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By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA): Secretary of State John Kerry spoke via telephone Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov about ways to restore a fresh cease-fire throughout Syria, the State Department said. “Both ministers, again talked predominantly about the cessation, acknowledging that it is in fact fragile and, talking about ways in […]

2nd May 2016

Iraq: Death toll from twin car-bomb attack in Al Samawah hits 36

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): The death toll from Sunday’s twin car bombings in the city of Al-Samawah in Iraq’s southern Muthanna province has risen to 36 with another 90 injured, a local medical official told Anadolu Agency. Adel Mohamed, an official at the Muthanna Health Department, said most of those killed were civilians, […]

2nd May 2016

Iraq: Sadrists withdraw from Baghdad’s Green Zone

By Moayed al-Tarafi, Ali Jawad and Haydar Hadi BAGHDAD (AA): Supporters of firebrand Shia Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr withdrew from Baghdad’s Green Zone Sunday after holding a sit-in for two straight days. A protest leader, Ihlas al-Ubeydi, made a statement on behalf of all demonstrators to announce their conditional withdrawal. “A technocrat government must […]

1st May 2016

Iraq: Demanding gov’t reform, Sadrists storm parliament

By Idris Okuducu and Haydar Hadi BAGHDAD (AA): Supporters of prominent Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad’s Green Zone on Saturday before forcing their way into the parliament building where they broke windows and smashed furniture. Pro-Sadr demonstrators overran barriers set up around the heavily-fortified Green Zone, which houses a number of vital […]

28th Apr 2016

Syria: Russian warplanes attack field hospital, 30 dead

By Halit Suleyman ALEPPO, (AA): At least 30 people were killed and 62 others were injured Wednesday when a Russian warplane targeted a field hospital in Aleppo’s al-Sokkari neighborhood, a civil defense official said. Ibrahim Hajj Ibrahim, a civil defense official in Aleppo, told Anadolu Agency that the attack on Quds hospital left scores […]

28th Apr 2016

Turkey: Suicide blast in northwest Turkey kills one, injures 20

BURSA, (AA): A suicide blast killed one person and injured several others at the entrance of a historic bazaar in Bursa in northwestern Turkey Wednesday, the regional governor’s office said. 12 people detained in several provinces in Turkey on the blast. According to reports, the blast took place near the historic Ulu Mosque, which is […]

27th Apr 2016

Greece: Protests broke out at refugee camp in Lesbos

By Magda Panoutsopoulou ATHENS (AA) – Protests broke out at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos during Tuesday’s visit of Greek Migration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas and his Dutch counterpart Klass Dijkhoff. Shouting “Freedom, freedom,” angry refugees threw rocks, metal objects, and plastic water bottles during the officials’ visit to the closed […]

26th Apr 2016

Iraq: Seven dead, 31 injured in bomb attack

BAGHDAD (AA) – A suicide bombing attack in Iraq’s capital Baghdad left seven people dead and 31 injured Monday. According to security sources speaking anonymously since they are not authorized to talk with the media, the suicide bomber detonated himself near a movie theater in Iraq’s Shia-populated Baghdad al Jadidah region. No group has claimed […]

25th Apr 2016

Iraq: 20 killed, 50 injured in Baghdad terror attacks

By Ibrahim Salih and Suleiman al-Qubeisi BAGHDAD (AA) – At least 20 people were killed on Saturday in a spate of attacks across Iraq’s capital. A car-bomb struck a security checkpoint in northern Baghdad, killing 10 people and injuring 29 others, a security source said. Another six people, including a policeman, were killed and […]

24th Apr 2016

Turkey: Davutoglu, Merkel, Tusk visit refugees in SE Turkey

GAZIANTEP, (AA): Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Syrian refugees on Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep’s Nizip district. European Council President Donald Tusk and First Vice-President of EU Commission Frans Timmermans were also present. Merkel said on Wednesday that her visit to Turkey was aimed at gaining new […]

23rd Apr 2016

US airstrikes kills 20 civilians in 5 months in Syria, Iraq

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA) – U.S. airstrikes have killed at least 20 civilians and injured 11 others in Iraq and Syria between last September and early February, a defense official said Friday. However, human rights group says 380 civilians were killed in 18 months since the beginning of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Syria. […]

18th Apr 2016

Syria: Golan Heights will never be returned to Syria: Netanyahu

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA) – The occupied Golan Heights will never be returned to Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday. At the first-ever official Israeli meeting held within the occupied region itself, Netanyahu described the Golan Heights as an “integral” part of Israel and challenged the notion that Israel had “occupied” […]

18th Apr 2016

Iraq: Sadrists besiege Baghdad ministries amid mounting crisis

By Ali Jawwad BAGHDAD (AA): Thousands of supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr surrounded several government ministries in Baghdad on Sunday in a fresh escalation by the firebrand Shia Muslim leader to press for a major cabinet reshuffle. The move comes one day after al-Sadr threatened to stage a fresh round of protests within 72 hours […]

18th Apr 2016

Switzerland: Syrian opposition refuses power-sharing with Govt

GENEVA (AA) – The opposition’s top negotiator in Geneva’s Syrian talks said Sunday his group is working for a fully empowered transitional government without the participation of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his proxies, not any power-sharing with the regime. Asaad al-Zoubi, the head of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC), told Anadolu Agency […]

17th Apr 2016

Turkey: Erdogan: Iran, Turkey should work together

ANKARA (AA): Ankara and Tehran should lead the way to ending violence in Iraq, Syria, and the region, Turkey’s president said on Saturday. Speaking at a joint news conference alongside his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan underlined the role of trans-regional and regional dialogue mechanisms led by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation […]

16th Apr 2016

Syria: Thousands flee camps after Daesh attacks

By Levent Tok and Selen Temizer ANKARA (AA): Thirty thousand Syrians sought refuge near the Turkish border Friday after the Daesh terrorist group targeted three other camps in the northern province of Aleppo, according to Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) officials. IHH staff working at the Turkish-Syrian border told Anadolu Agency that Daesh attacked three […]

14th Apr 2016

Jordan: Police storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Amman

By Laith al-Junaidi AMMAN, (AA) – Security forces on Wednesday raided the Amman headquarters of the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Group spokesman Moath al-Khawaldah told Anadolu Agency that the move — for which he did not know the reason — had come on the orders of the Amman governor. Last month, […]

13th Apr 2016

Egypt: Concession of Egyptian islands to Saudi sparks protest calls

By Hussein Mahmoud CAIRO (AA) – A political bloc that calls for the reinstatement of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has called for popular demonstrations on Friday to protest Egypt’s recent decision to cede two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. According to a maritime border agreement inked last week between Cairo and Riyadh, […]

6th Apr 2016

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills seven in Parwan province

KABUL (AA) – Seven civilians were killed and another 26 injured by a suicide attack that occurred in the Siah Gird district of Afghanistan’s central Parwan province on Tuesday, a local official has said. Deputy Governor Shah Wali Shahid told Anadolu Agency that the attacker had detonated his explosive-laden motorcycle in a public part of […]

5th Apr 2016

Iraq: Army retakes village south of Mosul from Daesh

By Idris Okodugo, Khidr Khalat and Mustafa Saadi MOSUL,(AA): Iraqi forces on Monday recaptured a village near the Mahmour district — located south of Mosul in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province — from the Daesh terrorist group, according to army spokesmen. The village’s capture comes within the context of ongoing army operations aimed at retaking […]

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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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