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The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb is pictured in this undated handout photo. Elgin Air Force Base / Reuters

‘Mother of all Bombs’ and Mr. President

by Ghassan Charbel | Apr 17, 2017 | Opinion

“Mother of all bombs” is really scary, it weighs ten tons and has unprecedented explosive capabilities, if we exclude the nuclear bomb. The bomb is designed to penetrate barricades and invade dungeons and tunnels. There is no hope for anyone in the targeted place. It...

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Policemen guard next to the court before the detention hearing of the suspect in the attack in Stockholm, Sweden. (Reuters)

Stockholm Attack Suspect Confesses to Committing ‘Terror’ Crime

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 11, 2017 | World

Rakhmat Akilov, the suspect held in last week’s truck attack in Stockholm, admitted on Tuesday that he had committed a “terrorist crime.” The 39-year-old Uzbek and extremist sympathizer mowed down pedestrians on a busy street, killing four people and injuring 15...

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People were killed when a truck crashed into department store Ahlens on Drottninggatan, in central Stockholm, Sweden April 7, 2017. TT News Agency/Rose-Marie Otter/via REUTERS

Stockholm: Terror Truck Driven into Crowd Kills Three, Wounds Eight

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | World

A truck drove into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing three people and wounding eight in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack. Part of central Stockholm was cordoned off...

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Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed speaks at his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia in February. (AP)

Somalia President Changes Military Leadership, Declares War on Terror

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Cairo – Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed announced on Thursday that he had introduced important changes in the army command and security and intelligence agencies in wake of his declaration of war against extremist groups. He chaired on Thursday what could...

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EU leaders meet in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of their founding treaty. (AP)

EU Renews Vows on 60th Anniversary by Committing to ‘Common Future’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 25, 2017 | World

European Union leaders celebrated the bloc’s 60th anniversary at a special summit in Rome on Saturday during which they renewed their vows with a commitment to a common future without Britain. Meeting without British Prime Minister Theresa May, the other 27...