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12th Feb 2025

Obituary: Leader of Ismaili Muslims, Aga Khan IV (1936-2025), global visionary & champion of human development

Obituary By Ebrahim Moosa The passing of His Highness Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, at the age of 88 in Lisbon, Portugal on 4 February 2025, surrounded by his family, ends an illustrious and transformative 49th Imamat, the office of spiritual leadership of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims. His son, Prince Rahim Aga Khan (His […]

19th Jul 2023

South Africa says arresting Putin would be declaration of war with Russia

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA): South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa told a court on Tuesday that arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits the country next month for the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg would be a declaration of war with Russia. Ramaphosa states in an affidavit presented in Johannesburg High Court, which he “reportedly” […]

28th Sep 2022

Germany: Thousands march to protest soaring energy prices, Russian sanctions

BERLIN (AA):– Thousands of people rallied in several eastern German states on Monday evening to protest the government’s energy policy and sanctions against Russia. The protesters shouted slogans against Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government and carried banners bearing the messages “Stop the price explosion,” “Stop the war, stop the sanctions,” and “Open Nord Stream now.” […]

20th Jul 2022

Turkey, Russia, Iran condemn increasing presence of terror groups in Syria

ANKARA (AA) : Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders condemned Tuesday the increased presence and activities of terrorist groups and their affiliates under different names in various parts of Syria and said that there was no military solution to the Syrian conflict. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi […]

20th May 2022

Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Summit 2022 kicks off

By Firdevs Yuksel KAZAN, Russia (AA): Gathering Russian and Islamic world economy professionals, the Kazan Summit 2022 kicked off on Thursday in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan. The 13th International Economic Summit: Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Summit 2022, of which Anadolu Agency is the global communication partner, began with the opening ceremony […]

9th May 2022

Ukraine says all women, children, elderly evacuated from Mariupol plant

By Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov KYIV, Ukraine (AA): All women, children, and the elderly have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, an Ukrainian official said Saturday. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram about the evacuation, which took place […]

8th Apr 2022

Ukraine war exposes flaws within UN Security Council: South African President

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA):- The president of South Africa said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine exposed the inability of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to fulfill its mandate to maintain international peace and security. “The entire peace and security architecture of the United Nations needs to be overhauled,” Cyril Ramaphosa said in […]

5th Apr 2022

Ukraine’s president forms delegation for talks with Russia

By Nazir Aliyev Tayfur KYIV, Ukraine (AA): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree Monday on the official creation of a delegation for talks with Russia as Ukraine alleges Russian troops committed war crimes in Bucha. According to a statement by the President’s Office, the decree was signed “to form a delegation of Ukraine […]

30th Mar 2022

Ukraine: Imam evacuated from Mariupol calls for humanitarian aid

By Mesut Zeyrek COLOGNE, Germany (AA): A Turkish imam evacuated from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol called for urgent humanitarian aid to the region. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Mehmet Yuce, the imam of the Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent Mosque in Mariupol, said people were suffering difficult conditions and many civilians have died in […]

27th Mar 2022

Ukraine says Russian attacks has killed 136 children, injured 200

By Ruslan Rehimov KYIV, Ukraine (AA): A total of 136 children have so far been killed in Russia’s month-long war on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 children have also been injured in the conflict since it began on Feb. 24, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Telegram. Russian shelling has also damaged […]

19th Mar 2022

Hezbollah denies sending fighters to Ukraine amid Russian war

By Stephanie Rady BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) : Lebanese group Hezbollah has categorically denied sending fighters to Ukraine to support Russian troops as Moscow’s war on Kyiv enters its fourth week. “I categorically deny any of these claims,” Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech late Friday. “These claims are lies that are bare […]

16th Mar 2022

Ukraine: 97 children killed since war began

By Davit Kachkachishvili KYIV, Ukraine (AA); Ninety-seven children in Ukraine have been killed in attacks by the Russian army, authorities said Tuesday. The office of the chief prosecutor in Ukraine said more than 100 children have also been injured between Feb. 24 and March 15. “At least five children die every day under bombardments,” […]

10th Mar 2022

Ukraine: Head of UNICEF appalled by attack on maternity hospital

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday she is “horrified” by an attack on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine which has reportedly left young children and women in labor buried beneath the rubble. “We do not yet know the number of casualties but fear […]

8th Mar 2022

2M people have fled Ukraine into neighboring countries, says UNHCR

By Burak Dag ANKARA (AA): 2 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since Russia launched a war on its neighbor on Feb. 24, according to the UN refugee agency on Monday. According to data on the UNHCR website, Poland has welcomed 1.02 million people from Ukraine. Poland is followed by Hungary and […]

26th Feb 2022

South Africa urges UNSC to intervene in Russia-Ukraine conflict

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA): South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the UN Security Council on Friday to intervene in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “The UN Security Council should be engaged in the negotiation process. It is not necessary for people to be killed when the options of mediation, negotiation and engagement are […]

25th Feb 2022

Russia: Putin, Pakistan’s Khan discuss bilateral, regional issues in Moscow

By Riyaz ul Khaliq ISTANBUL (AA): Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow on Thursday amid high tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. A brief statement by the Kremlin said the two leaders discussed “the main aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on current regional topics, including developments in […]

21st Aug 2021

Russia: Police release 600 Muslims arrested at mosque in Moscow

By Ali Cura MOSCOW (AA): Security forces released late Friday approximately 600 Muslims who were arrested at a mosque in Moscow. “All those arrested have been released,” lawyer Mariya Krasova told the Russian TASS news agency. Earlier, another lawyer, Lidiya Anosova, told TASS that police detained the community in the Kotelniki district of Moscow. […]

17th Feb 2021

India joins Iran-Russia naval drill, China to follow

By Syed Zafar Mehdi and Ahmet Dursun TEHRAN (AA): The Indian navy has joined a naval drill that began Tuesday between Iran and Russia in the North Indian Ocean while China is also expected to soon take part. Iran’s Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi made the announcement and hailed India as “one 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 […]

19th Feb 2018

Dagestan: 5 women killed, 4 injured in Orthodox Church shooting

MOSCOW (AA & The Muslim News): A gunman opened fire at a festival in Russia’s northern Caucasus Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, killing five women and injuring four — including two police officers — said Russia’s Interior Ministry. The unidentified gunman was also killed. The attack, claimed by Daesh, took place on Orthodox Church. An […]

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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.