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ANKARA (AA) – The UN announced Tuesday the postponement of Syrian peace talks between the government and opposition members by two days. Talks will now start March 9 to allow “adequate time to address logistical and practical matters” the UN’s envoy on Syria said Tuesday. Staffan de Mistura said he was looking forward to “Syrian […]

10th Feb 2016

Syria: Number of besieged Syrians larger than UN estimates

WASHINGTON (AA) — More than 1 million Syrians live in besieged areas, much more than previous UN estimates, a new report revealed Tuesday. The Siege Watch report, released jointly by the Netherlands-based nonprofit PAX and the Washington-based Syria Institute, has been actively monitoring developments in Syria since late 2015, according to the organization’s website. The […]

5th Feb 2016

Syria: Russian airstrikes kill 25 civilians in Aleppo

By Halit Suleyman ALEPPO, (AA): Twenty-five civilians were killed and another 60 injured Thursday when Russian warplanes struck six districts in Aleppo northern city, Syrian Civil Defense said. Mohamed Yehia, official of Syrian Civil Defense in the city, told Anadolu Agency that Russian warplanes attacked six districts – including al-Hallok and al-Fardos – controlled […]

5th Feb 2016

UK: UN chief hails $10bn in Syria donor pledges

LONDON (AA) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hailed Thursday a London conference for generating in excess of $10 billion in pledges to aid the Syrian people. The single-day Syrian Donors Conference — jointly hosted by Britain, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations — raised the funds in a matter of hours, with half […]

4th Feb 2016

Switzerland: UN suspends Syria peace talks in Geneva

GENEVA (AA) – The UN has suspended Syria peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday. UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced a “temporary pause” in peace talks due to intensified fighting in Syria. “This is not the end, and it is not the failure of the talks,” de Mistura said after meeting with the […]

30th Jan 2016

Switzerland: US welcomes Syrian opposition at Geneva talks

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. on Friday welcomed the decision by a main opposition group to attend Syrian peace talks already in progress and hosted by the UN in Geneva. “The United States also reiterates that UN Security Council Resolution 2254 must be fully implemented by all parties to the talks, including with regard to the […]

27th Jan 2016

Canada to lift sanctions on Iran, reopen embassy

[Photo Canada PM Justin Trudeau opening diplomatic relations with Iran. Photograph: Alex Guibord/Creative-Commons] Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Ont. (AA) — Canada announced Tuesday that it will comply with a United Nations request and lift sanctions against Iran as well as reopen its embassy in the Middle East nation. But Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said Canada […]

22nd Jan 2016

Somalia: Two bombs explode in Mogadishu killing several people

MOGADISHU, (AA): Two car bombs exploded Thursday near cafés in the center of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, causing extensive damage, security sources said. At least six people and eight attackers were killed according to various media reports and several others injured in the twin explosions. Another security source who requested anonymity said the death toll […]

20th Jan 2016

Libya’s rival political camps unveil unity government

TRIPOLI, (AA): Libya’s rival political camps on Tuesday announced that they had established a unity government in line with the terms of a UN-backed peace deal aimed at ending years of political deadlock. In a statement, the newly-formed Presidential Council for the Libyan National Unity Government announced that 32 government ministers had been appointed in […]

17th Jan 2016

UN: Citing Israeli intransigence, UN Palestine rapporteur quits

ANKARA (AA): Makarim Wibisono, the UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories, resigned from his post last week, citing Israel’s refusal to grant him access to the territories covered by his mandate. After tendering his resignation, Wibisono attributed his decision to “the non-cooperation by Israel with my mandate, as well as other […]

12th Jan 2016

Syria: Hundreds need urgent evacuation in besieged Madaya

NEW YORK (AA) – About 400 people in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya must be urgently evacuated to receive life-saving medical assistance, UN diplomats said Monday. Spain’s UN Ambassador Roman Oyarzun Marchesi told reporters in New York that the Security Council received a briefing from Stephen O’Brien, UN humanitarian affairs chief, who said some 400 people in Madaya were […]

6th Jan 2016

UN’s Syria envoy visits Riyadh amid Saudi-Iran tensions

[Photo: Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Riyadh. Photograph: Mehmet Ali-Ozcan/AA] Mustafa Çağlayan NEW YORK (AA) – The United Nations’ special envoy for Syria and Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister met Tuesday amid concerns that an ongoing row between Iran and Saudi Arabia could threaten the Syria peace […]

19th Nov 2015

Yemen conflict death toll hits 5,700

NEW YORK (AA): Approximately 5,700 victims have been killed in Yemen since Saudi-led bombing began in mid-March, including 830 women and children, the United Nations said Wednesday. The UN’s humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Johannes van der Klaauw, told reporters that Yemen has been “grappling with a breakdown of essential services and forced displacement,” with nearly 21.2 million […]

17th Nov 2015

UN: Britain set to draft UN resolution on Syria cease-fire

NEW YORK (AA): The U.K. will immediately draft a Security Council resolution on a cease-fire in Syria envisaged in talks held in Vienna, Britain’s UN deputy ambassador said Monday. “We are very clear that we are going to take action immediately now to draw up a Security Council resolution on the cease-fire,” said Peter Wilson, who did not give […]

4th Nov 2015

UN says 123,000 people newly displaced in Syria

NEW YORK (AA): More than 123,000 people have been displaced in three major Syrian governorates since last month, the UN has said. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Tuesday that at least 123,842 people had been forced to flee their homes in Aleppo, Hama and Idlib governorates between Oct. 5 […]

28th Oct 2015

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit hospital

Human Rights Watch: The airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a hospital in northern Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers, MSF) on October 26, 2015, was in apparent violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack with a half-dozen bombs destroyed Haydan Hospital, the only medical facility […]

24th Oct 2015

Libya: Six killed, 35 injured in shelling protesters

BENGHAZI, (AA): At least six people were killed and 35 others were injured Friday when mortar strikes targeted a peaceful demonstration in Libya’s Benghazi, a medical source told Anadolu Agency. Protesters had gathered to speak out against the UN-held peace talks, which recently suggested establishing a national unity government. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. […]

10th Oct 2015

Morocco: UN announces proposed Libya unity government

SKHIRAT, Morocco (AA): Special envoy Bernardino Leon on Friday announced a UN proposal for a Libyan unity government. The measure announced in the Moroccan city of Skhirat comes after four years of political turmoil in the North African nation. “This is a proposal from the United Nations,” said Leon. “This is not a proposal that the members of the dialogue have […]

1st Oct 2015

UN: Palestinian flag raised at UN for first time

NEW YORK (AA): The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Abbas said it was an “historical moment in the struggle of the Palestinian people towards freedom and independence”.”Raise the flag of Palestine very high. Because it is the symbol of our identity”, he said.The ceremony was also attended […]

2nd Sep 2015

UN report warns Gaza may become ‘uninhabitable by 2020’

GENEVA (AA): Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020 if current economic trends and blockade persist, UN warned on Tuesday. “In addition to eight years of economic blockade, in the past six years, Gaza has endured three military operations that have shattered its ability to export and produce for the domestic market, ravaged its already debilitated […]

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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.