Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55370205
Caption:

The aftermath of the attack on Westminster Bridge. (AP)

Travelling Without My Computer

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 27, 2017 | Opinion

The days when traveling by plane was a beautiful personal experience are gone. We used to welcome loved ones and bid them farewell at the airport gates and even, in some airports, at the plane’s door. Airports of today are like military barracks packed with armed...

Media ID: 55370203
Caption:

Philippines army soldiers in Mindanao (AFP FILE PHOTO)

Philippines Rescues 3 Abu Sayyaf Captives

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Philippine troops have rescued three Malaysians who were held captive by Abu Sayyaf rebels eight months ago, the military said on Monday. The Malaysians were among a group seized from a tugboat in waters between the southern Philippines and Malaysia last July. Their...

Media ID: 55370201
Caption:

Buses transport rebel fighters and their families who evacuated the besieged Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs. (Reuters)

More Syrian Rebels, Families Evacuate Homs under Regime Deal

by Thaer Abbas | Mar 27, 2017 | Middle East

Hundreds of rebels and their families left their last bastion in Syria’s Homs city on Monday,as part of an ongoing evacuation expected to be among the largest of its kind under a Russian-backed deal with the regime, state media and a monitor said. Heavy fighting...

Media ID: 55370199
Caption:

Firefighters carry a survivor they rescued from the site of an avalanche in Nasu town, Tochigi prefecture on March 27, 2017. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS

7 Students, 1 Teacher Killed in Japan Avalanche

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Seven high school students and one teacher were killed on Monday after being caught in an avalanche during on a mountain-climbing trip in Japan, with more than 30 people reportedly injured. More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort after the...

Media ID: 55370195
Caption:

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street the morning after the London attack, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Scotland Yard: There is Possibility We Will Never Understand Why Masood Did This

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2017 | World

London– The Scotland Yard, headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, announced that Khalid Masood was a lone attacker, saying there is no information that suggests there are plots for further attacks. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said: “We must...