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Beirut, Lebanon (The Muslim News): According to local media,dozens of people have reportedly been killed, hundreds injured, due to massive explosions in Beirut, Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the blasts is unknown. Lebanese LBC television channel quoted Public Health Minister, Hamad Hasan, that very high number of people have been injured in the […]

31st Jul 2020

Afghanistan: Car bombing kills 9 people, injures dozens

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): A powerful car bombing killed and wounded dozens of people, mostly civilians, in Afghanistan’s Logar province on the eve of a landmark cease-fire, officials confirmed late Thursday. Tariq Arian, the Interior Ministry spokesman, said in a statement that the “unforgivable crime” by the terrorists took place in […]

27th Jul 2020

Covid-19 infections, death toll rises in Arab countries

By Hamdi Yildiz ISTANBUL (AA): Arab and North African countries early Monday report additional cases due of coronavirus, while death tolls rose. Iraq In Iraq, 78 more people died from the virus and 2,459 new infections were reported, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The total death toll reached 4,362, and the total number […]

25th Jul 2020

Iran seeks int’l probe on US fighter jets interception of civilian airline

By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN (AA): Iran has registered its protest with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) over the interception of an Iranian passenger plane by US military jets, terming it a “clear violation of international law and aviation standards” and demanding an “immediate probe.” In a statement on Friday, Iran’s Civil Aviation […]

24th Jul 2020

Turkey: Hagia Sophia Mosque sees 1st prayers in 86 years

By Kaan Bozdogan, Sefa Mutlu, and Berk Ozkan ISTANBUL (AA):- Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday (Jum’a) prayers both inside and outside the historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis. Before the Friday […]

16th Jul 2020

Yemen: 9 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike

By Aziz al-Ahmadi SANA’A (AA): Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday nine civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern al-Jawf province. The group’s website, citing a security source, said two women were among the victims, while five children were injured in the attack. The source said the […]

15th Jul 2020

Oman records highest daily virus count since outbreak

MUSCAT (AA): Oman recorded 14 fatalities from coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic hit the Gulf state in mid-February, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said a further 1,389 new infections were registered over the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 59,568 cases, including 273 deaths. […]

14th Jul 2020

Afghanistan: Taliban terror attacks kill 36 security forces

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 36 security forces were killed and over 60 others wounded in northern Afghanistan amid a surge in Taliban-claimed attacks, officials confirmed on Monday. A suicide car bombing and armed assault in Samangan left at least 10 security forces dead and over 50 wounded, the provincial […]

11th Jul 2020

Turkey: Hagia Sophia to be open for all: Turkish president

By Ali Murat Alhas and Seda Sevencan ANKARA (AA): After completing all preparations, Turkey will open Hagia Sophia for worship on July 24 at Friday prayer, the Turkish president said on Friday. In an address to the nation, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered his remarks on the new status of Hagia Sophia — which […]

9th Jul 2020

Afghanistan: 7 policemen killed, 20 injured in Taliban attacks

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least seven Afghan policemen were killed and 20 more injured in two separate attacks claimed by the Taliban on Wednesday. The deadlier of the two attacks was a suicide car bombing in the southern Kandahar province, which killed three policemen and injured 20 others. The blast […]

3rd Jul 2020

Iran: ‘Incident’ damages building near nuclear plant

By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN (AA): A mysterious “incident” at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility damaged an “industrial shed” early Thursday, according to a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). It was the third such incident in a span of one week. The nuclear plant, 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of […]

23rd Jun 2020

Bedouins protest Israeli confiscation of land

By Abdelraouf Arna’out JERUSALEM (AA): Hundreds of Bedouins demonstrated Monday against the Israeli government’s plans to confiscate their land in Khirbet al-Watan village in the Negev region of southern Israel. The protest, which was held in the city of Be’er Sheva, was called by the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel with […]

22nd Jun 2020

Yemeni minister resigns over UAE backed group attacks, coup

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar (AA): Yemen’s minister of industry and trade resigned Sunday in response to attacks by armed groups backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in reaction to UAE backed coup in Socotra governorate. Ironically, UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen Government. Mohamed al-Maytami submitted his resignation to […]

19th Jun 2020

Iraq: 3,000 civilians evacuated in massive Karbala fire

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): At least 3,000 civilians were evacuated from 600 homes as a massive fire broke out in Iraq’s southern Karbala province on Thursday, an authority said. “The Civil Defense teams made strenuous efforts for eight consecutive hours in order to evacuate 3,000 citizens from the Ain Tamr area in Karbala […]

17th Jun 2020

Yemen: Attack in Saada by Saudi-led coalition kills 12 civilians

By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): Airstrike launched by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, killing at least a dozen civilians, including children, is “terrible and unjustified”, according to a UN body. The initial field reports show that at least 12 civilians, including four children, were killed in strikes on a vehicle in Saada district in the […]

13th Jun 2020

Afghanistan: Blast inside mosque kills 4, incl Imam

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): A blast inside a mosque during Friday prayer killed at least four people and wounded eight in the Afghan capital Kabul, an official confirmed. Tariq Aryan, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, told Anadolu Agency that the incident took place in the posh Karta-4 neighborhood of the city. […]

3rd Jun 2020

Afghanistan: Blast rocks in mosque in diplomatic enclave in Kabul, 2 killed

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least two people were killed when a strong blast rocked presumably the safest diplomatic enclave of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on Tuesday evening, an official confirmed. Tareq Aryan, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, initially told Anadolu Agency that a suicide attacker blew his explosives inside a […]

16th May 2020

Covid-19: Iran and Turkey most affected in Middle East

By Harun Nasrullah London, (The Muslim News): Iran and Turkey are most affected by Covid-19 in the Middle East; however, fatality figures for both countries and the region as a whole are dwarfed by those of major Western superpowers. As of May 16, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Turkey stood at over […]

13th May 2020

Afghanistan: Newborn babies, their mothers, nurses killed in terrorist attack

By Abdul Adil (The Muslim News): Armed assault in a maternity section of a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan left at least 16 people dead. Among the victims were newborn babies, their mothers and the nurses. In another attack on the same day, suicide attack took place at a funeral prayer in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan […]

4th May 2020

Iran to reopen mosques in low-risk coronavirus areas

TEHRAN (AA): Iran will reopen mosques in districts that saw a decline in the number of coronavirus infections as of Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. Addressing a virus task force meeting on Sunday, Rouhani said mosques will be reopened in 132 towns and cities labeled “white” or “low-risk” areas, according to Iran’s Tasnim news […]

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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.