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[Photo: SSP Mian Saeed confirms the attack which targeted FRP Deputy Commandant's vehicle was a suicide blast. DawnNews screengrab] By Ali Akbar PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least two policemen were killed and six others were injured Thursday morning when a suicide blast targeting the vehicle of Deputy Commandant of Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) occurred in […]

11th Jun 2015

Palestine: Israel destroys land, trees in East Jerusalem

[Photo: issawiya2aic.jpg] IMEMC News & Agencies: Israeli forces destroyed land and trees early Wednesday morning in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya. Accompanied by scores of police and border police officers, Jerusalem municipal bulldozers razed land in the East Jerusalem village of Issawiya from 4.30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The Israelis further uprooted and destroyed […]

11th Jun 2015

Palestine: Israeli soldiers detain Palestinian near Hebron

[Archive photo] IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian. Mohammad Ayyad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers stopped Ahmad Yasser Za’aqeeq, 24 years of age, […]

11th Jun 2015

Palestine: Many injured by Israeli soldiers near Jenin

[Archive photo] IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources have reported that several residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, late on Wednesday at night, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Kafrit village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The sources said the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, causing many Palestinians […]

11th Jun 2015

Saudi airport staff to be lashed for abusing Iranian boys

Two Saudis who sexually harassed two Iranian teenagers have been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and four years in prison, a security official has said. The Iranians were on their way home after visiting Mecca. A criminal court in the Saudi city of Jeddah, which is the main gateway for pilgrims headed to Mecca and […]

11th Jun 2015

US: Obama’s unauthorized, incomplete Iraq war strategy

More than nine months, 2,000 airstrikes and 3,000 military advisors later, Congress still has not authorized the US war against the “Islamic State.” The White House now wants to deploy 450 advisors closer to the front The American bombs falling on Iraq and Syria barely make headlines anymore. Over the past four days alone, […]

10th Jun 2015

Palestine: Israeli forces demolish 3 industrial facilities

[aljeebdemopnn.jpg] IMEMC News & Agencies: The West Jerusalem municipality, on Tuesday, issued orders to demolish industrial facilities for Palestinians in Al-Jeeb town, northwest Jerusalem, under the pretext of no building permit. PNN sources say that soldiers broke into the neighborhood at 6:30 AM and began the demolition process of three facilities, including two garages […]

10th Jun 2015

Palestine: Palestinian killed by Israeli army in Jenin

[Image of Ezzeddin Bani Ghafrra By Quds News Agency] IMEMC News: Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, shot and killed one Palestinian, during clashes that took place after the soldiers stormed homes and detained several residents. Medical sources in Jenin said the […]

10th Jun 2015

Palestine: Israel frees Palestinian speaker after year behind bars

RAMALLAH (Ma’an): Israeli authorities on Tuesday released the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Aziz Duweik [photo], following a year in administrative detention. The Ahrar Center for Prisoners and Human Rights Studies said that Duweik, 67, was released from the Ofer prison near Ramallah after paying a fine of 6,000 shekels ($1,565). Duweik, who is […]

10th Jun 2015

Iraq: Baghdad targeted by deadly bomb blasts

[Archive photo CNN] A string of explosions across the Iraqi capital has killed dozens, according to police and medical sources. The bombings follow a deadly attack on a government office by “Islamic State” militants in Anbar province. At least 20 people were killed in several blasts targeting public places and Iraqi security forces in […]

10th Jun 2015

UK parliament passes EU referendum bill

Prime Minister David Cameron has gained widespread support to bring the UK’s ongoing EU membership to a public vote. But some within his own ranks remain skeptical of his desired outcome. British lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of setting up a referendum on the country’s continuing membership in the European Union, with legislators […]

9th Jun 2015

Palestine: Israeli soldiers detain 6 Palestinians in W Bank

[Archive photo] IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, five Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, while another resident was kidnapped, on Sunday evening, near Bethlehem. Media sources in the southern West Bank district of Hebron said several army vehicles invaded Tal Romeida neighborhood, in Hebron city, broke […]

9th Jun 2015

Libya: UN presents warring parties with draft unity proposal

The UN’s special envoy to Libya has handed the country’s rival governments a draft proposal for forming a unity government. It’s seen as one of the last hopes to stop fighting and bring stability. Talks in Morocco on Monday brought together Libya’s two rival governments, in what is being viewed as a last-ditch attempt […]

8th Jun 2015

Pakistan: Five Hazara Shia Muslims gunned down in Quetta

[Photo: The Nation] QUETTA, (Agencies): Gunmen killed five people after storming two tea shops belonging to the Hazara Shia Muslim community in Quetta on Sunday. “Two gunmen, one each, stormed two tea shops belonging to the Hazara community in the Meezan Chowk neighbourhood of the city and started indiscriminate firing,” local police official Muhammad Tariq […]

8th Jun 2015

Palestine: Palestinians detained by Israeli forces across WBank & Jerusalem

[Archive photo] IMEMC News & Agencies: Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians across the occupied West Bank overnight Saturday, the Israeli army said. On Sunday morning, at the entrance of occupied East Jerusalem, forces detained a young man and a child from Al Issawiya, in the Old City. An Israeli army spokeswoman said that one […]

8th Jun 2015

Egypt: No unity among Syria’s opposition groups

[Photo: Gerard Direct] A Cairo-organized conference of Syria’s opposition has excluded major players. Rebels question Egypt’s motives, as some say exclusionary politics risk further dividing a fractured opposition. Kristen McTighe reports. In the past few months, Syrian rebels fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad have reportedly gained ground. Strategic cities like Idlib and […]

8th Jun 2015

FIFA official: Russia and Qatar could lose World Cups

A FIFA official has said Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host upcoming World Cups, if bribery is established in the bidding process. Both nations have denied wrongdoing in their bids. Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their World Cup hosting duties if irregularities are proven in the process that awarded […]

7th Jun 2015

Pakistan: Three terrorists killed in shootout with security forces

MASTUNG, (The News): Three terrorists were killed in exchange of fire with security forces while three camps of the militants were also wiped out during search operation in Mastung. According to security sources, FC and other security troops launched large-scale search operation in Johan and Burg areas of Mastung. During exchange of fire three […]

7th Jun 2015

Turkey: 53 million voters head for key parliamentary polls

Ankara, (Hurriyet Daily News) A total of 53,741,838 voters in Turkey go to the ballot boxes on June 7, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to cast their votes, which will reshuffle the 550-seat parliament and also define the new government for the next four years. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has framed the […]

7th Jun 2015

Palestine: Israeli soldiers attack protesters in Hebron

By Bassam Shweiki IMEMC News: Israeli soldiers attacked, Saturday, Palestinian protesters as they were commemorating the 1967 occupation of the full area of historic Palestine by the Israeli military. The demonstrators tried to reach the Bayt Al-Barakah (i.e. House of Blessing) in front of Arroub Refugees Camp, a building which was built on land […]

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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.