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By Abdullah Ahmed SANA’A, (AA): A Yemeni government official on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting military rebellion against authorities in the strategic island of Socotra. Socotra’s Governor Ramzi Mahrous also alleged the Gulf country of supporting the separatist forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC). In a statement posted on […]

29th Jan 2020

US drops record number of bombs in Afghanistan in 2019

By Shadi Khan Saif province KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The U.S. forces stationed in Afghanistan dropped a record number of bombs in 2019, according to a recent data by the U.S. air forces. The U.S. military conducted 2,434 airstrikes in the war-hit country to drop 7,423 bombs, marking a steady rise over 7,362 weapons released […]

30th Jan 2020

Syria: ‘Most alarming reports’ coming from Idlib: UN official

By Beyza Binnur Donmez (AA): A senior UN official on Wednesday voiced his concern over “the dire and deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Syria’s northwestern Idlib. Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in his briefing to the UN Security Council that “the most alarming reports” are coming from southern Idlib, […]

27th Jan 2020

Iraq: 3 people injured in attack on US embassy in Baghdad

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): At least three people were injured in a missile attack that struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said on Monday. Unidentified persons launched five Katyusha rockets landed early Monday in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital, some of which directly struck the U.S. Embassy […]

25th Jan 2020

Turkey: 21 killed in earthquake in Elazig Province

By Yildiz Nevin Gundogmus ANKARA (AA) – Search and rescue efforts are underway after a deadly earthquake rattled eastern Turkey, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 1,030 others, according to authorities on Saturday. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit eastern Elazig province at 8.55 p.m. local time (1755GMT) on Friday, with its epicenter […]

17th Jan 2020

Syria: 313 civilians killed in Idlib since Nov. 2019

By Mehmet Burak Karacaoğlu and Esref Musa IDLIB, Syria (AA) More civilians are losing their lives or getting displaced in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib as the Government and Russia intensify airstrikes. A total of 313 civilians, including 100 children, were killed, 1,843 others injured and 382,466 Syrians were forced to flee their homes since […]

12th Jan 2020

Turkey: 11 dead as migrant boat sinks off Izmir

By Tezcan Ekizler and Safak Yel IZMIR, Turkey (AA): At least 11 irregular migrants, including eight children, were killed, eight rescued, when their boat sank off the coast of western Turkey, a Turkish Coast Guard source said on Saturday. The boat carrying 19 irregular migrants capsized off the coast of Cesme in the Aegean […]

11th Jan 2020

Iran “accidentally” shot down Ukrainian airplane

By Burak Bir, Faruk Zorlu (AA): Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces said Saturday that a Ukrainian aircraft was “accidentally” hit by an Iranian missile early this week that killed 176 people on board. In a written statement, the top military authority said as a result of a “human error”, the plane was […]

30th Dec 2019

Iraq: US kills 24 members of anti-ISIS security forces

By Aamir Hassani BAGHDAD (AA): Death toll of Sunday attacks by the U.S. on positions belong to Iraqi anti-ISIS Kataib Hezbollah security group in Iraq and Syria border has risen to 24, according to an Iraqi source on Monday. Jawad Kadhim Al-Rabaiwi, senior leader of Hashd al-Shaabi — an umbrella group for various security […]

25th Dec 2019

Syria: Russian airstrikes kill 8 civilians in Idlib

By Esref Musa IDLIB, Syria (AA): At least eight civilians, including five children, were killed in Russian airstrikes Tuesday in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, where acts of violence are prohibited, a local civil defense agency said. Syrian opposition aircraft monitors said Russian warplanes struck the city of Saraqib and towns of Maar Shoreen, Babeela […]

23rd Dec 2019

80,000 Syrian migrants marching to Turkey

By Jeyhun Aliyev ANKARA (AA): More than 80,000 migrants fleeing the bombings from Syria’s Idlib have started to migrate toward the Turkish border, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. “In such a case, Turkey will not bear all alone the burden of this migration,” Erdogan said, speaking at an event in Dolmabahce Palace in […]

18th Nov 2019

Syria: Russian airstrikes kill 9 civilians in Idlib

By Esref Musa and Burak Karacaoglu IDLIB, Syria (AA): In an area of northwestern Syria supposed to be free of acts of aggression, on Sunday at least nine civilians were killed and 10 injured in Russian airstrikes, a local civil defense agency said. Idlib is controlled by , Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an extremist group […]

16th Nov 2019

Syria: Bomb attack kills 18 in northern Syria

By Omer Koparan and Burak Bir AL-BAB, Syria / ANKARA, Turkey (AA): The YPG/PKK was behind an attack in northern Syria Saturday which killed at least 18 civilians and wounded 27, said Turkey’s National Defense Ministry. “Inhumane and uncivilized PKK/YPG terrorists continue to target innocent civilians using the same methods as Daesh,” said the […]

11th Nov 2019

Iraq: 319 killed in anti-govt protests since Oct 1

By Idris Okuducu BAGHDAD (AA): The death toll from anti-government protests throughout Iraq has reached 319 since Oct.1, according to a statement by the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights on Sunday. The commission also said 15,000 people were wounded during the demonstrations in the country. Amid the demonstrations that left scores dead, Amnesty […]

4th Nov 2019

Afghanistan: Taliban attack on convoy kills 10

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 10 people were killed when Taliban terrorists attacked a security convoy in northern Afghanistan, an official confirmed on Sunday. The ambush took place in Nusai district of the remote northern province of Badakhshan bordering Tajikistan, police spokesman Sanaullah Ruhani told Anadolu Agency. He confirmed five […]

3rd Nov 2019

Syria: 13 civilians killed, 20 injured in terror attack on N Syria

By Sena Guler (AA): 13 civilians were killed and some 20 others injured in bomb laden bomb attack which targeted a marketplace in the district center of border town Tal Abyad, Northern Syria, which is being occupied by Turkey. Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) rebels, who rushed to the scene, are evaluating the possibility of […]

2nd Nov 2019

US rebuilding illegal military bases in northeast Syria

By Mohamad Misto and Omer Koparan ANKARA, Turkey, (AA): U.S. troops have begun rebuilding a military base in the south of Ayn al-Arab, or Kobani, which was previously evacuated during Turkey’s anti-terror operation in northern Syria. According to Anadolu Agency reporters on the ground, nearly 50 armored vehicles and scores of Iraq-registered trucks dispatched […]

28th Oct 2019

Trump says Daesh terrorist chief al-Baghdadi killed in US raid

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA) – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the man who led the Daesh terror organization as it swept up large swaths of Iraq and Syria, has been killed in a U.S. night time raid in northwestern Syria, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Iraq’s intelligence had identified the “accurate” location of Al-Baghdadi Iraqi Defense […]

26th Oct 2019

Iraq: 42 killed, hundreds injured in protests

By Haydar Karaalp BAGHDAD (AA): At least 42 people were killed and more than 2,300 others injured in Iraq on Friday during anti-government protests that erupted near Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, according to Iraq’s rights commission. In a statement, the Iraq High Commission for Human Rights said fatalities were caused after clashes between protesters […]

19th Oct 2019

Afghanistan: Bomb blasts kills 62 during Friday prayers in mosque

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) The death toll from twin blasts that targeted a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Friday rose to 62, officials confirmed. The horrendous bombings rocked Haska Maina district of the eastern Nangarhar province. According to the governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani, a total of 62 lives were lost and […]

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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 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.