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By Anadolu staff ISTANBUL (AA) The perpetrators of Sunday’s foiled terrorist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara used a car they stole from a civilian they murdered, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Turkey has carried out an airstrike in northern Iraq after the suicide bombing attack, its defence ministry said. The airstrike destroyed […]

27th Sep 2023

Iraq: 100 killed in fire at wedding celebration in Nineveh province

By Bekir Aydogan ERBIL, Iraq (AA): At least 100 people died in a fire at a wedding celebration in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, local authorities said Wednesday. Another 500 people were injured in the fire, which broke out at Al Haytham Wedding Hall in Al-Hamdaniya district, local media reported, citing Ahmed Hamdani, deputy director of […]

28th Jul 2023

Syria: Motorcycle bombing kills 6 in Sayyidah Zaynab neighbourhood, Damascus

(Agencies) : At least six people were killed and 23 others injured when an explosive device planted in a motorcycle near a taxi detonated in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, said a report. Citing an Interior Ministry statement, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that the bombing occurred in the near grand daughter of […]

18th Jul 2023

Israeli foreign minister hold talks in Kenya after Iranian leader’s Africa visit

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held talks in Kenya, just a few days after an Africa tour by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. In a statement after having talks with Kenyan President William Ruto and Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua, Cohen said: “Against the background of Iran’s attempts to increase its […]

17th Jul 2023

Iran: 1,000 people hospitalised in Sistan-Baluchestan province after sandstorms

By Syed Zafar Mahdi TEHRAN, Iran (AA): More than 1,000 people have been hospitalized in southeastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province after strong sand and dust storms, local officials said Sunday. Majid Mohebi, director general of the provincial crisis management department, told local media that a total of 1,047 people have been admitted to hospitals in recent […]

28th Jun 2023

Pakistani man crosses 4 countries on walk to Makkah for Hajj

By Rabia Ali ISTANBUL (AA): On a sunny October day last year, Usman Arshad set out from his hometown in northeastern Pakistan to do what he had wished for a long time. Over the next six months, undeterred by freezing winds and scorching heat, he walked some 5,400 kilometers (3,350 miles) across four countries to […]

10th Jun 2023

Israeli army attacks Lebanese protesters along Lebanon border

By Nadine Osman (The Muslim News): Lebanese demonstrators were attacked by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Friday in southern border of Lebanon. According to Anadolu Agency, IDF police hurled smoke bombs at Lebanese demonstrators who were protesting the IDF’s bulldozing of their land in front of the Kafr Shuba border crossing in southern Lebanon. The demonstrators […]

9th Jun 2023

Afghanistan: 15 killed, 50 injured in mosque blast in Faizabad

By Anadolu staff ANKARA, Turkey (AA): A blast inside a mosque in Afghanistan’s northern province killed at least 15 people and injured 50 others on Thursday. The blast occurred at a mosque in Faizabad, the capital city of Badakhshan province, where Taliban officials had gathered for condolence prayers governor for a slain deputy, who was […]

2nd Jun 2023

Afghanistan: Hazara girls turn cave into school, raise hope for children

By Bilal Guler and Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) : Afghan girls who educate the children of poor families living in caves in a classroom in Bamyan, one of Afghanistan’s most deprived provinces, instill hope for the future of the children. Ruya Serferaz (18) and her English class friend Besbegum Havari (19) set off […]

8th May 2023

Arab League reinstates Syria after 12 years

By Ibrahim al-Khazen ISTANBUL, Turkey (AA) – The Arab League on Sunday decided to reinstate Syria’s membership after 12 years of suspension. Addressing a press conference in Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Arab League foreign ministers agreed to resume the participation of Syrian government delegations in the League meetings. The decision was taken […]

20th Apr 2023

Yemen: 78 killed, 150 injured in stampede in Sana’a

SANA’A, Yemen (AA, AP, AFP, Saba): At least 78 people were killed and more than 150 were injured late Wednesday in a stampede in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. Dr. Mutahhir Murshid, chairman of the board of Sevre Hospital in Sana’a, told al-Masirah television that the crowd surge took place during the distribution of financial aid under […]

17th Apr 2023

Yemen: Houthis announce new prisoner swap deal with government

By Shukri Hussein SANA’A, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s Ansar Allah [Houthi] announced a new prisoner swap agreement Sunday with the Yemeni government. This came shortly after the two rivals completed the exchange of nearly 900 prisoners. “An upcoming deal will include the release of 700 captives in exchange for 700 prisoners from the other side,” Abdul-Qader […]

28th Mar 2023

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 6 civilians in Kabul

ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul, Afghanistan killing 6 civilians and injuring several

12th Mar 2023

Afghanistan: 1 killed, 8 mostly journalists injured in bomb blast in Mazar-e-Sharif

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): At least one person was killed and eight others, including journalists, were injured in a bomb blast on Saturday in a city in northern Afghanistan that has been the target of a suicide bombing and multiple killings in recent days. According to local media, the explosion took place in the […]

2nd Mar 2023

Iran investigates ‘mysterious poisoning’ of schoolgirls as wave spreads

By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN, Iran (AA): Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday ordered a time-bound investigation into the poisoning of schoolgirls in different Iranian cities. Chairing a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran, Raisi instructed Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi to find the cause of the mysterious poisoning, which has sent hundreds of schoolgirls to […]

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 […]

19th Feb 2023

Syria: Alleged Israeli bombing of residential area in Damascus kills 5, injures 15

Damascus, (Agencies): Five people were killed and 15 others were wounded in alleged Israeli air attacks with waves of missiles, targeting areas in Damascus and its vicinity, including densely populated residential neighborhoods Sunday, reports Syrian news agency SANA. The Israeli attacks are taking place at a time when the Syria is struggling to deal with […]

10th Feb 2023

Turkey/Syria: Babies, children, adults rescued from debris fourth day, 22,000 killed

Ankara, Turkey (AA): Large number of people have been rescued from rubbles alive in Turkey and Syria hit by earthquake. More people continue to be rescued five days after the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes hit the two countries. The death toll in Turkey has risen to 18,342, and in Syria 3,377 have died bringing […]

8th Feb 2023

Turkey/Syria: 6-year-old rescued under rubble, 8,500 died in quake

By Ozgur Alantor and Hamza Sefa Yilmaz and Diyar Guldogan KASTAMONU, Turkey (AA): A 6-year-old girl was rescued from under the rubble on Wednesday in the quake-hit Adiyaman province 47 hours after two major tremors hit southern Turkey. 6,234 peopel have died in Turkey ad 2470 died in Syria since Monday quake. Hacer Kacmaz was […]

6th Feb 2023

Turkey: 284 killed, 2,323 injured as 7.4-magnitude quake hits S Turkey

By Anadolu Agency Staff ISTANBUL (AA): At least 284 people were killed and 2,323 others injured in 10 provinces after a strong earthquake jolted southern Turkey on Monday morning, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. A total of 1,710 buildings were collapsed after the earthquake, Oktay said at a news conference. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management […]

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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.

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.