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Tanzania: Wreckage Found is Highly Likely to be From the Missing Malaysian Plane

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 30, 2016 | World

The Australian government announced on Friday that it is “highly likely” that a piece of an aeroplane wing found in Tanzania and taken to Australia to be examined by experts is part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370. Australia’s Minister for...

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Opinion: Will Turkey Boycott the West?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 20, 2016 | Opinion

The number of Gulf Arab tourists who visit Turkey does not exceed more than 200,000 a year, while the number of Russian and Iranian tourists is 4 million and 1.5 million respectively per year. These figures can help us understand relations between the states and what...

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Egypt Seeks Help From French Experts After Failing to Download Plane’s Black Box Data

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 25, 2016 | Middle East

The investigative committee responsible for investigating the EgyptAir plane crash has been unable to download the information held on the doomed plane’s black boxes and this has dashed hopes of reaching an explanation for the crash. Flight MS804 was flying from Paris...

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Syrian men ride a motorcycle past destroyed buildings in the rebel-held village of Teir Maalah (AFP)

The Journey of a Small Family – From the War in Syria to the Pope’s Plane

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2016 | Middle East

Hassan and Noor escaped from the suburbs of Damascus in December of last year with their son who is two years old. After a journey that lasted several months, the family moved to Rome at the invitation of Pope Francis. However, they yearn for the country which they...

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A man believed to be a crew member of the hijacked plane jumps out of the cockpit window at Larnaca Airport yesterday (EPA)

Egyptian Man Hijacks a Plane with a Fake Explosive Belt

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Mar 30, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The crisis of the hijacked Egyptian plane that was forced to divert to Larnaca Airport in Cyprus yesterday ended with the hijacker surrendering and the release of all those on board. The hijacker, who claimed to be in possession of an explosive belt took control of...