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Al-Shabab targets hotel in Somalia

Edit Arabnews 02 Jun 2016
Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab militants quickly claimed responsibility for the attack at the Hotel Ambassador and one police offcer said some fighters might be inside the hotel ... Ali Mohamed, a Mogadishu police officer, said the hotel on Makah Al Mukaram Road was hit by a car bomb that rammed its gate ... Four of those killed were Al-Shabab officials, he added....

Watch Israeli kicking knife towards dead Palestinian body

Edit Press TV 02 Jun 2016
On March 24, Israeli Sergeant Elor Azaria was caught on camera fatally shooting unarmed Palestinian Abed al-Fattah al-Sharif in the head in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron) ... A large funeral ceremony was held for the young victim a day later in al-Khalil, where hundreds of Palestinian mourners chanted slogans against the repressive regime in Tel Aviv....

Garissa university attack plotter Mohamed Kuno 'dead'

Edit Graphic 02 Jun 2016
Four of those who died were reportedly senior members of the al-Shabab Islamist militant group. The BBC's Africa security correspondent, Tomi Oladipo, said the news comes as a huge boost for Somalia and its allies in the fight against al-Shabab. However, at least 10 people were killed on Wednesday by a car bomb outside a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, that was claimed by al-Shabab....

Rejection of Non-Binding Indicative Proposal (ALS Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
ALS Limited) 937b3537-b669-4cc4-9b7d-f8f6613b6782.pdf ... Under the Proposal, which is highly conditional, Advent and Bain would provide cash consideration of $5.30 per ALS share which will not be adjusted for the $0.06 FY 2016 final dividend. The Board of ALS ("Board"), having reviewed the Proposal with the Company's advisers, has unanimously rejected the approach as it significantly undervalues the Company....

ALS rejects 'opportunistic' $2.7b takeover bid from private equity buyers

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 02 Jun 2016
Laboratory testing group ALS has rejected a takeover offer from private equity investors, which valued the company at $2.7 billion, arguing the bid was "opportunistic" and too cheap ... "The timing of the approach is opportunistic and made at a time when ALS is strongly advancing its growth strategy in its life sciences business," ALS said when rejecting the offer....

Mastermind of Kenya university attack killed in Somalia

Edit CNN 02 Jun 2016
(CNN)Two senior Al-Shabaab operatives, including the mastermind behind a 2015 attack on a Kenyan university, have been killed in Somali operations, a government spokesman said. Mohamud Dulyadeyn, the plotter behind the Garissa University attack in April last year, and Maalim Daud, head of Al-Shabaab's intelligence hit squads, were killed by the Somali National Army and anti-terror partners....

Saudi Shoots Doctor For Helping Wife's Delivery

Edit Opposing Views 02 Jun 2016
Muhannad Al Zabn for delivering the baby, but the new dad allegedly pulled a gun and shot Zabn, noted the Saudi news site Sabq, which was translated by Gulf News ... Bassam Al Buraikan, a hospital spokesperson, said that Zabn was in stable condition, and that security authorities are investigating the incident and have collected evidence ... "What?" Al-Fazwan answered ... "Taking pictures is prohibited if not for a necessity," Al-Fazwan added....

US drone attack targets Somali militant commander

Edit Press TV 02 Jun 2016
A US military airstrike in Somalia has targeted a senior commander of the al-Shabab militant group, says the Pentagon. The Pentagon on Wednesday added, however, that it could not yet confirm if Abdullahi Haji Daud, the former head of the group's intelligence and a key figure in al-Shabab’s regional attacks, was killed in the Friday attack ... Somalia has been the scene of militancy by al-Shabab since 2006....

Somalia attack: MPs among dead in hotel blast and gun raid

Edit Graphic 02 Jun 2016
The attackers entered the Ambassador Hotel on Maka al-Mukarama street after setting off a car bomb at the gates outside, witnesses said ... The al-Shabab militant group was quick to say it was behind the attack ... The government, with the help of African Union forces, is fighting the al-Qaeda-linked group to regain control of the country....

DEWA receives Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment delegation (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
'We work in adherence with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to improve government services to international standards ... Al Tayer noted that the visit is part of DEWA's benchmarking programme to promote the exchange of expertise and experiences among organisations, based on the highest international standards....

Battle for Fallujah: Iraqi troops die in ISIL attacks

Edit Al Jazeera 02 Jun 2016
The first attack happened at dawn on Wednesday when 10 suicide bombers belonging to ISIL, also known as ISIS, hit the town of Kubaisah, before storming the nearby village of Al Sejar, and then attacked an army convoy to the south of Fallujah at Amiriyat al-Fallujah with roadside bombs, military sources told Al Jazeera ... Al Jazeera and agencies....

Al-Qaeda asks jihadists to spare women, children

Edit The Hindu 02 Jun 2016
After an Islamic State (IS) propaganda video featuring six Indians surfaced a fortnight ago, the Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which is headed by an Indian, has released a 26-minute audio message “cautioning fighters against harming innocent Muslims.” ... AQIS was created in 2014 under the umbrella of Al-Qaeda and it aims at recruitment of people from the Indian subcontinent....

Saudis start shopping as long holiday begins

Edit Arabnews 02 Jun 2016
Abeer Al-Zahrani said her family was getting ready for the wedding of her brother on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr ... Fatimah Al-Harbi, a teacher, said she and her family buy everything before the start of the holy month ... The shopping rush is usual at the beginning of the summer vacation, but we expect it to gain momentum during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr.”....
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