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31st Mar 2023

Int’l community must take firm action to protect human rights, dignity of Palestinians: UN expert

By Beyza Binnur Donmez GENEVA (AA): The international community must take firm action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians “at a moment of increased violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, with the new Israeli government threatening even further annexation,” a UN expert said on Thursday “The wave of deadly violence sweeping through […]

21st Feb 2023

UNSC warns Israeli settlement expansion threatens peace in a watered down resolution

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA, and Agencies): The UN Security Council unanimously showed “concern” and “dismay” Monday Israeli plans to greatly expand its construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank, which are considered illegal under international law in a watered-down resolution which would have demanded a halt to Israeli settlement activity. The Reuters news […]

4th Feb 2023

UN rights chief calls for halt to illogical escalation in Israel, Palestine

By Peter Kenny GENEVA : The UN human rights chief urged an end Friday to the illogical escalation in Palestine and Israel which is claiming human lives. “Rather than doubling down on failed approaches of violence and coercion that have singularly failed in the past, I urge everyone involved to step out of the illogic […]

31st Dec 2022

UN adopts resolution asking World court to weigh in on Israeli occupation of Palestine

By Betul Yuruk UNITED NATIONS (AA): The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday that asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. Eighty-seven member states voted in favor of the resolution, while 26 countries, including Israel, US, UK, Germany […]

13th Apr 2022

280m people on brink of starvation globally, warns UN food agency

By Ovunc Kutlu ANKARA (AA): Around 280 million people are on the brink of starvation in the world due to a number of reasons, the head of World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday. The number had first spiked to 135 million during the COVID-19 crisis from 80 million five years ago, David Beasley […]

22nd Dec 2021

More than 3.3M people died from COVID-19 in 2021: WHO

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): More than 3.3 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19 this year – more deaths than from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the novel coronavirus continues to claim around 50,000 lives […]

27th Nov 2021

One woman or girl killed by family members every 11 minutes globally

By Seda Sevencan ISTANBUL (AA): A woman or girl is being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes in the world, UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly said on Thursday. “In 2020, 47,000 women and girls worldwide died at the hands of intimate partners or other family members, according to new data released […]

23rd Mar 2021

WHO: Vaccine gap grows between rich and poor

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The gap between vaccines administered in rich countries and those dispensed through the COVAX program is growing and becoming “more grotesque” every day, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, describing this as “self-defeating.” At a webinar on COVID-19 in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said countries vaccinating younger, […]

5th Mar 2021

UN: Anti-Muslim hatred at ‘epidemic’ proportions

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): In response to security threats due to horrific acts purportedly carried out in the name of Islam, some states have responded by adopting measures that disproportionately target Muslims, the leading UN expert on freedom of religion said Thursday. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or […]

19th Jan 2021

World faces ‘catastrophic moral failure’ over Covid-19 vaccines

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): At least 49 higher-income countries have administered over 39 million jabs against COVID-19, but the World Health Organization chief warned Monday the planet is on the “brink of a catastrophic moral failure” in getting vaccines to the poorest nations. “More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered […]

16th Jan 2021

WHO committee rules against Covid-19 vaccine passports

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA) – The key emergency committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that a lack of data on vaccine safety is a barrier to ensuring a quick and equitable global supply of vaccines and recommended against countries issuing vaccine passports. “If you look at the recommendation made by the […]

2nd Dec 2020

UN chief warns of ‘grim realities’ in Palestine

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Occupied Palestine is facing “grim realities” as it confronts the decreasing possibility of a negotiated settlement to end the conflict with Israel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “I address you today with a deep sense of worry about the grim realities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the diminishing […]

6th Oct 2020

COVID-19 may have infected 10% of world: WHO

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): Around 10% of the world’s population may have already been infected with COVID-19, the World Health Organization’s chief of emergencies said Monday. Speaking at a 34-member WHO executive board meeting on COVID-19, Dr. Mike Ryan said that southeast Asia continues to see a surge in cases, with Europe and […]

19th Aug 2020

WHO chief warns against Covid-19 ‘vaccine nationalism’

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The WHO chief on Tuesday called on countries to share their supplies to fight COVID-19 strategically and globally, warning against “supply nationalism” around the development of vaccines and medicines. “While there is a wish amongst leaders to protect their own people first, the response to this pandemic has to […]

4th Aug 2020

Phase 3 vaccine trials ‘no silver bullet’ for virus:WHO

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): Despite several vaccines now in phase three clinical trials for COVID-19, there is currently no silver bullet, and there might never be, for the virus, the head of the WHO said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said several countries that had appeared to be past the worst in […]

7th Jul 2020

UN warns of more animal-to-human viruses

By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population, according to a UN report Monday. COVID-19, Ebola, MERS, West Nile and Rift Valley fever are caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts to the human population. […]

17th Feb 2020

Pakistan: Growing Islamophobia ‘intolerable’: UN chief

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): The UN chief on Sunday voiced his concern over rising Islamophobia in the world, calling it “intolerable.” UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres’ remarks came during a joint news conference with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the capital Islamabad, where he arrived early Sunday on a four-day visit. “We […]

13th Feb 2020

Palestinians welcome release of UN Israeli settlement list

By Gulsen Topcu, Safiye Karabacak and Hatice Baser GAZA/RAMALLAH, Palestine /ISTANBUL (AA): Palestinians welcomed the long-awaited release by the UN of a list that names and shames 100 companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Publishing the names of the companies is a crucial first step in rejecting attempts […]

16th Jan 2020

UN holds Kashmir talks as rights fears continue

By James Reinl UNITED NATIONS (AA): UN Security Council members held rare talks on the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns over the flashpoint between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. After the meeting, senior Russian diplomat Dmitry Polyanskiy said the 15-nation body had discussed the contentious Indian-administered region, where New Delhi […]

24th Sep 2018

UK: Muslim charity supports hospital to tackle suicidal patients

Al-Khair Foundation: Al-Khair Foundation, a well-known international charity that helps local, national and international projects, including loneliness and mental health, have donated £500 to local hospital charity ELHT&Me as part of a mental health initiative for patients at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT). The project, which is led by hospital chaplain David Anderson, aims to […]

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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.