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By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, (AA):At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb tore through a market on Sunday morning in the town of Damaturu in Nigeria’s northeastern Yobe State, according to police sources. A female suicide bomber — thought to be a member of the Boko Haram militant group — blew […]

20th Jul 2015

Algeria: 9 soldiers killed, 2 injured in al-Qaida attack

ALGIERS, (AA): The Algerian Ministry of Defense said Sunday that nine soldiers were killed and two others were injured in an attack carried out by militants against an army unit Friday. The attack reportedly took place in the Souk al-Ataf district of Ain Defla province (to the west of the capital), which al-Qaeda in the Islamic […]

16th Jul 2015

Nigeria: 12 killed in attack in Borno state

By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, (AA):At least 12 people were killed late Tuesday night in an attack on a local community in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, a local chief and military source said Wednesday. The attackers – thought to be members of the Boko Haram militant group – assaulted Warsala, a community located on a […]

14th Jul 2015

Tanzania: Gunmen kill seven in police station raid

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 23 November 2007. Photographer: Ali Damji, Creative Commons] By Peter Saramba Ongiri ARUSHA, (AA): At least seven people, including four police officers were killed when gunmen raided a police station in Tanzania’s business capital of Dar es Salaam on Sunday night, a senior Tanzanian police official said Monday. A large quantity […]

11th Jul 2015

Egypt: Cairo blast kills 1, wounds 7

[Photo: Egypt security forces inspect the area behind security cordon following following an explosion near the Italian consulate in downtown Cairo, killing at least 1 person and injured seven people on July 11, 2015. Photographer: ِِAhmed Hendawy/AA] CAIRO (AA): A bomb has exploded outside the Italian consulate in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Saturday, killing […]

6th Jul 2015

Nigeria: 30 feared dead in NW Nigeria after attack on villages

Archive photo: Burnt out parts of a bomb-vehicle is seen at the scene after the Boko Haram suicide attack killing scores in Zabarmari village of Maiduguri, Nigeria on July 4, 2015. Photographer: Mohammed Abba/Anadolu Agency] By Rafiu Oriyomi Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): As many as 30 people are feared dead after gunmen raided the villages of […]

2nd Jul 2015

Nigeria: Dozens feared dead in ‘mosque massacre’

{Photo archive: An inside view of the damaged mosque after a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria on May 30. Photo: AA] By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Dozens of civilians, some fear as high as 100, were killed in a massacre carried out by gunmen allegedly affiliated with […]

2nd Jul 2015

Egypt: 70 troops killed in militant attacks in Sinai

[A picture taken from Gaza part of Rafah shows smke rising as Egyptian troops and militants in Rafah in North Sinai and Egypt’s eastern border with the Gaza strip on July 1, 2015. Photographer: Abed Rahim Khatib] By Mohamed Sabry Emam Muhammed CAIRO (AA): At least 70 Egyptian soldiers were killed Wednesday morning in a […]

2nd Jul 2015

Nigeria: Five killed in twin suicide blasts in Maiduguri

[Photo: Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria promises to defeat Boko Haram. Image by Anadolu Agency] By Rafiu Oriyomi Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Five people were killed in suicide attacks in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Wednesday, where the Nigerian vice president was making a surprise visit, according to security and local sources. Maiduguri is the provincial capital city of Nigeria’s […]

1st Jul 2015

Burundi: 10,000 refugees flee Burundi amid rising tensions

[Photo: Burundi refugees at the Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda./Photo credit: EU/ECHO/Thomas Conan/Creative Commons] ANKARA (AA) : At least 10,000 refugees fled Burundi over the weekend before the government closed all its borders ahead of Monday’s legislative election, a statement by the United Nations refugee agency, or UNHCR, said Tuesday. On Monday, Burundians voted to elect […]

28th Jun 2015

Mali: Six killed in gunbattle

[Photo: Members of the security forces stands near La Terrace restaurant, in Bamako. File photo. Photographer: Baba Ahmed/AA] By Hatice Kesgin BAMAKO, (AA): Mali’s military has claimed at least six people, including two soldiers, have been killed in clashes with armed groups in the town of Nara in the west of the country. A Mali army representative […]

26th Jun 2015

Tunisia: 27 killed, 6 injured in tourist hotel attack

[Photographer: Ahmet Burak Özkan. GRAPHIC: Ahmet Burak Özkan] SOUSSE, (AA): An armed attack on a tourist hotel in Sousse, east Tunisia, left at least 27 people dead, including foreigners, and injured six others on Friday, the Tunisian Interior Minister spokesman said. The spokesman added that the ministry believed the number of casualties and injured could rise. The attack comes […]

26th Jun 2015

Ivory Coast: Death toll from floods rises to 10

[Photo: Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara. Photographer: Murat Kaynak] By Hatice Kesgin ABIDJAN, (AA): Ten people have been killed so far by floods across the Ivory Coast, officials said Thursday. The floods were triggered by heavy rainfall that has been ongoing for the past month in the West African country. The Ivory Coast National Meteorology Directorate […]

24th Jun 2015

UN gets claims of child abuse by peacekeepers in Africa

[Photo: UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA patrol on the streets after a Muslim man was burnt to death by a Christian mob on Tuesday, Bangui, Central Africa Republic on 9 October 2014. Photo: AA] By Izabela Kuczynska NEW YORK (AA): The United Nations has acknowledged receiving allegations that UN peacekeepers have been involved in sexual abuse against […]

21st Jun 2015

Somalia: 4 attackers killed in Somali Govt building assault

MOGADISHU, (Xinhua): Four attackers were killed when they attempted to storm a government compound in Mogadishu’s Shibis district following a blast Sunday, authorities said. “The attackers were four wearing Somali military uniform, and we have managed to kill all of them,” Interior Ministry spokesman, Mohamed Yusuf, told media after the attack. Somali forces have […]

9th Jun 2015

Germany: G7 pledges to intensify development cooperation

[Photo: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairwoman of the African Union Commission] The leaders of several African countries came to Elmau to talk to the G7 about development and health care. There were a number of promises, but it remains unclear where the money will come from. Gerd Müller, Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, sent […]

9th Jun 2015

Libya: UN presents warring parties with draft unity proposal

The UN’s special envoy to Libya has handed the country’s rival governments a draft proposal for forming a unity government. It’s seen as one of the last hopes to stop fighting and bring stability. Talks in Morocco on Monday brought together Libya’s two rival governments, in what is being viewed as a last-ditch attempt […]

8th Jun 2015

Egypt: No unity among Syria’s opposition groups

[Photo: Gerard Direct] A Cairo-organized conference of Syria’s opposition has excluded major players. Rebels question Egypt’s motives, as some say exclusionary politics risk further dividing a fractured opposition. Kristen McTighe reports. In the past few months, Syrian rebels fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad have reportedly gained ground. Strategic cities like Idlib and […]

5th Jun 2015

Libya: 441 illegal immigrants arrested

[Photo: Illegal immigrants wait in a detention center in central Tripoli, Libya, on June 4 (Xinhua/Hamza Turkia)] TRIPOLI, (Xinhua): Libya’s security forces on Thursday arrested 441 African nationals planning to illegally immigrate to Europe, according to Tripoli security sources. Murad Hamza, spokesman for Tripoli’s central security force, said that their fighters were informed by local […]

5th Jun 2015

Ghana: Death toll in petrol station blast in Ghana rises to 200

(Xinhua photo) ACCRA, (Xinhua): The death toll in the petrol station explosion and flood in Ghana’s capital Accra has risen to over 200, according to figures from the interior ministry Thursday. The inferno followed hours of heavy downpour in Accra that led to power outages in several communities. Most of the dead bodies had […]

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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.