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By Barry Eitel SAN FRANCISCO, (AA): WikiLeaks has released 50,000 emails relating to Hillary Clinton which gives insight into the inner workings of her campaign. But one in particular appears to show the influence corporations have on Cabinet appointments. One email from Oct. 6, 2008, shows a Citigroup executive presented the team of then-candidate […]

17th Jun 2016

US: New documents shed light on CIA torture

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA): Details emerged Thursday of CIA torture techniques at overseas black site prisons, from newly declassified transcripts of detainees’ military hearings at the Guantanamo Bay Prison. “They shackle me completely, even my head; I can’t do anything,” Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Hussein, a Saudi-born Palestinian also known as Abu Zubaida told […]

13th Jun 2016

US: Ex-wife of Orlando shooter says he was mentally ill

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The shooter authorities say is responsible for the deadliest-ever shooting in the U.S. was “unstable and mentally ill”, his ex-wife said Sunday. “In the beginning he was a normal being that cared about family, loved to joke, loved to have fun, but then a few months after we were […]

5th Oct 2015

Afghanistan: US Kunduz hospital bombing deaths increase to 22

ANKARA (AA): The death toll from Saturday’s bombing of a hospital in northern Afghanistan has risen to 22, operator Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said Sunday. “It is 12 MSF staff members and 10 patients, including three children, who were killed in the attack,” MSF General Director Christopher Stokes, said. On Saturday, MSF had said that at […]

2nd Oct 2015

US: Multiple casualties in Oregon college shooting

[Photo: President Obama. He urged for gun control to prevent killings in US. Photographer: Chuck Kennedy (Official White House photo). WASHINGTON (AA and Agencies): A 20-year-old male shooter who opened fire at a community college in Oregon on Thursday is dead, according to authorities. The gunman who opened fire at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College targeted Christians […]

9th Sep 2015

US: Democrats secure 41 Senate votes for Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (AA): President Barack Obama secured a crucial number of Senate votes on Tuesday to support the Iran nuclear deal, all but ensuring he will not have to exercise a veto to block congressional legislation opposing the pact. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Gary Peters and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday they would support the agreement. All […]

3rd Sep 2015

US: Obama administration gains votes to secure Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AA): Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski became the 34th senator to lend her support to the nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, giving the Obama administration a hallmark victory. “No deal is perfect, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime. I have concluded that this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the best option available […]

5th Aug 2015

US explicitly warns Damascus not to attack its rebels

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. directly stated Tuesday that it would protect its nascent force of Syrian rebels from Syrian government attacks. “What we are trying to convey is that we’ll also do defensive efforts in case or in the hypothetical that they would come under fire from Syrian forces,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters. […]

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.