Turkey pledges support to boost Pakistan’s military infrastructure
Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Summit 2022 kicks off
France: Minister calls for ban of burkini
Algerian lawmakers seek to criminalize normalization with Israel
Palestine: Israeli police attack funeral of Palestinian youth, injuring 71 in Jerusalem
Burkina Faso: 43 dead in weekend attacks across the country
Pakistan: Suicide blast kills 6, including 3 children, in NW Pakistan
Palestine: Israeli police attack mourners carrying Abu Akleh’s body during funeral procession
Sweden: Danish far-right leader burns Qur’an under police protection
Palestine: Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Palestine: 50 Palestinians killed by Israel this year
Ukraine says all women, children, elderly evacuated from Mariupol plant
Palestine: Israeli settlers torch Palestinians vehicles, vandalize property in West Bank
France: Mosque attacked in Metz, northeastern France
Palestine: Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex, police fire at Muslim worshippers
Sweden: Experts, families say Sweden’s social system mistreats Muslim children
Sweden: Muslim, Orthodox Christian graves vandalized, Qur’an burnt in Swedish cities
Ethiopians observe grand iftar on capital streets, decry communal violence
Afghanistan: Bombing kills 10 killed, injures 30 at Kabul mosque
Ethiopia: 20 Muslims killed in cemetery in Amhara region by Christians
DRCongo: 6 Tanzanian imams freed after month-long captivity
NORTH KIVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (AA): Six Tanzanian imams, kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Aug. 5 by suspected Rwandan rebels, were rescued Tuesday by the DRC army, according to military sources. Njike Guyaume, captain of … Continued
Libya: 140 illegal migrants feared dead off Libyan coast
TRIPOLI, (AA): The bodies of around 40 illegal migrants were recovered late Sunday after their boat sank in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Libya’s Al-Khums city, a Libyan official said Monday. “Around 140 illegal migrants are feared dead,” Nasser … Continued
Nigeria: 56 dead in bloody Boko Haram attack
LAGOS, (AA): At least 56 people were killed and many others were injured in a Boko Haram attack over the weekend in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, governor Kashim Shettima said. “They killed 56 people in Baanu village. As I am … Continued
NIgeria: 20 die of cholera in Bauchi State
BAUCHI, (AA): At least 20 people, mostly children, have died amid a fresh outbreak of cholera in Nigeria’s northern Bauchi State, Nigeria’s official news agency has reported. Citing statements issued by both the federal government and the Bauchi State government, … Continued
Kenya: Deadly tribal clashes force thousands to flee
By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, (AA): Four people have been killed and thousands left homeless in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in Kenya’s Rift Valley province since fighting erupted on Saturday — apparently over land disputes — between two rival clans. “My neighbor’s house was … Continued
Swaziland crash death toll climbs to 65; Gov’t still mum
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AA): The death toll from Swaziland’s massive road pile-up, which killed dozens of young girls traveling to an annual dance ceremony on Friday, has risen to 65, a local rights group confirmed Sunday, amid reports that the … Continued
Sudan: Signs of tension easing between Sudan & US
KHARTOUM (AA): There are signs of tension easing between the U.S. government and Sudan, in the wake of the two-day visit by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth that ended on Friday. Booth’s visit included an … Continued
Libya: Scores of would-be migrants found dead off Libyan coast
TRIPOLI, (AA): Libyan authorities have confirmed the discovery of scores of bodies of would-be migrants who appear to have drowned while trying to make the dangerous passage to Europe from the Libyan coast. On Friday, local authorities found at least … Continued
South Sudan: Soldiers accused of raping children
NEW YORK (AA): South Sudanese government forces have raped children and razed to the ground entire villages during its recent offensive that began in April in Unity state, according to UN experts. [West called South Sudan before its cessation from the Sudan as “Christian … Continued
Somalia: Al-Shabaab bomb attack kills 11 in Kismayo
MOGADISHU, (AA): At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo on Saturday in a suicide bomb attack that targeted a military camp, according to a local security official. Ahmed Hassan, a police officer based in … Continued
Egypt: Blast rocks Cairo, 6 policemen injured
CAIRO (AA): A powerful blast rocked near a state security headquarters in Egyptian capital Cairo early Thursday amid reports of casualties. A car-bomb went off outside a National Security building in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Kheima, the Interior … Continued
South Africa: Five killed in Cape Town plane crash
JOHANNESBURG, (AA): Five people were killed Sunday morning when a light medical aircraft flying from Namibia crashed in Cape Town’s Tygerberg nature reserve. “A light medical aircraft transporting a patient from Namibia to a private hospital in Cape Town crashed, … Continued
Libya: 40 people drown in latest Mediterranean tragedy
ROME (AA): At least 40 migrants have died after their vessel sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 33 kilometers [21 miles] north of the Libyan coast. The Italian navy, which rescued 312 people caught up in the incident, said early Saturday that … Continued
Libya: 30 people killed by Daesh within 2 days
TRIPOLI, (AA): At least 30 people have been killed by Daesh militants in northern Libya’s Sirte Basin Province – including 25 who were reportedly executed – in two days of fighting that continued on Saturday, according to a source from … Continued
Kenya appoints first-ever female Muslim army brigadier
By Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, (AA): Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has promoted a Muslim woman to the post of brigadier in the country’s military – the first time ever for a woman to hold such a high rank in the Kenya Defense … Continued
Cameroon: Boko Haram kills 8 villagers in Far North
FAR NORTH, (AA): Boko Haram militants killed eight villagers on Thursday morning in Cameroon’s Far North region near the Nigerian border, Colonel Issa Bouba, deputy commander of Cameroon’s army, told Anadolu Agency. “The attackers came by surprise. They burned two public buildings before … Continued
CAR: Head CAR peacekeeper resigns amid allegations of sex abuse
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AA): Babacar Gaye, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), resigned on Wednesday shortly after the UN announced the launch of investigations into allegations that MINUSCA peacekeepers had raped a 12-year-old local … Continued
Nigeria: 47 killed in local market bomb blast
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, (AA): At least 47 people were killed in a blast after a bomb was reportedly buried at a local market in a remote town in Nigeria’s Borno state, sources said. The explosion occurred at the … Continued
Egypt: Three policemen injured in Cairo blast
CAIRO (AA): Three policemen were injured in a bomb blast near a courthouse in eastern Cairo on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. An explosive device went off inside a traffic sentry post in Heliopolis district, injuring two traffic officers and … Continued
Mali: 10 killed in fresh N Mali attack
BAMAKO, (AA): At least ten people were killed on Sunday in a fresh militant attack in northern Mali, two days after an attack on a hotel left 12 people dead, according to a Malian military spokesman. The spokesman, who insisted on anonymity, … Continued
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.
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