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By Zehra Nur Duz, Serdar Bitmez and Ali Semerci ANKARA/ ISTANBUL (AA) Health authorities in several Arab countries on Wednesday confirmed new more cases of the novel coronavirus. Kuwait The death toll in Kuwait reached 24 with one more fatality over the past 24 hours. The number of cases climbed to 3,740, with […]

27th Apr 2020

Yemeni leader urged to thwart UAE backed STC’s bid for self-rule

By Abdullah Ahmed ADEN, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s parliament urged President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on Sunday to take “urgent measures” to stop the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) from establishing self-rule in regions under its control. UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition to fight against the Houhtis (Ansar Allah). In a statement, the […]

9th Apr 2020

Saudi Arabia announces Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

By Ali Semerci ISTANBUL (AA): Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces declared Wednesday a two-week long cease-fire in Yemen starting from Thursday amid coronavirus outbreak, according to local media. The unilateral cease-fire could be extended, the official SPA news agency quoted coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki as saying. Al-Maliki said the move supports Yemeni Government’s decision […]

8th Apr 2020

Coronavirus continues spreading in Arab countries

By Safiye Karabacak, Gulsen Topcu, Serdar Bitmez, Said Ibicioglu, Halime Afra Aksoya and Ali Semerci ISTANBUL/RABAT/CAIRO/RIYADH (AA): Health authorities in several Arab countries confirmed new cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. In Qatar, the Health Ministry said that over the past 24 hours, two more deaths were reported, raising the death […]

26th Mar 2020

Afghanistan: Sikh place of worship attacked in Kabul, 25 dead

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): A worship place for Afghanistan’s Sikh minority was attacked by armed terrorists in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, leaving at least 25 people dead, an official statement said. As per initial reports, at least four terrorists stormed the Gurdwara in old Shor Bazar area, a densely populated […]

21st Mar 2020

US sanctions impede Iran’s fight against coronavirus

By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN (AA): The eerie silence in the deserted streets of Tehran is in sharp contrast to the palpable buzz in hospitals these days with the novel coronavirus pandemic assuming alarming proportions and cases mounting. The total number of confirmed cases has reached 18,407 with the death toll climbing to 1,284. […]

18th Mar 2020

Iran: 103-year-old beats coronavirus

By Ahmet Dursun ANKARA , Turkey, (AA): A 103-year-old Iranian woman successfully recovered after contracting the deadly coronavirus, which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide since early this year. According to Nevid Danayi, the rector of Semnan University of Medical Sciences, the old lady was discharged from the hospital, becoming the second oldest person […]

7th Mar 2020

Afghanistan: Death toll from Daesh shooting tops 32

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The death toll from Friday’s attack in the Afghan capital Kabul surged to over 30 as terrorist group Daesh claimed responsibility for the bloodbath, an official confirmed on Saturday. Desperation and resentment gripped the capital’s western Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood a day after the anniversary of the death of […]

6th Mar 2020

Turkey, Russia agree on cease-fire in Idlib, Syria

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Sena Guler (AA): Turkey and Russia on Thursday agreed on a cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone. Following the joint news conference of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov announced the additional protocol to […]

4th Mar 2020

Syria: Russian air strikes kill 12 civilians in Idlib

By Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu, Esref Musa and Muhammed Temim Hocaoglu IDLIB, Syria (AA): At least 12 civilians were killed when the Russian and Syrian air strikes bombed Idlib, a de-escalation zone in northern Syria, local sources said on Tuesday. Russian and Syrian fighter jets hit Idlib city center, Binnish town and Sahil Roj region, […]

5th Mar 2020

Syria: Russian airstrikes kill 16 civilians in Idlib

By Esref Musa and Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu IDLIB, Syria (AA): Russia carried out airstrikes in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, Syria, killing at least 16 civilians, a Syrian civil defense group said Thursday as Israel fires missiles into Syria. The controversial White Helmets civil defense group said 16 civilians were killed and 18 others […]

2nd Mar 2020

Over 100,500 migrants leave Turkey to reach Europe

By Sena Guler and Jeyhun Aliyev ANKARA (AA): The number of irregular migrants leaving Turkey for Europe has reached 100,577 as of Sunday evening, Suleyman Soylu said. The migrants are leaving Turkey through northwestern Edirne province bordering with Greece and Bulgaria. Thousands of migrants flocked to Pazarkule, a border gate with Greece, after Turkish […]

28th Feb 2020

Turkey: 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria, NATO meeting called

By Davut Demircan, Ozcan Yildirim and Mumin Altas ANKARA (AA): The “murderer regime” in Syria and those who encourage it will pay the heaviest price for their treachery, Turkey’s ruling party spokesman said early Friday. At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed and tens of others injured in the attack in Syria. In a […]

24th Feb 2020

Turkey: 9 dead in eastern Turkey after earthquake

By Burak Bir, Fahri Aksut and Havva Kara Aydin ANKARA (AA): At least nine people died and 50 others were injured in eastern Turkey on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian border region, the country’s health minister said. The northwestern Iranian city of Khoy was hit twice on Sunday by […]

16th Feb 2020

Yemen: UN says 31 civilians incl children killed in Saudi-led airstrikes

By Mohamed al-Samei SANA’A (AA): UN said Saturday 31 were killed, including women and children, in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in northern Yemen. “Preliminary field reports indicate that on 15 February as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12 others injured in strikes that hit Al-Hayjah area… in Al-Jawf governorate,” said a statement from […]

15th Feb 2020

Northwest Syria exodus tops 800,000

UNITED NATIONS (AA): European governments and the United Nations on Friday sounded the alarm about an escalation in violence that has forced more than 800,000 Syrians to flee their homes in the northwest of the country since December. Speaking on behalf of European Union members, Sven Jurgenson, Estonia’s ambassador to the UN, said a Russian-backed […]

14th Feb 2020

Israel bombs Damascus, killing 7

By Ali Abo Rezeg (AA): Israeli bombing of the Syrian capital Damascus overnight Thursday into Friday led to the killing of seven people, including four Iranian officers, a Syrian observatory center said. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported, quoting local sources, that the bombing killed three members of the Syrian regime, […]

12th Feb 2020

Afghanistan: Six dead, 12 injured in Kabul suicide attack

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least six people died and a dozen more were injured in an early morning suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday. An Interior Ministry spokesman said a suicide bomber struck in Kabul’s Qambar Square area during the morning rush hour. “The bomber detonated his suicide vest […]

8th Feb 2020

Pakistan: 200-year old temple returned to Hindus

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s government has handed over a 200-year old temple to the country’s Hindu minority, local media reported on Saturday. Located in the remote Zhob district of the southwestern Balochistan province, the temple had been illegally occupied in 1947 following the partition of United India, which prompted a mass-scale […]

7th Feb 2020

Syrian, Russian airstrikes kill 15 civilians in Idlib

By Esref Musa and Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu IDLIB, Syria (AA): Russia and Syria carried out airstrikes in Idlib de-escalation zone, northwestern Syria, killing at least 15 civilians, a Syrian civil defense group announced Thursday. The Syrian opposition aircraft observatory said areas near Idlib’s city center and villages were targeted with the airstrikes. The controversial […]

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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.