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This CCTV image from the Brussels Airport surveillance cameras made available by Belgian Police, shows what officials believe may be suspects in the Brussels airport attack on March 22, 2016. The Belgian state prosecutor said in a press conference on Tuesday, that a photograph of three male suspects was taken at Zaventem. “Two of them seem to have committed suicide attacks. The third, wearing a light-coloured jacket and a hat, is actively being sought,” the prosecutor said. REUTERS/CCTV/Handout via Reuters

Two Britons Jailed in Belgium for Funding Brussels Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 14, 2016 | World

London- Two Britons were jailed on Monday for funding terrorism by handing cash to Brussels bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini, “the man in the hat.” Abrini, 31, was arrested in Belgium in April in connection with a suicide bombing at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport and a...

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Suspected Man in the Hat captured in Brussels. REUTERS

Mohamed Abrini: ‘We Played PlayStation, Drank Coffee before Suicide Operation’

by Abdullah Mustafa | May 25, 2016 | World

Brussels-Details of the last few hours before bombing Brussels’ Airport on the 22nd of March have begun to emerge based on confessions of one of the involved in the attacks, who is known as the “man in the hat”, Mohamed Abrini. Abrini, who chose not to blow himself...

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A file photo of a Syrian national flag fluttering next to the Islamic State’s slogan at a roundabout where executions were carried out by ISIS militants in the city of Palmyra

Opinion: The Hero

by Samir Atallah | Apr 20, 2016 | Opinion

The image of a hero in Arab and global heritage is almost the same. He must be a knight and noble, be able to use a sword skilfully, protect the weak, be courageous and forgiving and must not oppress the innocent, kill children or raise his hand to a woman. In the...