UK: Covid-19 vaccine uptake tripled among ethnic minorities
Pakistan parliament to vote on French envoy’s expulsion
UK MP vows to continue raising plight of Uyghurs in Westminster
US invites Pakistan to climate summit after snub
Egypt: 11 dead, 98 injured in train crash
London Mayor election not a foregone conclusion, says Khan
New Kashmir laws ‘matter of grave concern’: UN experts
Tunisia: At least 40 people drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
OIC condemns Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque complex
573 civilians killed in Afghanistan in Q1 2021: UN
Niger: 20 children died in school blaze in Niamey
UK: Reminder of risks as lockdown further eased
Ramadan messages from political leaders
Pakistan: Around 1,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims take part in Baisakhi festival
France to boost vigilance around Muslim worship places
Palestinian women recall 1948 massacre in Deir Yassin
Pakistan: Philanthropists, charities help poor during Ramadan
Palestine: Israeli settlers seize 3 Palestinian buildings in E Jerusalem
By Hajer M’tiri PARIS (AA): The head of the Grand Mosque of Paris on Monday called on French Muslims to vote for centrist independent candidate Emmanuel Macron in the decisive presidential run-off on May 7. Dalil Boubakeur urged the … Continued
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The U.K. will hold a snap general election on June 8, Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday. “It is a recent and reluctant decision,” May said in an urgent statement that followed a … Continued
By Alpha Kamara DAKAR, Senegal (AA): Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow was sworn in Thursday evening as president in a ceremony in Dakar, capital of neighboring Senegal as President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down after losing the elections. West … Continued
By Bahtiyar Abdukerimov TASHKENT, (AA): Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected president of Uzbekistan, the Central Election Commission said Monday. Mirziyoyev, who took over as acting president when long-serving leader, Islam Karimov died in September after 27 years in … Continued
By Mohamed Abdel-Ghaffar and Ahmed al-Masri KUWAIT CITY (AA): Opposition groups have made a comeback in the Kuwaiti parliament, winning almost half of seats in Saturday’s parliamentary election. According to official results Sunday, the opposition and their allies won … Continued
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The first Muslim to potentially head a major American political party will have to wait to find out if he will lead Democrats after the group said Tuesday internal elections were moved to Nov. … Continued
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Thousands of demonstrators, mainly area students, flooded streets of the nation’s capital Tuesday to protest the country’s president-elect. High school students staged the walkout in protest of Donald Trump and marched on Pennsylvania Avenue … Continued
By Ovunc Kutlu and Gulbin Yildirim NEW YORK (AA): President-elect Donald Trump is adamant about repealing the country’s health care law and replacing it with a new system, according to a statement on his website late Thursday. “A Trump … Continued
By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA) – Though he received 210,000 less votes than Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump became the president-elect by winning more than 270 electoral delegates, a must to become the president. Americans took to the streets … Continued
By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA): The largest U.S. umbrella group of mainstream Muslim American organizations said Wednesday it has achieved its goal to register 1 million Muslims to vote in the upcoming presidential election. “Reports from various cities … Continued
By Mohamed Akil AMMAN (AA): The National Alliance for Reform list — which includes candidates from Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood — clinched at least 13 out of 130 seats in parliament according to preliminary results of polls conducted Tuesday. “After … Continued
By Kasim Ileri Cleveland, OHIO (AA): Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee on Tuesday after a roll call vote on the second day of convention in Cleveland, Ohio. The billionaire reached the threshold of 1,237 delegates … Continued
LONDON, (AA): The contest to select Britain’s next prime minister took a dramatic and unexpected turn Thursday when Boris Johnson withdrew from a race dominated by last week’s Brexit decision. The former London mayor and one-time chat show host is … Continued
By Nadine Osman London, (The Muslim News): Local doctor Rosena Allin-Khan has been selected by Labour members in Tooting as the party’s candidate for the upcoming by-election on June 16. Sadiq Khan who stood down as the MP after being … Continued
By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA): House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump for president. “Donald Trump can help us make it a reality,” Ryan wrote in an op-ed piece in the Janesville Gazette, noting … Continued
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications Binali Yildirim has been elected as the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s new chairman after an extraordinary congress in Ankara. Binali Yildirim, 60, who was the sole candidate … Continued
By Michael Sercan Daventry LONDON (AA) – London’s first Muslim mayor on Saturday said he hoped his election victory would inspire other Muslims to enter politics, local media reported. Speaking the day after he was confirmed as mayor, Sadiq … Continued
By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA) – Real estate mogul Donald Trump won the Indiana primary Tuesday, all but assuring him the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz dropped out of the race. “It is a … Continued
STRASBOURG, (AA) – A senior member of France’s Turkish-Muslim Equality and Justice Party (PEJ) has told Anadolu Agency that an upcoming May 22 by-election will be used as preparation for the country’s general election in 2017. PEJ chair Sakir Colak … Continued
By Kayhan Gul & Talha Ozturk BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Ethnic tensions are beginning to rise again in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s historical city of Mostar as it edges close to local elections this year. The elections, if held in … 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.