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Israel unveils details of new underground wall along Gaza Strip

Gaza - Emirates voice

The Israeli army on Thursday revealed details of a massive underground barrier being built along the border with the Gaza Strip in a bid to neutralise the threat of Palestinian attack tunnels. Eventually stretching some 65 kilometres (41 miles), the concrete wall will be accompanied by motion sensors designed to detect tunnel digging and is expected to be completed by mid-2019. TheRead more

Tube strike hits millions of Londoners

London - ArabToday

Millions of Londoners endured a chaotic start to the week on Monday after a strike shut down most of the Underground network, including many city centre stations. Clapham Junction, a major transport hub in the south of the capital, had to be evacuated in the morning rush hour due to overcrowding as passengers were forced onto packed overland trains toRead more

Brussels underground station reopens 1 month after suicide attacks

Brussels - QNA

The Brussels underground station of Maelbeek reopened Monday, just over a month after suicide bombing attacks killed more than 30 people there and at the city's international airport, the (dpa) reported. On the morning of March 22, three people detonated explosives in short succession, killing themselves and 32 others in the departure hall of the Brussels airport and at theRead more

Seoul Warns North Korea might conduct underground Nuke Test

Seoul - Arab Today

North Korea may conduct an underground nuclear warhead test when it detonates another atomic device, South Korea's Defense Ministry said Monday. The remarks by Ministry's spokesman Moon Sang-gyun were in response to a media inquiry on whether North Korea's fifth nuclear test would involve a nuclear warhead, Yonhap news agency reported. A nuclear warhead test could involve either the undergroundRead more

Transport minister inspects implementation of 4th stage of underground metro's 3rd line

Cairo - MENA

Transport Minister Galal Saed inspected Monday the implementation of the fourth stage of the third line of the underground metro in Cairo. The stage includes five stations namely Haroun, Heliopolis Square, Alf Maskan, el Shams Club and el Nozha. The cost of this stage reached about 4.345 billion pounds. The minister visited Haroun station in Heliopolis which has been partlyRead more

Gallup poll: 56% of Austrian citizens expected suicide attacks in their country

Vienna - Arab Today

A poll carried out by the Austrian Gallup public opinion research institution said that 56% of Austrians are worried about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in their country. According to the poll that was published on Friday, 30% of the samples feel that they are in a safe position. In the same context, nearly 43% of the participants inRead more