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24th Mar 2025

The struggle continues for expelled South African Ambassador to the US

By Mahomed Faizal (Cape Town, The Muslim News): Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s expelled Ambassador to the United States, was met with a warm and enthusiastic reception when he arrived back in Cape Town, South Africa Sunday. Crowds gathered to greet the diplomat, offering support and solidarity after his abrupt expulsion from Washington. Rasool’s return was […]

1st Oct 2023

Sudan denies al-Burhan’s meeting with Islamic movement leaders amid conflict

By Adel Abdelrheem KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Sudan’s rulings Sovereign Council has denied reports about a meeting between its head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Islamic movement leaders. Sudan Tribune news portal, citing sources, said al-Burhan had met with Islamist leaders, including Secretary-General of the Islamic Movement Ali Karti, in the city of Port Sudan. The broadcaster […]

15th Sep 2023

Libya: 11,300 dead, 10,100 missing, 38,640 displaced due to floods

By Ikram Kouachi ANKARA (AA): More than 38,640 people have been displaced due to devastating floods in Libya, the UN migration agency said on Friday. At least 11,300 people are dead and 10,100 missing according to the latest figures from the Libya Red Crescent. At least 38,640 individuals were displaced in Derna due to Storm […]

13th Sep 2023

Libya: 5,300 killed by devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel

By Ikram Kouachi Tripoli, Libya (AA): The death toll from devastating floods in Libya’s eastern city of Derna has risen to 5,300, the country’s official news agency reported on Tuesday. In a statement, the Interior Ministry in the East Libya of the government appointed by the House of Representatives said that thousands of people are […]

12th Sep 2023

Morocco: 100,000 children impacted by powerful earthquake: UNICEF

By Betul Yuruk NEW YORK (AA): About 100,000 children have been affected by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco last Friday, the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) said Monday. ”While UNICEF doesn’t yet know the exact number of children killed and injured, the latest estimates from 2022 indicate that children represent almost a third of the […]

11th Sep 2023

Sudan: 43 killed in airstrike on Khartoum market

By Buhram Abdel-Men’em KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): At least 43 people were killed in an airstrike on a marketplace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday, according to a medical group. In a statement, Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate said 55 people were also injured in the attack that targeted an open market in Mayo neighborhood in South […]

9th Sep 2023

Morocco: 600 killed in powerful quake in various regions

By Faruk Zorlu ANKARA, Turkiye (AA): At least 632 people were killed and 325 sustained injuries following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, the country’s Interior Ministry said Saturday. Fatalities from the magnitidue-7 quake occurred in various regions, including Al Haouz and Marrakesh provinces, as well as the cities of Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant, […]

8th Sep 2023

Somalia: Casualties feared as al-Shabaab terrorists attack army base

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Multiple casualties are feared after al-Shabaab terrorists launched an attack targeting a Somali national army base in the country’s south-central province of the Middle Shabelle region on Thursday. The attack took place in the newly liberated small town of Nur Dugle where Somali government forces and its allied clan […]

26th Aug 2023

Madagascar: 12 killed in stadium stampede

By Fatma Esma Arslan DHAKAR (AA): At least 12 people were killed and 80 injured after a stampede of sports fans tried to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, according to media reports Friday. The Atlanta Federation of African Press Agencies said Prime Minister Christian Ntsay told […]

9th Aug 2023

Burkina Faso: Several killed in suspected terrorist attack

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Several lives were lost in a suspected terrorist attack in a village in Burkina Faso bordering Togo, a local official said. “We deplore the loss of lives,” Sami Beranger Pooda said in a statement late Monday confirming the deaths without specifying the exact toll. However, it was reported that […]

18th Jul 2023

Israeli foreign minister hold talks in Kenya after Iranian leader’s Africa visit

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held talks in Kenya, just a few days after an Africa tour by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. In a statement after having talks with Kenyan President William Ruto and Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua, Cohen said: “Against the background of Iran’s attempts to increase its […]

25th Jul 2023

Mali drops French as its official language

By Fatma Esma Arslan DAKAR, Senegal (AA): With its new constitution, Mali has dropped French, which has been the West African country’s official language since 1960. Under the new constitution passed overwhelmingly with 96.91% of the vote in a June 18 referendum, French is no longer the official language. French will be the working language […]

19th Jul 2023

South Africa says arresting Putin would be declaration of war with Russia

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA): South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa told a court on Tuesday that arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits the country next month for the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg would be a declaration of war with Russia. Ramaphosa states in an affidavit presented in Johannesburg High Court, which he “reportedly” […]

10th Jul 2023

Senegal: 300 migrants from Senegal missing at sea

By Senhan Bolelli MADRID (AA): Three boats carrying more than 300 irregular migrants have gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean, an official with migrant aid group Walking Borders said Sunday. Helena Maleno, the group’s spokeswoman, said the boats left 15 days ago from Senegal for Spain’s Canary Islands. Maleno said there were around 200 irregular […]

29th Jun 2023

Mali: Daesh-affiliated terrorists kill 17 civilians

By Aurore Bonny DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): At least 17 people were killed and several others were injured in two simultaneous attacks in the Gao region of northern Mali, a local mayor said Wednesday. The villages of Gaena and Boya were the targets of the attacks late Tuesday perpetrated by the Islamic State in the Greater […]

26th Jun 2023

Morocco intercepts over 25,000 migration attempts in 2023

By Khalid Mejdoup RABAT, Morocco (AA): Morocco said it had thwarted more than 25,000 attempts by irregular migrants to cross the Mediterranean into Europe this year. “Moroccan authorities intercepted 25,519 irregular migration attempts and rescued 3,150 migrants in the first five months of 2023,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement cited by state news […]

15th Jun 2023

Nigeria: 106 killed, 144 rescued in boat accident

By Olanrewaju Kola LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – Police said Wednesday that 106 people have been killed in a boat accident in northcentral Nigeria. Police spokesman Okasanmi Ajayi said the boat with 250 passengers capsized Monday because one of its engines failed. “On leaving the shore, one part of the boat by the engine side collapsed […]

12th Jun 2023

Somalia: 19 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in security operation

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least 19 members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed on Sunday in a joint operation led by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in the country’s Lower Shabelle region, officials said. The operation, which took place in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village on the outskirts Awdheegle, was conducted […]

5th Jun 2023

Malawi: 22 people killed in Malawi road accident after football match

By Moses Michael Phiri LILONGWE, Malawi (AA): At least 22 people were killed and several others injured in a road accident involving football fans in Northern Malawi, police said. The accident occurred early Sunday after a 10-ton truck, carrying over 80 passengers, including football players, officials and supporters of a division one league side, overturned […]

1st Jun 2023

Sudan: 17 civilians killed by heavy shelling in Khartoum

By Adel Abdel Rahim KHARTOUM (AA): At least 17 civilians were killed in clashes in the south of Sudan’s capital on Wednesday, local medics said as fighting continues between the country’s army and paramilitary forces. In a statement on Thursday, the Sudan Doctors Syndicate said the Mayo area witnessed heavy shelling late the previous night, […]

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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.