By Mustafa M. M. Haboush and Muhammed Semi   RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): The UN said Friday it is worried about Israel declaring six Palestinian rights groups terror organizations. The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory said in … Continued The post UN concerned by Israel labeling Palestinian rights groups terror organizations appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Tevfik Durul and Derya Gulnaz Ozcan   ATHENS (AA): A Greek court on Thursday “shelved” the prison term of a religious leader from the country’s Muslim-Turkish community. The 80-day prison sentence given by the lower court in northern port … Continued The post Greek court ‘shelves’ prison term of Mufti of Komotini, Western Thrace appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Hilal Mir   SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Four militants and a soldier were killed in gunfights in the Shopian and Kulgam districts of Indian-administered Kashmir, which has witnessed a surge in violence recently, police said Wednesday. In … Continued The post Jammu & Kashmir: 4 militants, Indian soldier killed in gunfights appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Md. Kamruzzaman​​​​​​​   DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Police in Bangladesh arrested a Hindu teenager Monday for an allegedly offensive post on Facebook against Islam’s holiest site, the Ka’bah, that went viral, triggering communal violence in the country. Paritosh Sarkar demeaned … Continued The post Bangladeshi police arrest Hindu teen for post against Islam’s holiest site appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Adam Abu-Bashal   ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): At least 43 people were killed when suspected gunmen stormed a marketplace in northern Nigeria on Monday, according to a local official. Traders and buyers at the Goronyo weekly market were among those … Continued The post Nigeria: Gunmen kill at least 43 in Sokoto State appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Mohammad Majid GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Sunday welcomed a decision to postpone the approval of Israel’s observer status in the African Union (AU). “The decision by the AU Executive Council to postpone taking a … Continued The post Hamas hails efforts to revoke Israel’s African Union observer status appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Selman Aksunger   AMSTERDAM (AA): Some city governments in the Netherlands have been secretly investigating mosques and Muslim institutions through private companies, local media reported on Saturday. Dutch daily NRC reported that at least 10 municipalities in the country … Continued The post Netherlands: Dutch municipalities secretly probing mosques appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Mehmet Alaca, Bilal Guler, Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat, and S. K. Khan   KANDAHAR/KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): The death toll from a bomb blast that hit a Shia Muslim mosque in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province during Friday prayers rose to 47, … Continued The post Afghanistan: 47 killed during Friday prayers in Fatimiya mosque bombing in Kandahar appeared first on The Muslim News.

News from Agencies: A bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people near the Norwegian town of Kongsberg Wednesday was labeled an act of terrorism, Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) said Thursday. Four women and a man — all between the ages … Continued The post Norway: 5 killed in bow-&-arrow attack – act of terror: police appeared first on The Muslim News.

By James Tasamba   KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): At least 10 people were killed when suspected terrorists attacked a mosque in western Niger, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday. The attack took place Monday in the village of Tizigorou in a … Continued The post Niger: Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Ali Jawad   BAGHDAD (AA): Women have won 97 seats in Iraq’s 329-member parliament in this week’s early parliamentary elections, according to the Iraqi cabinet on Tuesday. The cabinet said in a statement that women candidates gained 29.4% of … Continued The post Iraq: For 1st time, women secure 97 parliament seats appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Ahmad Adil   NEW DELHI (AA): An old village in India continues to defy the rising tide of religious polarization in the country, taking another step to further its legacy of communal harmony by building a mosque for its … Continued The post India: Sikhs & Hindus help build mosque serves a ‘lesson of love’ appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Mustafa Deveci and Esat Firat   JERUSALEM, Palestine (AA): The Jerusalem Municipality, which is administered by Israel, on Sunday destroyed Muslim graves near the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied eastern Jerusalem. Several graves at the Al-Yusufiye Cemetery near the Al-Aqsa … Continued The post Palestine: Israel demolishes Muslim graves near Al-Aqsa mosque appeared first on The Muslim News.

By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu   KANO, Nigeria (AA): Eleven people, including children and an imam, were killed when suspected gunmen from the outlawed Yan Sakai vigilante group in the Sokoto State in northern Nigeria stormed a market Friday. The massacre … Continued The post Nigeria: Gunmen kill imam, 10 others in Sokoto appeared first on The Muslim News.

By S.K. Khan and Ahmet Gencturk   ISLAMABAD, Pakistan/ANKARA, Turkey (AA): A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 55 people, injured 143 others on Friday, officials said. … Continued The post Afghanistan: Mosque blast during Friday prayers kills 55, injures 143 Hazara Muslims appeared first on The Muslim News.