hijacking
Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
Middle East
November 10, 2021
Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Vietnamese oil tanker earlier seized by Iran was free in open water Wednesday,…
Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
Middle East
March 28, 2019
Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took…
‘Fanatical’ EgyptAir hijacker was not motivated by love: ex-wife
Egypt
March 31, 2016
‘Fanatical’ EgyptAir hijacker was not motivated by love: ex-wife
The wife of the man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane on Tuesday has told the media that his actions…
First photo released of EgyptAir hijacker’s wife
Egypt
March 31, 2016
First photo released of EgyptAir hijacker’s wife
The first possible photo of the Cypriot wife of Seif Eldin Mustafa, the EgyptAir jet hijacker, has been released by…
Cyprus remands suspected hijacker who wanted to see ex-wife
Egypt
March 30, 2016
Cyprus remands suspected hijacker who wanted to see ex-wife
A court in Cyprus remanded an Egyptian national into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of hijacking an EgyptAir aircraft with…
EgyptAir hijacker surrenders, hostages released as crisis ends
Egypt
March 29, 2016
EgyptAir hijacker surrenders, hostages released as crisis ends
The alleged hijacker of an EgyptAir flight surrendered to authorities on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports from Cypriot TV, ending…
EgyptAir hijacking will delay resumption of flights: Russian officials
Egypt
March 29, 2016
EgyptAir hijacking will delay resumption of flights: Russian officials
Russia's tourism authority has ruled out an early resumption of flights to Egyptian tourist destinations in light of Tuesday's hijacking…
We are taking all measures to resolve Cyprus hijacking safely: Sisi
Egypt
March 29, 2016
We are taking all measures to resolve Cyprus hijacking safely: Sisi
In a first comment on the hijacking of a domestic EgyptAir flight on Tuesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his…
UPDATED: EgyptAir plane hijacked, three crew and four others held hostage
Egypt
March 29, 2016
UPDATED: EgyptAir plane hijacked, three crew and four others held hostage
A man thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo on…
Search widened as Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack
World
March 11, 2014
Search widened as Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack
The so-far fruitless search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its fourth day on Tuesday, as sources in Europe, the…