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Johan Gustafsson was freed this year after being held hostage in the Sahara by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb since 2011. Credit Pool photo by Vilhem Stockstad

Former Hostage Held by Qaeda Describes 6-Year Ordeal in the Sahara

by Christina Anderson | Sep 27, 2017 | World

Stockholm- It was supposed to be an adventurous motorcycle journey through Africa. Johan Gustafsson, then a 36-year-old engineer, set off with a friend to see the continent, “not just read about it in books,” he later said. His biggest concern was traffic accidents....

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Armenian police officers block the streets to Erebuni police station in Yerevan on July 17, 2016 (AFP Photo/Karen Minasyan)

Armenian Armed Group Holds Hostages at Yerevan Police Station

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2016 | World

Yerevan-An armed group stormed a police station in Yerevan and took seven hostages calling for the release of a political leader who was arrested two months ago for gun possession. The Armenian National Security Service denied any coup attempt. Earlier, an opposing...

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Former American hostage taken in Iran Moorhead Kennedy listens to his wife at a press conference in Hartford, USA where a deal regarding Iranian compensation for former hostages was announced (AP)

Tehran Faces US Legal Compensation of $46 Billion Because of its Support for Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2016 | World

Iran may seem happy with the return to normal trade relations with the west, but it is in fact facing the risk of being forced to pay compensation of up to $46 billion due to the issuing of US court rulings against the backdrop if its support of terrorism. Despite the...