debt, for the first time in four decades. The Kingdom’s holdings stood at $116.8 billion as of March, according to data the agency disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by Bloomberg News. Saudi […]

16th Apr 2016

Japan quakes leave 28 dead, nearly 2,000 injured

By Todd Crowell TOKYO (AA) – At least 19 people were confirmed dead Saturday after a second strong earthquake rocked southwestern Japan, where nine others were killed in an earlier temblor. This brings to total number of people killed to 28.30,000 troops have been deployed. According to Kyodo news agency, nearly 2,000 people sustained […]

15th Apr 2016

Japan: Strong quake leaves 9 dead, 800 injured

TOKYO (AA) – At least nine victims were confirmed dead and more than 800 others injured Friday following a strong earthquake in southwestern Japan that collapsed houses and resulted in the evacuation of around 44,000 people. Kyodo news agency reported that no abnormalities were detected at nuclear power plants in the southern Kyushu region after […]

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.