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Three sentenced to prison over plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

The men were convicted of providing material support to a terrorist act.

Axios · Dec 15, 2022

Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 28 Years in Prison

The Iranian authorities sentenced Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele to 28 years in prison, according to a spokesman for his family. Vandecasteele, 41, was arrested in Iran at the end of February and was once held in Evin prison over "fabricated series of crimes" on suspicion of espionage. Belgium and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 15, 2022

Commentary: When we treat domestic violence as a private affair, we are culpable in perpetuating it

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, village spokesperson Molly Gillespie announced at a news conference that there was no threat to the public from the domestic terrorist attack at a suburban home earlier this month. I beg to differ. It is precisely when we treat domestic violence as contained to the particular family…

Chicago Tribune · Dec 15, 2022

Yemeni Govt Condemns Houthi Bombing of School in Hajjah

The Houthi militia in Yemen continued its violations by bombing a school in Hajjah governorate, left a child dead and two others injured, according to official sources. Yousef Abdoh Bishi, 11, was killed in the Houthi drone attack on the school in the al-Deir village. The Minister of Information, Culture,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

'Loving each other through a terrorist attack': Colorado LGBTQ groups manage security concerns while grieving

DENVER — Colorado LGBTQ organizations still working through grief over last month’s mass shooting at Club Q are taking into account new security concerns raised by a recent federal terrorism bulletin as they look ahead to events such as next summer’s Denver Pride celebrations.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022

Yemen Renews Call for Stronger Int’l Position against Houthi Terrorism

The Yemeni government renewed its call for stronger international stances against Houthi terrorism and welcomed the latest European Union statement on the coup escalation. The government issued a statement Tuesday, welcoming the European announcement to increase its humanitarian and development support and interventions for 2022 and 2023, and called on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Head of Etidal Center Meets with UN Undersecretary-General for Combating Terrorism

The Secretary General of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal), Dr. Mansour Al-Shammari, met in Riyadh on Tuesday a delegation from the UN Center for Combating Terrorism (UNCCT), led by Undersecretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov. During the visit, Al-Shammari briefed the delegation on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Washington Defends ‘Lawfulness’ of Flying Lockerbie Bombing Accused from Tripoli

More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the explosive appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism. The extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Eight found guilty in Bastille Day terror attack trial

Chokri Chafroud and Mohamed Ghraieb among eight convicted of links to terrorist who drove truck into Nice crowds, killing 86

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

French Court Sentences 8 on Trial over 2016 Truck Attack in Nice

A French court said on Tuesday all eight defendants on trial over a 2016 truck rampage in the French city of Nice were guilty for their roles in the crime, in which 86 people were killed. Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was shot dead by police on the spot after causing…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022