by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2017 | World
Indonesian police shot dead a militant after he stabbed two police officers following prayers at a mosque near the national police headquarters in Jakarta. The attacker had just finished praying with several policemen and other worshipers Friday night when he stabbed...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | World
Indonesia has arrested three suspects linked to Wednesday’s twin bus suicide bombings in the capital Jakarta that was claimed by the ISIS terrorist group, an official announced on Friday. The elite anti-terror squad working with regular police Thursday detained two...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2017 | World
Two blasts rocked a bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday and caused casualties, police said. “There were two blasts at around 9:00 pm (1400 GMT), close to each other, there are three victims,” East Jakarta police chief Andry Wibowo...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2017 | World
The Christian governor of Jakarta was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in jail for insulting Islam. An Indonesian court sentenced Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama to prison for blaspheming the Quran, a ruling that puts an end to the long judicial ordeal in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 19, 2017 | World
Indonesia’s former minister of education won on Wednesday the race for the position of Jakarta governor. The campaign has however been overshadowed by religious disputes that have tarnished the Asian country’s reputation as a moderate Muslim state. Anies Baswedan won...
