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By Aurore Bonny DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): Nine civilians were killed and 61 others wounded Saturday in a suicide attack and shooting in Savare in the Mopti region of central Mali, according to the regional governor. “The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) thwarted a complex attack in the vicinity of the Sevare airport with loud explosions and […]

18th Apr 2023

Sudan: Fighting since weekend left 180 dead, 1,800 injured

By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): More than 180 people have been killed and 1,800 injured in armed clashes between military rivals in Sudan since the weekend, said the UN’s envoy to Sudan on Monday. “Fighting has been going on almost uninterruptedly. It’s a very fluid situation. So it’s very difficult to say where the balance […]

16th Apr 2023

Sudan: Death toll rises to 56 as clashes continue

By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): The death toll in ongoing clashes between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reached 56 while the injured is 595, the central committee of the Sudanese doctors said in a statement Sunday. The committee called on the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces to open humanitarian […]

13th Apr 2023

Tunisia: 10 irregular migrants drown, 76 rescued off Tunisia’s coast

By Adel Thabeti TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): Tunisia said Wednesday 10 migrants drowned and 76 others were rescued in two illegal attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. In a statement, National Guard spokesman Hosam Eddin Al-Jababli said the bodies of 10 migrants were recovered after their boat capsized off Tunisia’s coast. He added that […]

14th Mar 2023

Italy: 30 migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya, 17 rescued

By Giada Zampano ROME (AA): Italy rescued at least 17 migrants while 30 others are still missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean. The Italian Coast Guard Command said on Sunday they conducted a rescue operation targeting the boat carrying 47 people about 177 kilometers (110 miles) off the […]

1st Mar 2023

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, elects ruling party candidate Tinubu as President

(Agencies): Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential elections. Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, garnered 8.7 million votes in the race held from Feb. 25-26, according to Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Independent National Electoral Commission […]

22nd Feb 2023

Somaliland: 112 people killed in fighting in Lasanod

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 112 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded in fierce fighting in the town of Lasanod in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, a medical official said Tuesday. Abdimajid Hussein Sugulle, the director-general of a public hospital in Lasanod, provided the latest figures to Anadolu by […]

20th Feb 2023

African Union: Israeli delegation expelled from AU conference hall

By Zein Khalil JERUSALEM (AA): Israel said Saturday an Israeli delegation led by Deputy Director for Africa at the Foreign Ministry, Sharon Barley, was expelled from the African Union (AU) conference hall in Addis Ababa. “Israel takes the incident in which the Deputy Director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Barley, was removed from the African Union […]

16th Feb 2023

73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libyan coast

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. The boat, carrying around 80 people, reportedly left Qasr Alkayar, a Libyan coastal town overlooking the Mediterranean Sea located approximately 75 […]

9th Feb 2023

Somaliland: 69 people killed in clashes with soldiers

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Nearly 70 people have been killed and dozens wounded as clashes between Somaliland forces and local clans continued for a third consecutive day on Wednesday. At least 69 people, including children, have been killed over the past three days in Lasanod, a hospital medic told Anadolu over the phone. […]

2nd Feb 2023

Chad to open embassy in Israel

By Zain Khalil JERUSALEM (AA): Chad, a Muslim majority country, is set to open embassy in Tel Aviv in central Israel on Thursday after the resumption of their bilateral relations in 2019. The announcement was made on Wednesday in a joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chadian President Mahamat Deby, who is […]

23rd Jan 2023

Somalia: Security forces end siege at govt office in Mogadishu, 5 civilians killed

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Somalia security forces ended a siege by members of the al-Shabaab terrorist organization Sunday at the Banadir Regional Administration headquarters in the capital Mogadishu. The attack by al-Shabaab, which left five people dead, began with a suicide bombing before the terrorists stormed the headquarters and exchanged fire with security […]

21st Jan 2023

Nigeria: 8 behead by armed bandits at IDP camp

By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu KANO, Nigeria (AA): Eight people were beheaded by armed bandits at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benue State in northcentral Nigeria, officials said Friday. “Suspected bandits attacked Abagana opposite the IDP camp. So far, eight corpses, including women and children, have been recovered, and eight others seriously injured were […]

16th Jan 2023

Somalia: 8 killed, 37 wounded in terror bombings in Hiran

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least seven people were killed Saturday and 37 wounded in separate bomb attacks in Somalia’s central province of Hiran, according to an official. Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu, a federal member of parliament elected from the region, said the bomb blast in Buuloburte killed six and wounded nearly 30 while […]

9th Jan 2023

Senegal: Bus collision in Senegal kills 40, injures 87

By Hamza Kyeyune KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): A collision of two buses in the West African country of Senegal early Sunday claimed the lives of 40 people and injured 87 others, the fire brigade said. The accident occurred near the town of Kaffrine on the national highway No. 1 at 3.15 am local time (0315GMT), according […]

8th Jan 2023

Nigeria: Gunmen abduct scores of train passengers

By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu KANO, Nigeria (AA): Gunmen attacked the Igueben railway station in Nigeria’s Edo state late Saturday, abducting scores of passengers, police said. Police spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor said a number of passengers were also injured as gunmen with AK-47 rifles invaded the train station and shot sporadically into the air. Police said the […]

6th Jan 2023

Somalia: 35 killed, 72 wounded in Somalia twin suicide blasts

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): The death toll in Wednesday’s twin suicide attacks in central Somalia has climbed to 35, including both civilians and soldiers, with another 72 people wounded. Two suicide bombers of the al-Shabaab terrorist group targeted two residential buildings in Mahas, a town in Somalia’s Hiran region, early on Wednesday. The […]

21st Dec 2022

Algeria rejects European cap on gas prices

Photo: Mohamed Arkab, Minister for Energy and Mines of Algeria (Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA CC) By Hassan Jibril ALGIERS, Algeria (AA): Algeria on Tuesday rejected a European cap on gas prices Tuesday, warning that the move will destabilizing the energy market. “Algeria does not support the idea of capping prices. The energy market […]

14th Dec 2022

Chad: Bodies of 27 migrants, incl children found in Chadian desert

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The International Organization for Migration said Tuesday it was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the recent discovery of the bodies of 27 migrants, including four children, in the Chadian desert. The migrants reportedly left Moussoro, a crossroads town in West-Central Chad, 17 months ago in a pickup truck, the IOM […]

28th Nov 2022

Somalia: Casualties feared in attack on hotel used by Somali officials

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Casualties have been feared in a bomb explosion and heavy gunfire targeting a busy and popular hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The Villa Rose Hotel, located near Somalia’s heavily fortified presidential palace, is used by Somali officials. Casualties are yet unknown but local media reported […]

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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.