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Tripoli airport clashes kill nine

Tripoli - Muslimchronicle

Heavy clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead and forcing the airport to suspend all flights. Heavy gunfire and artillery could be heard from the city center and Mitiga airport said all flights had been suspended until further notice. The fighting pitted the Special Deterrence Force, known as Rada and oneRead more

Tripoli airport clashes kill nine

Tripoli - Muslimchronicle

Nine people were killed on Monday when militiamen attacked the Libyan capital's international airport, the unity government's health ministry said. "Initial toll following the fighting on the perimeter of Mitiga airport: 5 dead at Mitiga hospital and 4 dead at the cardiac surgery hospital in Tajura. The number of wounded will be communicated later", the ministry said on Facebook. ItRead more

Abu Dhabi’s Midfield airport terminal to open by Q4 2019

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Abu Dhabi’s delayed new airport terminal is 86 percent complete and on course to open by the fourth quarter of 2019, the airport operator’s chairman said on Sunday. Local media reported in March the opening of the Dh10.8 billion Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International had been pushed back two years to 2019, but did not say by which quarterRead more

Kim Jong-Nam murder suspects visit airport amid chaotic scenes

Kuala Lumpur - Muslimchronicle

Two women on trial for murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother visited the Malaysian airport where he was poisoned under heavy police guard on Tuesday, with the exhausted suspects pushed around in wheelchairs and one bursting into tears. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, wearing bulletproof vests and in handcuffs, were brought to Kuala Lumpur International Airport asRead more

UN demands release of detained DR Congo opposition

Kinshasa - Muslimchronicle

The UN's envoy for DR Congo on Monday called on the Congolese authorities to release opposition members arrested in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi Sunday for allegedly insulting President Joseph Kabila. In a separate incident Monday, riot police using teargas dispersed supporters who had gathered at the city's airport to welcome opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi, an AFP journalist saw. MamanRead more

Officers fired following probe of United passenger dragging

Chicago - Muslimchronicle

The city of Chicago revealed Tuesday that it fired two airport police officers in connection with the controversial removal of a passenger from a United Airlines plane earlier this year. Video went viral online of a bloodied David Dao being dragged off the full flight by airport officers to make room for airline crew needing to be repositioned for futureRead more

Officers fired following probe of United passenger removal

Chicago - Muslimchronicle

The city of Chicago revealed Tuesday that it fired two airport police officers in connection with the controversial removal of a passenger from a United Airlines plane earlier this year. Video of the April incident went viral online, showing airport officers dragging a bloodied David Dao off a full plane to make room for airline crew needing to be repositionedRead more

Bahraini wins international Quran competition

Manama - Muslimchronicle

Bahraini Abdulla Janahi ranked first in the 39th King Abdul Aziz international competition for memorizing Quran – in the category of 15 sections (Juz’). His compatriot Bahraini Ali Youssef fared well finishing fourth in the category of full Holy Quran memorization. Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry Undersecretary for Islamic Affairs Dr. Shaikh Farid bin Yacoub Al-Meftah congratulated the wiseRead more

Pakistani anti-corruption body arrests son-in-law of ousted PM Sharif

Karachi - Muslimchronicle

The son-in-law of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif was arrested at Islamabad airport on Monday by Pakistan’s anti-corruption body on his return from London, officials said, a rare instance of a powerful Pakistani politician being detained. Muhammad Safdar, a lawmaker married to Sharif’s daughter and heir-apparent Maryam, was arrested after he failed to appear at previous National Accountability Bureau (NAB)Read more

Philippine flag carrier agrees to pay $117 million aviation fees

Manila - Muslimchronicle

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines said Friday it will pay the government six billion pesos (SR441.6 million) after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to cut off its access to Manila airport over alleged unpaid landing and other fees. Duterte had given the airline a Friday deadline to pay arrears. “The (Department of Transportation) has accepted the offer of PAL to pay inRead more