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Germany foils far-right plot to install Prince Heinrich XIII in coup

Germany on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor's office said was preparing a violent overthrow of the state to install as national leader a prince who had sought backing from Russia.

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022

Germany Arrests 25 Suspected of Far-right Plot to Overthrow State

Twenty-five alleged members and supporters of a far-right terrorist group suspected of aiming to overthrow the German state were detained early on Wednesday during raids across Germany, the federal prosecutor's office said. One active soldier and several reservists are among those being investigated, a spokesperson for the military intelligence service…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022

Indonesia police say suspect Bandung blast a terrorist attack

The deputy head of Indonesia's anti-terrorism agency said on Wednesday he suspected that a blast at a police station in West Java was carried out by a terrorist group

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022

Countering Terror Financing Should Be Priority: NSA Doval At Key Central Asian Security Ministers' Meeting

Flagging the persistence of terrorist networks in Central Asia, including in Afghanistan, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday emphasised on making countering of terror financing a priority for India and other countries in the region. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 6, 2022

‘Absolutely insane’: Residents of North Carolina's Moore County left in the dark after power outage

RALEIGH, N.C. — After vandals damaged two electricity substations in Moore County with gunfire, the FBI joined state and county officials to investigate the “intentional” act that has left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack in Congo

The Saudi Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Monday the criminal attack that took place in DR Congo’s eastern town of Kishishe that left dozens dead. It said the Kingdom rejects all forms of violence and terrorism that violate religious, ethical and humanitarian values. It stressed that Riyadh stands by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

Questions about Pledge of Allegiance to the New ISIS Leader

Days after ISIS announced the appointment of “Abul-Hussein Al-Husseini Al-Qurashi” to lead the organization, succeeding “Abul-Hassan Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi”, and the organization’s call to pledge allegiance to the “new leader,” experts in the affairs of international terrorism said the development raised ambiguities. A Syrian security source had confirmed the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

Turkey says it expects more extraditions from Sweden

Sweden's extradition to Turkey last week of a Kurdish man with alleged terrorism links is a "good start", but Stockholm needs to do more before Ankara can approve its NATO membership, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Monday.

Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

Australia Offers Reward for 'Cold Case' Israel Consulate Bombing

Australian police on Monday announced a new push to solve two bombings targeting the Jewish community in 1982, offering Aus$1 million for information about the country's "first terrorism cold case". An explosion hit the Israeli consulate in Sydney on December 23, 1982, before a car bomb went off in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

Reward for 1982 Sydney terror bombings

A $1 million reward has been offered for information about the mysterious 1982 Sydney bombings of the Israeli Consulate and Hakoah Club.

AAP · Dec 4, 2022