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By Nour Abu Eisha GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Israel is holding 17 Palestinian journalists and media workers in prison, according to an Arab journalists rights group on Saturday. In a statement, the Journalists’ Support Committee said seven of those arrested have already been sentenced, five are still under Israel’s administrative detention policy, while five […]

16th Jan 2022

Palestine: Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex

By Qais Abu Samra JERUSALEM (AA): Scores of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian agency. In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees holy sites in Jerusalem, said the settlers entered the site through the compound’s Al-Mugharbah […]

5th Jan 2022

British actress Emma Watson voices solidarity with Palestine

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): British actress Emma Watson has voiced solidarity with pro-Palestinian activism on social media, eliciting backlash from current and former Israeli officials and praise from pro-Palestine social media users. The actress, who is known for her portrayal of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, reposted a May post from […]

3rd Jan 2022

Palestine: Scores of Jews storm Al-Aqsa complex in Jerusalem

By Qais Abu Samra JERUSALEM (AA): Scores of Israeli settlers, protected by Israeli police, on Sunday forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian agency. In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees holy sites in Jerusalem, said the settlers entered the complex […]

25th Dec 2021

Palestine: Israeli settler kills Palestinian woman in West Bank car attack

By Mohamed al-Ghafri JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian woman was run over and killed by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank on Friday. An unidentified settler rammed a car into 63-year-old Ghadeer Anis Abdullah Fuqaha, a resident of Sinjil, a town located north of Ramallah. The Mayor of Sinjil, Hazem Tawafsha, stated that […]

23rd Dec 2021

Palestine: Palestinian shot, killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

By Qais Abu Samra and Zain Khalil JERUSALEM, (AA): A young Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces Wednesday evening in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. A ministry statement said Mohamed Issa, 26, was shot in the back and succumbed to his injuries at the Medical Complex in […]

20th Dec 2021

Palestine: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank

By Avd er-Racub RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israeli settlers have reportedly attacked scores of Palestinian homes in the last two days in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Ghassan Daghlas, an official in charge of the settlement file in the northern West Bank affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) told Anadolu Agency about […]

11th Dec 2021

Palestine: Israeli army kills Palestinian in northern West Bank

By Mohammed Ghefari RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): A Palestinian man died Friday of injuries sustained by Israeli forces while he was participating in an anti-settlement rally in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the man was shot in the head by Israeli live bullets in Beita village in southern Nablus. Local […]

5th Dec 2021

Palestine: Killing of young Palestinian by Israeli security condemned

By Hamdi Yildiz RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned “Israel’s assassination of a Palestinian young man,” media reports said Saturday. Palestinian official Wafa news agency reported that Mohammad Shawkat Salima, 25, was killed Saturday in the vicinity of the Damascus Gate plaza in occupied Jerusalem. “The latest crime was […]

4th Dec 2021

Palestine: Dozens of Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in West Bank

By Awad al-Rujoub – Mohammed Ghefari RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured on Friday when Israeli forces fired live and rubber-coated bullets, and tear gas in the northern occupied West Bank. Ahmed Jebril, director of the Palestinian Red Crescent, told Anadolu Agency that medical teams treated one person with live bullets, […]

1st Dec 2021

Turkey: MPs from around the world gather in Ankara for Jerusalem

By Ali Abo Rezeg ANKARA (AA): Parliamentarians from 50 countries from across the world gathered Tuesday in the Turkish capital Ankara to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause and the occupied city of Jerusalem. Organized by the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds, an NGO, the conference was attended by lawmakers from Turkey, Arab and […]

26th Nov 2021

Palestine: Israel plans to build 17,000 settlement units in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian official on Thursday said Israeli authorities are working to build more than 17,000 settlement units in different parts of Jerusalem. In a statement, Jerusalem Affairs Minister Fadi al-Hadmi described the Israeli settlement plan as a “crazy tsunami.” He said the acceleration in the construction of settlements through a series of projects […]

22nd Nov 2021

Palestine: Palestinian, Israeli killed in Jerusalem shooting attack

By Zain Khalil JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian and Israeli were killed in a shooting attack on Sunday in occupied East Jerusalem near the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, according to Israeli police. A police statement said four Israelis, including two officers, were injured when an armed Palestinian opened fire near the Bab al-Silsila (Chain Gate), […]

16th Nov 2021

Palestine: Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank

By Qais Abu Samra TUBAS, Palestine (AA): A young Palestinian was fatally shot by Israeli forces on Tuesday in the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian medic. Saddam Bani Odeh, 26, from Tammoon town, south of Tubas ,was shot in the heart and succumbed to his wounds shortly after […]

11th Nov 2021

UN alarmed at rise in Jewish settler violence in occupied Palestinian territory

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): UN human rights experts expressed alarm Wednesday at the rising rate of violence toward Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory by Israeli settlers. “Settler violence has always been an extremely disturbing feature of the Israeli occupation,” they said in a statement. “But in 2021, we are witnessing the highest […]

6th Nov 2021

Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank

By Esat Firat JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian child was shot dead Friday by Israeli forces during an anti-settlement demonstration in the occupied West Bank, according to a written statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry on Friday. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes Friday in the town of Surif, near the occupied West Bank city […]

5th Nov 2021

Palestine: Israeli army demolishes mosque north of West Bank

By Awad Rajoub RAMALLAH (AA): The Israeli army on Thursday demolished a mosque north of the occupied West Bank, according to a local official. Suleiman Dawabsheh, head of the local council in Douma, a village south of Nablus, said the occupation forces stormed the Al-Shakara neighborhood ransacking the mosque. “The demolished mosque is two […]

1st Nov 2021

Palestine: Palestinian journalists demand protection against Israeli violence

By Gulsen Topcu GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Calling on the international community to stop Israeli aggression, Palestinian journalists demanded protection against acts of violence by Israeli forces. Geneva-based Journalist Support Committee held a workshop in Gaza on Sunday on the occasion of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, which is observed […]

29th Oct 2021

Palestine: Israel’s illegal settlement plans evoke global condemnation

By Nadine Osman (The Muslim News): Israel’s decision to build 3,000 homes for illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank has sparked widespread international opposition, including from its closest allies. An Israeli planning committee gave its final approval for 1,800 housing units and preliminary approval for 1,344 others in the occupied West Bank prompting […]

23rd Oct 2021

UN concerned by Israel labeling Palestinian rights groups terror organizations

By Mustafa M. M. Haboush and Muhammed Semi RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): The UN said Friday it is worried about Israel declaring six Palestinian rights groups terror organizations. The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory said in a statement that “counter-terrorism legislation must not be used to constrain legitimate human rights and […]

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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 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.