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The photo of the Ivory Coast plane wreckage circulated on social media.

At Least 4 Dead in Ivory Coast Cargo Plane Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

A cargo plane crashed Saturday into the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Ivory Coast’s international airport in Abidjan, leaving at least four people dead. Four Moldovan nationals were killed and two others were injured in the crash, the Ivorian security...

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Passengers walk towards the departures area at Sydney International Airport, Australia, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray

More Details Emerge on Australian Plane Plot amid Stricter Airport Security Measures

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 31, 2017 | World

Four men accused of plotting to bring down a plane planned to use poisonous gas or a crude bomb disguised as a meat mincer, reports said Monday, as stricter screening of passengers and luggage at Australian airports stayed in place indefinitely. The ramped up security...

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FILE PHOTO – The caskets of 25 policemen killed early Monday morning near the north Sinai town of Rafah lay on the ground after arriving at Almaza military airport in Cairo August 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt Executes Habara Amid Vengeance Threats

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Dec 16, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian authorities executed a death sentence against Abel Habara, the leader of the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) group, for his role in the “Second Rafah Massacre” that killed 25 soldiers in an ambush in North Sinai in August 2013....

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Pakistani soldiers search for victims from the wreckage of the crashed PIA passenger plane Flight PK661 (AFP)

‘No survivors’ after Plane Crash in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2016 | World

Islamabad – All 47 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that crashed near Abbottabad on Wednesday were killed, confirmed Pakistani officials. Civil Aviation Authority reported that all passengers were killed, while Army said it had...

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In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a color blending feature of the Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Plane Evacuated after Samsung Phone Fire as Firm to ‘Review’ Split Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2016 | Technology

A passenger’s overheating, smoking Samsung smartphone forced the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines jet that was preparing to take off Wednesday from the Louisville airport in the U.S. State of Kentucky. The incident raised fresh trouble for Samsung, which saw its new...