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Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
Middle East

Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Vietnamese oil tanker earlier seized by Iran was free in open water Wednesday,…
Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
Middle East

Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants

A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took…
‘Fanatical’ EgyptAir hijacker was not motivated by love: ex-wife
Egypt

‘Fanatical’ EgyptAir hijacker was not motivated by love: ex-wife

The wife of the man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane on Tuesday has told the media that his actions…
First photo released of EgyptAir hijacker’s wife
Egypt

First photo released of EgyptAir hijacker’s wife

The first possible photo of the Cypriot wife of Seif Eldin Mustafa, the EgyptAir jet hijacker, has been released by…
Cyprus remands suspected hijacker who wanted to see ex-wife
Egypt

Cyprus remands suspected hijacker who wanted to see ex-wife

A court in Cyprus remanded an Egyptian national into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of hijacking an EgyptAir aircraft with…
EgyptAir hijacker surrenders, hostages released as crisis ends
Egypt

EgyptAir hijacker surrenders, hostages released as crisis ends

The alleged hijacker of an EgyptAir flight surrendered to authorities on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports from Cypriot TV, ending…
EgyptAir hijacking will delay resumption of flights: Russian officials
Egypt

EgyptAir hijacking will delay resumption of flights: Russian officials

Russia's tourism authority has ruled out an early resumption of flights to Egyptian tourist destinations in light of Tuesday's hijacking…
We are taking all measures to resolve Cyprus hijacking safely: Sisi
Egypt

We are taking all measures to resolve Cyprus hijacking safely: Sisi

In a first comment on the hijacking of a domestic EgyptAir flight on Tuesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his…
UPDATED: EgyptAir plane hijacked, three crew and four others held hostage
Egypt

UPDATED: EgyptAir plane hijacked, three crew and four others held hostage

A man thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo on…
Search widened as Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack
World

Search widened as Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack

The so-far fruitless search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its fourth day on Tuesday, as sources in Europe, the…
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