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The seizure resulted in a standoff that lasted for several hours between airport officials and Emirati officers [FILE: Feisal Omar/Reuters] Somalia‘s government says it has seized several bags of money worth almost $10m from a plane that arrived at Mogadishu airport from the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi. The money was found in three […]

An Israeli air force F-15 fighter jet © Amir Cohen / Reuters Two Israeli F-15 fighters targeted Syria’s T-4 airbase in Homs province, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. The jets fired eight guided missiles, but five of them were shot down before they hit the airfield. In a statement on Monday, the Russian […]

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian welcomes Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. Photo: Ahmed Nureldine/AFP Saudi Arabia’s crown prince arrived in France on Sunday for the next leg of a global tour aimed at reshaping his kingdom’s austere image as he pursues his drive to reform the conservative petrostate. […]

FILE PHOTO: Syrian soldiers are seen in the rebel-held Douma district in the Eastern Ghouta countryside, Syria, on March 28, 2018. © Ammar Safarjalani / Global Look Press Reports of an alleged gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma are ‘fake news’ aimed at justifying potential strikes against Syria, Moscow said. It warned of […]

Runners compete during the half-marathon in Berlin on Sunday. Photo: Paul Zinken / dpa / AFP  Berlin authorities said they arrested six people on Sunday over an alleged plot to carry out a “violent crime” at the German capital’s half marathon which attracted 36,000 runners. A report by daily newspaper Die Welt which police did […]

Construction of the partially-built 700-kilometre border wall, locals say has helped prevent al-Shabab fighters from crossing into Kenya, has been suspended,  Kenya has suspended construction of a 700-kilometre border wall after confrontations between security officers and people from a nearby Somali town. Locals say the partially-built wall has helped prevent al-Shabab fighters from crossing into Kenya. Hundreds of […]

President Donald Trump asked on Twitter why the Department of Justice is not “giving the strongly requested documents (unredacted) to the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE?” | Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images   President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department on Saturday of “slow walking” its handling of Republican lawmakers’ demands for documents related to the FBI’s investigation of […]

Activists put up a placard asking for the release of jailed separatist leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart and reading “Freedom to political prisoners” in Berlin on Saturday. Photo: JOHN MACDOUGAL Jailed Catalan pro-independence activist Jordi Sanchez was on Saturday proposed as the new regional president for a second time despite a failed first attempt. […]

A chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held stronghold near Syria’s capital, Damascus, has killed at least 70 people and affected hundreds, rescue workers have told Al Jazeera. The White Helmets, a group of rescuers operating in opposition-held areas in Syria, said on Saturday that most of the fatalities were women and children. “Seventy people suffocated to […]

The two victims were reportedly waiters at the Grosser Kiepenkerl restaurant. Photo: DPA German authorities have for now ruled out a connection to Islamist terrorism after a man rammed customers on a restaurant terrace, killing two people, but much remains unclear about the incident. Here is what we know so far: What happened? A small […]