Attacks

Suspected militant arrested after knife attack

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A suspected militant was arrested on Wednesday after wounding two policemen with a knife near the parliament in Tunis, Tunisia's interior ministry said, a rare incident in a country that has improved security since deadly attacks in 2015. The assailant was known to authorities and said after the attack that he considered the police to be "tyrants", according to theRead more

mystery attacks that sickened US diplomats

Washington - Emirates Voice

The alleged mysterious attacks that have sickened US diplomats in Cuba are "totally false" and being used to undermine US-Cuban relations, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Saturday. "The so-called sonic attacks ... are totally false," said Rodriguez, who is visiting Washington. He described them as "political manipulation aimed at damaging bilateral relations." Washington has not formally blamed Havana forRead more

Autonomy camp claims win as hackers hit Italy referenda

Milan - Emirates Voice

Autonomy campaigners in two of Italy's northern regions on Sunday claimed victory in referenda hit by hacker attacks that delayed final results. Voters in the Veneto region that includes Venice and Lombardy, home to Milan, turned out at the high end of expectations to support the principle of more powers being devolved, officials said. Turnout was projected at between 57-61Read more

Karachi's serial 'knife attacker' unleashes fear

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A Karachi man has attacked and injured more than 10 women in two weeks with a knife in Karachi -- and remains on the run. Police officers and hospitals say almost all women suffered injuries on their right side and were attacked from behind. "He is attacking women, young and old alike. He hasn't shown any preference for women dressedRead more

14 gunmen, 2 police killed in Mozambique attacks

Maputo - Emirates Voice

Two policemen have been killed in a string of attacks on police stations in a small town in northern Mozambique but 14 of the gunmen were slain, police said on Saturday. "We recorded 14 deaths and several wounded among the bandits," police spokesman Inacio Dina told AFP of the attacks in Mocimboa de Praia. Two policemen were also killed duringRead more

3 Iranians among 7 dead in twin attacks in south Iraq

Nasiriyah - Emirates Voice

At least seven people including three Iranians were killed on Thursday in twin gun and car bomb attacks in southern Iraq, officials said. Another 50 people were wounded in one of the attacks close to a restaurant near Nasiriyah, said a senior provincial health official, Jassem al-Khalidi. A car bomb in the same area targeted a security checkpoint shortly afterwards,Read more

Fourth suspect in Spain attacks granted conditional release

Madrid - Emirates Voice

The fourth suspect in last week's twin attacks in Spain was released Thursday pending further investigation and placed under surveillance, the country's National Court said. Sahl El Karib, the manager of a store that lets people make calls abroad in Ripoll, a town in northern Catalonia where many of the alleged attackers came from, will have to show up atRead more

Judge releases one Spanish terror suspect

Madrid - Emirates Voice

A Spanish judge Tuesday released one suspect in the terror attacks that claimed 15 lives last week, saying evidence against him was weak, but remanded two others, a judicial source said. The judge will investigate further a fourth suspect arrested over the attacks before deciding if he will be released or remanded in custody, the source added. The judge willRead more

Abu Dhabi bans 149 fake weight-loss

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Abu Dhabi Health Authority (Seha) has banned the use of new 149 types of slimming and weight-loss products, with lab results revealing they are fake. In a press release, the Authority said the number of fake pharmaceuticals in the country rose to 339. "The results of the lab tests at the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHP) for herbal andRead more

108 mercenaries killed, injured in Khaled camp

Taiz - Emirates Voice

At least 108 Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and injured including leaders during their recent escalation attacks on the camp of Khalid bin al-Waleed in Moza district of Taiz province, an official said Wednesday. The escalation of the aggression states on the camp began 10 days ago. Source: Saba News Read more