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By Mohammed Alamin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Sudan declared official normalization of relations with Israel and a halt to any aggression with the Jewish state, Sudanese state television reported Friday. The normalisation has been condemned by Palestinians A joint statement said the leaders of Sudan, Israel and the US indicated that Tel Aviv and Washington […]

25th Oct 2020

Afghanistan: 24 killed in Daesh suicide attack in Kabul’s Shia Hazara neighbourhood

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The death toll in Afghanistan’s capital climbed to 24 on Sunday after a suicide bombing the previous day, officials confirmed. According to the Interior Ministry, 57 others in Kabul were injured in the suicide attack Saturday, with condemnations pouring in. “The Taliban cannot escape responsibility of this […]

19th Oct 2020

Afghanistan: Car bombing Ghor province kills 20

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 20 people were killed and over 120 others wounded in a car bombing in the central Ghor province of Afghanistan on Sunday, officials confirmed. The incident took place in Feroz Koh city, the provincial capital, at around 11:00 a.m. (0630 GMT) when a car packed […]

17th Oct 2020

Azerbaijan: Armenian attack kills 12 civilians in Ganja

By Ruslan Rehimov BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Twelve civilians were killed, including two children, and more than 40 others injured, demolishing large number of apartment buildings, after the Armenian army struck Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja, with missile attacks, the General Prosecutors of Azerbaijan said Saturday. “Civilians are continued to be saved from the debris of […]

12th Oct 2020

Azerbaijan vows retaliation against Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian attacks

By Havva Kara Aydin and Emre Gurkan Abay ANKARA, MOSCOW (AA): Azerbaijan vowed Sunday a “befitting retaliation” against Armenia’s attacks which targeted Azerbaijani settlements despite a humanitarian cease-fire in place. “The Armenian side aims to recapture the liberated territories. Armenia’s political-military leadership bears a responsibility for perpetrated crimes. The Azerbaijani side will give a […]

5th Oct 2020

Armenian & Azerbaijan fighting continue killing hundreds

By Ruslan Rehimov BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA):- Armenian forces on Sunday launched a missile attack on the Khizi and Absheron regions of Azerbaijan, according to a senior presidential official. Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh continues. Hundreds have died on both sides in the fighting. Hikmet Hajiyev, the assistant to the president and foreign […]

4th Oct 2020

Saudi Arabia resumes Umrah after 6-month hiatus

By Ali Semerci MAKKAH (AA): Saudi Arabian authorities on Sunday re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage on Sunday after a six-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus. Following coronavirus protocols, the first batch of Umrah pilgrims arrived in the wee hours of Sunday, said the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Twitter. Without […]

2nd Oct 2020

UK: London Mayor latest to boycott Saudi Arabia summit

By Abdul-Jabbar Abu Ras ISTANBUL (AA): The Mayor of London will not participate in the Urban 20 summit being hosted by Saudi Arabia, British media reported on Wednesday. Sadiq Khan has joined the mayors of Paris and two US cities of Los Angeles and New York, his spokesman said. A spokesperson for the Mayor […]

29th Sep 2020

Afghanistan: Landmine blast kills 15 civilians incl children

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 15 people were killed in a landmine blast in Afghanistan’s central Daikundi province, officials confirmed Tuesday. Nasrullah Ghori, spokesman for the provincial governor, told Anadolu Agency the incident took place in the Kijran district when a minibus hit a roadside landmine. The dead included seven women […]

28th Sep 2020

Azerbaijan issues final warning to Armenia on civilian attacks

By Ruslan Rehimov BAKU (AA):- Azerbaijan issued a final warning Monday to Armenia, which is continuing to attack civilian settlements. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the Azerbaijani city of Terter has been under fire from Armenian forces since this morning. “The Ministry of Defense gives the last warning to Armenia that […]

24th Sep 2020

UAE signs contracts with Israeli firms on UN blacklist

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Emirati companies have signed contracts with Israeli firms and banks blacklisted by the United Nations for supporting illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, an investigation by Anadolu Agency has revealed. In February, the UN released a database of 112 companies on its blacklist for doing business inside Israeli settlements in the […]

22nd Sep 2020

Turkey: 104-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19

By Emin Tezerdi ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AA): A 104-year-old Turkish woman successfully recovered from the coronavirus after 19-day treatment. Beyaz Kaplan was discharged from the hospital on Monday as she tested negative almost three weeks after contracting the novel coronavirus, Selim Kusagli, the chief physician at the Golbasi State Hospital in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, told […]

12th Sep 2020

Somalia: Suicide attack by al-Shabaab outside mosque kills 6

By Mohammed Dhaysane GAROWE, Somalia (AA): At least six people, including a security guard and two civilians, were killed and twenty others wounded in a suicide attack outside a mosque in southern Somalia on Friday, an official said. The deceased include Jubaland Chamber Of Commerce Chairman Shafi’i Rabi Kahin, according to Ahmed Mohamed Islam, […]

11th Sep 2020

Arab League slammed for not condemning UAE-Israel deal

ISTANBUL (AA): The Arab League faced fierce criticism on social media platforms after it dropped a Palestinian draft resolution condemning the UAE-Israel normalization deal. On Wednesday, an Arab League meeting at the level of foreign ministers was held via video conference after days of ambiguity and division over Palestine’s request for an emergency meeting to […]

2nd Sep 2020

‘UAE, Saudi Arabia allowed Israel onto Yemen’s Socotra’

By Mubarak Mohamed SANA’A (AA): A Yemeni tribal leader on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia of letting Israel onto the Yemeni island of Socotra. The accusation came in a statement by Issa Salem bin Yaqut, the chief of tribes in Socotra, who warned against undermining Yemeni sovereignty on Socotra and […]

1st Sep 2020

Israel bombing Syria kills two, injures seven soldiers

By Seda Sevencan ANKARA (AA): Israel’s military fired missiles Monday on areas south of Syria’s capital Damascus attacking Syrian forces, state media reported. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said the attack was directed from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights against some military sites, adding the country’s air defenses shot down most of the […]

28th Aug 2020

Afghanistan: Over 150 dead as floods devastate parts of Afghanistan

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The death toll from flash floods triggered by torrential rain across Afghanistan crossed 150 on Thursday, with the country’s military engaged in rescue and relief operations. The country’s State Ministry for Disaster Management said the devastating floods caused havoc in 13 provinces, leaving at least 151 people […]

14th Aug 2020

US: Trump’s Israeli-UAE agreement condemned

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA):- Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to normalize relations, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, in a move that forestalls Israel’s plans to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank. The move was condemned by the Palestinians as a “blow to peace” and an “aggression on […]

6th Aug 2020

Lebanon: Death toll increases, 135 killed, 5,000 injured in massive explosion

By Cindi Cook (AA): A massive explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday evening has increased the death toll to 135 with dozens missing and nearly 5,000 injured according to Health Minister. More than 300,000 people are reported to have lost their homes. The explosion occurred at the city’s port which officials believe was […]

5th Aug 2020

Lebanon: 100 killed, 4,000 injured in the Beirut explosions

By Ria Shartouni BEIRUT (AA) – The secretary-general of the Lebanese Red Cross on Wednesday said victims of Tuesday’s explosion at the Port of Beirut have risen to 100 and more than 4,000 were injured. In a televised statement aired by Lebanese broadcaster LBC, George Kettaneh said Beirut hospitals no longer have the capacity […]

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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.

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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.