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By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s envoy to the UN, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, addressing the UN Security Council on Thursday, said the economic sanctions imposed on the country have impeded its efforts to tackle climate change. Unlike terrorism, the envoy underscored, climate change is a “development issue,” with scientific evidence pointing to […]

20th Apr 2021

US invites Pakistan to climate summit after snub

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA):- The US has finally invited Pakistan to an upcoming climate change summit after initially ignoring the country, leaving government officials puzzled. Malik Amin Aslam, the prime minister’s adviser on climate change, told Anadolu Agency on Monday that he would represent Pakistan at the two-day virtual summit, which is […]

9th Jul 2017

Germany: G20 split on climate

By Ayhan Simsek HAMBURG, Germany (AA): The world’s 20 largest economies could not reach a consensus Saturday on combatting climate change as U.S. President Donald Trump maintained his opposition to the Paris agreement signed last year. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a news conference at the end of the two-day G20 summit it was […]

23rd Apr 2016

UN: Paris climate agreement opens to join

[Photo: COP21 summit demonstration near Arc de Triomphe in Paris on 12 December 2015. Photographer: Mustafa Yalcin/AA] NEW YORK (AA) – The Paris Climate Agreement agreed to in December was opened Friday to signing by 171 countries UN headquarters in New York. “We are in a race against time,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “I […]

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.