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By Beyza Binnur Donmez ANKARA (AA): A court in New Zealand decided Saturday that the terrorist charged with murder in a terror attack would remain in custody until April 5. Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, would remain imprisoned without a plea and he did not request bail during his appearance at Christchurch District Court. Tarrant opened […]

1st Mar 2019

Somalia: 5 killed, 25 wounded in suicide blast in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least five people were killed and more than 25 wounded when a suicide car bomb targeted a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu Thursday, officials said. ”A suicide car bomb blast targeted the Maka al-Mukarama hotel,” police captain Abdukadir Ali told Anadolu Agency. “It’s very earlier to say […]

25th Feb 2019

Afghanistan: Highest civilian casualties in 2018

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The UN on Sunday said it has documented nearly 11,000 civilian casualties across Afghanistan in 2018, the highest ever figure in the war-torn nation. A total of 10,993 civilian casualties, including 3,804 deaths and 7,189 injured, were reporter across the country in 2018, said the report released by […]

19th Feb 2019

Egypt: Suicide bombing in Cairo leaves two dead

By Aydogan Kalabalik CAIRO (AA): An explosion rocked Egypt’s capital, Cairo, late Monday when a man blew himself up behind Al-Azhar mosque, local media reported. At least two police officers were killed and another three were injured in the suicide attack in the Al Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood in Khan el-Khalili tourist marketplace, the Interior […]

17th Feb 2019

Nigeria: Suicide attack on mosque in Maiduguri kills 11

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS Nigeria (AA): Police have confirmed 11 people dead in early Saturday morning suicide attacks inside a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. The attacks in Gwozari/Kushari area of state capital Maiduguri were carried out by two suicide bombers and a gunman, all believed to be Boko Haram militants who have […]

15th Feb 2019

US: Homemade bombs in plot to attack NY Muslims real

By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A new FBI report Thursday shows homemade bombs obtained by authorities in a case of individuals plotting to attack a Muslim community in upstate New York were real, and could have caused damage if used. In the report, obtained and published by ABC affiliate 13WHAM News, the FBI outlined […]

14th Feb 2019

Iran: 27 Revolutionary Guards killed in suicide bombing

By Muhammet Kursun and Ahmet Dursun TEHRAN/ANKARA (AA): At least 27 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were killed in a suicide bombing on Wednesday in southeastern Iran. At least 13 others were injured in the attack on Khash-Zahedan road in Sistan and Baluchistan province – Iran’s second-largest. In a statement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]

7th Feb 2019

Burkina Faso: 5 soldiers killed in terrorist attack

By Alaattin Dogru (AA): Five soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in a terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s military said Tuesday. In a statement, the military said one of the terrorist groups in the region where the country’s armed forces were conducting operations on Monday attacked a military unit […]

6th Feb 2019

Afghanistan: 58 die in fresh clashes between Taliban, Afghan forces

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL (AA): At least 36 members of the Afghan security forces and 22 Taliban terrorists have been killed in fresh clashes in the country’s north, officials and local media confirmed Tuesday. The renewed fighting coincides with a two-day round of peace talks now underway in Moscow between Taliban representatives and several […]

4th Feb 2019

Afghanistan bleeds with 1,700 casualties in January

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Afghanistan saw a bloody start to the new year with over 1,700 war-related casualties in January alone. Figures compiled by Anadolu Agency suggest more than 900 people were killed and at least 800 others were injured across Afghanistan in terrorist attacks and security operations. The casualties include […]

1st Feb 2019

Mali: Muslim preacher stabbed, injured in Bamako

By Alaattin Dogru DAKAR, Senegal (AA): One of the leading Islamic preachers in Mali’s capital Bamako was stabbed and injured by six people on Wednesday, another leading imam said. Adam Sakho, one of the imams of Hippodrom-2 Mosque, was stabbed by six young people in front of his house at around 10.00 a.m. local […]

22nd Jan 2019

Afghanistan: Death toll rises to over 120 in suicide car bomb

By Shadi Khan Saif and Sayed Khodaberdi Sadat KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The death toll in a suicide car bomb attack in central Maidan Wardak province has risen to 120, an official said on Monday. Sharifullah Hotak, a member of the Maidan Wardak provincial council, told local media the death toll — which includes personnel […]

19th Jan 2019

Kenya: Thousands of Muslims commemorate terror victims

By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Thousands of Muslims took to the streets on Friday to show solidarity with the victims of a deadly terror attack on a Nairobi hotel compound Tuesday that killed at least 21 people. Locals closed their businesses in capital’s Eastleigh suburb — dubbed Little Mogadishu — […]

16th Jan 2019

Kenya: 15 killed as al-Shabaab terrorists attack hotel in Nairobi

By Andrew Wasike, Magdalene Mukami and Hassan Isilow NAIROBI, Kenya/JOHANNESBURG (AA): At least fifteen people were killed Tuesday when al-Shabaab terrorists attacked an upscale hotel in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. All the five terrorists have been killed, and a suicide bomber blew himself up, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Wednesday. At least 174 people […]

15th Jan 2019

Afghanistan: Truck bombing kills 4, injures 113 in Kabul

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA):- At least four people were killed and 113 more wounded as a massive truck bombing jolted the Afghan capital on Monday, an official confirmed. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish told Anadolu Agency security forces have reached the site where […]

11th Jan 2019

Afghanistan: Taliban attacks kill over 40 troops

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 40 Afghan troops were killed on Thursday in separate Taliban attacks in six different northern and western provinces, local officials said. Mohammad Jawad Hijri, spokesman of the Takhar governor’s office, told reporters that the Taliban attacked a police station in Khwaja Ghar district killing seven […]

29th Dec 2018

Egypt police kill 40 suspected terrorists after tourist bus attack killed 4

CAIRO (AA): Egyptian police killed dozens of suspected terrorists in security raids, one day after the killing of three tourists and a guide in a roadside bomb blast in Cairo, according to the official MENA News Agency. Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed Friday evening in a roadside bomb blast that targeted […]

27th Dec 2018

Nigeria: 13 security forces killed in Boko Haram ambush

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): The Nigerian army has said at least 13 members of state security forces — including soldiers and policemen — were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive northeast. The troops ran into the ambush along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road during an escort mission, army spokesman […]

25th Dec 2018

Afghanistan: Attack on Govt compound kills 43

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL (AA): Gunmen stormed a government building in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday and killed 43 people in a standoff with security forces lasting some eight hours. One police officer was among those killed, while at least 20 other people were wounded, according to the Afghan Health Ministry. The […]

12th Dec 2018

France: Shooting near Christmas market leaves 3 dead, 13 wounded

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): At least three people were killed and 13 others injured Tuesday when a gunman opened fire in the French city of Strasbourg, according to local authorities. The incident took place close to the historic Christmas market in Place Kleber square. Manhunt against the gunmen continues. Interior Ministry says they […]

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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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