Pakistan’s premier to seek vote of confidence
Canada: Muslim women targeted by repeated threats
Yemen Houthis claim drone attacks on ‘sensitive sites’ Saudi Arabia
Somalia: Roadside bomb kills 3 in Mogadishu
Nigeria commences op to rescue 317 abducted schoolgirls
Kashmir parties welcome India, Pakistan border pact
UK arrivals not abiding by Covid-19 quarantine rules
Iraq: More than 300 children contract COVID-19 strain
Spain: Community condemns explosive attack on mosque
French mosque vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti
UK: Govt Minister’s meeting with MCB Sec Gen was not official
UNHCR: Search, rescue Rohingya stranded in Andaman Sea
Bangladesh: Fire consumes over 100 shanties in Dhaka
UN: Half Palestinian population need humanitarian help
Human Rights Watch blames India of targeting minorities
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Guided tour’ for foreign envoys to disputed Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers arrested for child molestation
India joins Iran-Russia naval drill, China to follow
Palestine: Israeli bars entry of COVID-19 vaccines to Gaza Strip
Palestine: Hamas slams UN chief over Al-Aqsa resolution
By Ola Atallah GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian group Hamas has criticized UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for distancing himself from a UNESCO resolution denying a Jewish connection to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. On Tuesday, the UNESCO’s executive board officially … Continued
Iraq: More than 1,000 Iraqis killed in September: UN
By Arif Yusuf and Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): A total of 1,003 people were killed in violence across Iraq last month, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). In a report released Sunday, UNAMI said the fatalities … Continued
US against sanctions for Ahrar Al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam
By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.S. does not support placing Ahrar Al-Sham and Jaysh al-Islam on a U.N. sanction’s list, the State Department said Wednesday. “We don’t want to see that happen,” said spokesman Mark Toner … Continued
UN: Paris climate agreement opens to join
[Photo: COP21 summit demonstration near Arc de Triomphe in Paris on 12 December 2015. Photographer: Mustafa Yalcin/AA] NEW YORK (AA) – The Paris Climate Agreement agreed to in December was opened Friday to signing by 171 countries UN headquarters in … Continued
UN council votes unanimously to put Syria truce into action
NEW YORK (AA) — The UN Security Council on Friday endorsed a plan to halt fighting in Syria, less than an hour before the deal was set to take effect. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-nation body demanded the … Continued
UN chief urges Israeli settlement freeze
NEW YORK (AA) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Israel to freeze its settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, calling it an “affront” to the world community. “So-called facts on the ground in the occupied West Bank … Continued
UN: Citing Israeli intransigence, UN Palestine rapporteur quits
ANKARA (AA): Makarim Wibisono, the UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories, resigned from his post last week, citing Israel’s refusal to grant him access to the territories covered by his mandate. After tendering his resignation, Wibisono … Continued
UN Security Council adopts roadmap for Syria peace
NEW YORK (AA) – The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution endorsing a peace plan set out during three rounds of international talks to foster an end to the Syria civil war. The unanimously adopted resolution asks UN Secretary-General … Continued
UK review links Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to extremism
CAIRO (AA) – A British government review into Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group has concluded that membership or links to the Islamist movement is a “possible indicator of extremism”. “Parts of the Muslim Brotherhood have a highly ambiguous relationship with violent … Continued
Britain’s EU negotiations to last until February
LONDON (AA) – Britain’s long-awaited renegotiation of its European Union membership terms will not be concluded until February, David Cameron has said. The U.K. premier said that the scale of the demands tabled by Britain meant that it was not … Continued
Switzerland: ‘Security, hope at a low point for Palestinians’
GENEVA (AA) – The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People fell at a time “when security and hope were at a low point,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. Michael Moller, director general of the UN’s Geneva … Continued
UNSC adopts French resolution on fighting Daesh
NEW YORK (AA) – The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution aimed at coordinating international efforts to defeat Daesh. Drafted in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the resolution calls on all able countries … Continued
UN: Britain set to draft UN resolution on Syria cease-fire
NEW YORK (AA): The U.K. will immediately draft a Security Council resolution on a cease-fire in Syria envisaged in talks held in Vienna, Britain’s UN deputy ambassador said Monday. “We are very clear that we are going to take action immediately … Continued
UN says 123,000 people newly displaced in Syria
NEW YORK (AA): More than 123,000 people have been displaced in three major Syrian governorates since last month, the UN has said. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Tuesday that at least 123,842 people had … Continued
Egypt defends UN vote in Israel’s favor
CAIRO (AA): Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday defended a decision to vote in favor of Israeli membership in the UN’s space committee. On Thursday, Egypt sparked an uproar after voting in favor of an Israeli request to become a member … Continued
UN: Palestinian flag raised at UN for first time
NEW YORK (AA): The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Abbas said it was an “historical moment in the struggle of the Palestinian people towards freedom and independence”.”Raise the flag of Palestine very … Continued
UNICEF: 13m children out of school in Mideast, N Africa
GENEVA (AA): About 13 million children are out of school due to conflict and political upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa, UN’s children agency, UNICEF, said Thursday. The UNICEF report “Education under Fire” has underlined the impact of violence on school children … Continued
UN Security Council endorses Iran nuclear deal
NEW YORK (AA): The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution endorsing a deal that placed long-term curbs on Iran’s nuclear program and starts a process to remove UN sanctions against the country. The unanimously adopted resolution will terminate all previous UN resolutions, imposing stringent sanctions that the country’s leaders say … Continued
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.
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