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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 Sep 2015

Yemen: Shia Muslim mosque bombing in Sana’a kills 25 on Eid

[Photo: Similar bombing of Shia Muslim mosque earlier this month of Al-Muayd Mosque in Sana’a killed more than 20 and injured dozens. Photographer: Mohammed Hamoud/AA] Sana’a, (PTI & Agencies): A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Yemen’s capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more during prayers for […]

6th Sep 2015

Yemen: 45 UAE, 5 Bahraini, 20 Saudi troops killed in Maarib

By Ali Abo-Rezeg DUBAI/SANAA (AA): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun three days of national mourning after 45 of its soldiers were killed Friday evening in Yemen’s volatile Maarib province some 120 kilometers east of capital Sanaa. Other soldiers killed included 5 Bahraini and 20 Saudis. The slain soldiers were part of a Saudi Arabia-led […]

3rd Sep 2015

Yemen: IS bombs Shia Muslim mosque killing 28

By Elham Asaad Buaras London, (The Muslim News): IS [Daesh] has claimed responsibility for a suicide and car bombings that killed at least 28 worshippers at a mosque in Sana’a on September 2. However, officials in Yemen say the death toll may rise. A suicide bomber blew himself inside Al-Muayd Mosque in Sana’a during […]

30th Aug 2015

Yemen: After losses, Houthis make gains in Taiz

TAIZ, (AA): Following a number of recent reverses, the Shia Houthi militant group has reportedly managed to capture a number of strategic positions from forces loyal to president-in-exile Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in and around Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz. The Houthis have succeeded in taking Al-Salih Gardens in Taiz, along with areas of the […]

28th Aug 2015

Yemen: Saudi troops invade northern Yemen

SANA’A (AA): Saudi Arabian ground troops have advanced into northern Yemen, in a bid to push back against Houthi Shia militia and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, military and tribal sources said. This is Saudi Arabia’s first ground offensive in Yemen since it launched an extensive military campaign in March targeting Houthi positions. The sources […]

18th Jul 2015

Yemen: Exclusive: 120-year-old Shi’a Muslim mosque bombed by Saudi airforce

By Abdullah Crater Aden, (The Muslim News): According to sources in Crater Aden in the District of Aden Governorate, few days ago, Saudi led air force bombed 120-year-old Shi’a Muslim mosque in the city. No one was killed or injured. However, the mosque was heavily damaged. The Masjid al-Husayn belongs to the Khoja Shi’a Ithna’ashari Muslims whose ancestors […]

9th Jul 2015

Yemen: Suicide attack at mosque leaves 10 dead

[Houthi fighters inspect wreckage of car at the site of a previous attack near of Qubbat al-Mahdi Mosque on June 20, 2015 in Sana’a. Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency] By Mahmoud Barakat SANAA, Yemen (AA): At least 10 people were killed late Tuesday when a suicide car bomb targeted a mosque in Sanaa, according to eyewitnesses. Speaking on […]

21st Jun 2015

Yemen: Car bomb hits mosque in Sana’a, 3 killed

SANA’A, (Xinhua): A mosque controlled by the Shiite Houthi group in Yemen’s capital Sanaa was hit by a car bomb on Saturday, killing at least three people, a security official told Xinhua. “At least three people were confirmed killed and seven others wounded in the car bombing attack that targeted al-Kubbah al-Khadra mosque,” Colonel […]

18th Jun 2015

Yemen: Car bombs in Shia Muslim mosques kill dozens in Sana’a

[Photo: Screenshot from Ruptly video] SANAA, June 17 (Xinhua and Agencies): At least 31 people were killed on Wednesday and dozens wounded in five simultaneous blasts at Shia mosques and a house in the rebel-held Yemeni capital, Sana’a on the eve of Ramadan, medics and witnesses said. Two car bombs targeted mosques, while a third hit […]

6th Jun 2015

Yemen: Houthis & exiled President to attend UN-brokered peace talks

[Saudi Airforce] Houthi Shiite rebels and Yemen’s exiled government have agreed to attend UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva later this month. The UN has described the humanitarian situation in Yemen as “catastrophic.” The talks are aimed at ending weeks of fighting that have cost more 2,300 lives since mid-March. A Saudi-led coalition has been […]

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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.