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By Syed Zafar Mehdi, Ahmet Dursun and Muhammet Kursun TEHRAN, Iran / ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Iran on Wednesday claimed to have thwarted what it terms a US attempt to “steal” an oil tanker in the strategic Sea of Oman amid heightening tensions between the two countries. A US military vessel reportedly confiscated an Iranian […]

2nd Nov 2021

Afghanistan: Twin bombings kills 19, wounds 50 in Kabul hospital

[Agencies, The Muslim News]: A military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul was hit by twin bombings, killing at least 19 and wounding 50, Taliban security official said on Tuesday. The hospital is located in the Wazir Akbar Khan region, a wealthy neighborhood with many foreign embassies. The first bomb exploded at the entrance of […]

31st Oct 2021

Yemen: 12 killed in explosion near Aden airport

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar ADEN, Yemen (AA):- At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured in a car bomb blast near the airport in Yemen’s southern Aden city on Saturday, according to the information ministry. Airport spokesman Adel Hamran told Anadolu Agency that the bomb-laden vehicle exploded at the entrance of the […]

30th Oct 2021

Saudi Arabia expels Lebanese envoy over Yemen war criticism

By Idris Okuduci BEIRUT (AA): Saudi Arabia on Friday recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and asked the Lebanese ambassador to leave the kingdom within 48 hours, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia also banned all imports from Lebanon until further notice after Lebanese Information Minister George Kurdahi criticized the Saudi-led war […]

16th Oct 2021

Afghanistan: 47 killed during Friday prayers in Fatimiya mosque bombing in Kandahar

By Mehmet Alaca, Bilal Guler, Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat, and S. K. Khan KANDAHAR/KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The death toll from a bomb blast that hit a Shia Muslim mosque in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province during Friday prayers rose to 47, according to local officials. The terrorist attack in the Taliban’s heartland was claimed by Islamic […]

13th Oct 2021

Iraq: For 1st time, women secure 97 parliament seats

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): Women have won 97 seats in Iraq’s 329-member parliament in this week’s early parliamentary elections, according to the Iraqi cabinet on Tuesday. The cabinet said in a statement that women candidates gained 29.4% of the parliament’s seats during the Sunday’s vote. “Iraqi women managed to win 97 seats, an […]

9th Oct 2021

Afghanistan: Mosque blast during Friday prayers kills 55, injures 143 Hazara Muslims

By S.K. Khan and Ahmet Gencturk ISLAMABAD, Pakistan/ANKARA, Turkey (AA): A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 55 people, injured 143 others on Friday, officials said. Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that the blast rocked the Seyedabad Grand Mosque at around 1.30 […]

4th Oct 2021

Afghanistan: 8 people killed, 20 injured in Kabul mosque explosion

(The Muslim News): Eight people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb explosion outside a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday, according to local media reports. People had gathered at Eidgah Great Mosque on Sunday afternoon for a memorial service was being held for Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s deceased mother. Mujahid is also […]

29th Sep 2021

US generals contradict Biden on leaving troops in Afghanistan

By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Top American generals said Tuesday that they recommended keeping several thousand US troops in Afghanistan, contradicting President Joe Biden who said last month that no one suggested he leave military personnel. “I recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. And I also recommended earlier in the fall of 2020 […]

25th Sep 2021

Iranian boy hailed as ‘national hero’ after tragic death in fire rescue

By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN, Iran (AA): A teenage Iranian boy from Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province has caught the imagination of the country for a heroic act that cost him his life. Ali Landi, 15, was laid to rest on Friday with full state honors after succumbing to third-degree burns he sustained while saving […]

20th Sep 2021

Afghanistan: Women stage ‘silent protest’ in support of girls’ education

By Shafiq Ahmad KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – A small group of women gathered in Kabul on Sunday for a “silent protest” against the interim Taliban administration’s decision permitting only boys and male teachers to resume their educational activities in Afghanistan. Although it failed to get much public attention, women managed to register their disapproval of […]

18th Sep 2021

Afghanistan’s neighbours call for conclusion of ‘national reconciliation’

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Top diplomats of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries on Friday urged the Taliban to conclude national reconciliation and form an inclusive government “that takes into account the interests of all ethno-political forces of the country”. The call was made during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, China, Pakistan […]

13th Sep 2021

Afghanistan: Laying out rules, Taliban say women free to study at any level

By Shafiq Ahmad KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Women in Afghanistan can pursue an education at all levels in any field, but classes will be segregated and there will be a compulsory dress code, the Taliban announced Sunday. “There will be no hurdles for girls to continue their education,” Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the acting education minister […]

8th Sep 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban jirga discusses security, economic situation

By Shafiq Ahmad KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The Taliban called a traditional Afghan jirga or gathering of tribal and community elders Tuesday to find a solution to the economic and security situation in the war-torn and cash-strapped country. They also announced an interim government. The jirga was convened at the Foreign Office building in the […]

7th Sep 2021

Pakistan welcomes Taliban’s desire to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan on Monday welcomed a statement by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on their desire to join the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “It is a very good thing if they join the CPEC,” said Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, speaking to reporters in Islamabad. “The CPEC is the […]

6th Sep 2021

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia call for inclusive govt for peace in Afghanistan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia called Sunday for an “inclusive political settlement” in Afghanistan as the Taliban struggle to form a new government that can attain international recognition. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who spoke by phone on the latest developments in […]

4th Sep 2021

Afghanistan: Conflicting reports emerge from Panjshir Valley

By Shafiq Ahmad KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The sky turned crimson with tracer bullets for almost two hours in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday evening. Thousands of rounds of ammunition were sprayed in the air, instilling fear in the city, which fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15. “This aerial firing is to celebrate […]

31st Aug 2021

US declares completion of Afghanistan pullout, ending 20-year war

By Michael Hernandez and Rabia Iclal Turan WASHINGTON /ANKARA (AA): The US announced Monday the completion of its efforts to withdraw all of its forces from Afghanistan, bringing to an end the longest war in American history. Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, confirmed the conclusion of the withdrawal and military […]

30th Aug 2021

Afghanistan: 6 children killed in US drone attack in Kabul

By Abdul Adil London, (The Muslim News) Nine members of one family, including six children, were killed in a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead, reported the CNN. Local media also reported the killing of civilians by the US strike. According to local […]

27th Aug 2021

Afghanistan: US will ‘hunt down terrorists,’ said Biden as 90 people killed in terror attack

By Jeyhun Aliyev, Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat, Kasim Ileri KABUL, Afghanistan/ WASHINGTON / ANKARA (AA): US President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday that attacks outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan which killed at least 13 American soldiers were carried out by the ISIS-Khurasan terrorist group, the Afghan affiliate of Daesh/ISIS, and promised to respond with “force and precision.” Multiple […]

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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.