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Qatar denies paying ransoms to militant groupsQatar’s foreign minister defended on Monday his government's connections with armed militant groups in the Middle East and its involvement in negotiating the release of hostages but denied ever paying ransoms to secure their freedom. More… |
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Kidnapped Bahraini student found safe in MalaysiaPolice forces have finally found a Bahraini student who was abducted in Malaysia 18 days ago. A city-wide search for 20-year-old Ali Ahmed Al Nashaba was underway by the Royal Malaysian Police after he was snatched by three men on More… |
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Kidnappers hike ransom for Bahraini studentThe kidnappers of a Bahraini student in Malaysia have increased their ransom demand from BD2,260 to BD3,000 ($5,966 to $7,920). The Royal Malaysian Police in co-ordination with Bahrain's Foreign Affairs Ministry are searching More… |
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Kidnappers hike ransom for Bahraini studentThe kidnappers of a Bahraini student in Malaysia have increased their ransom demand from BD2,260 to BD3,000 ($5,966 to $7,920). The Royal Malaysian Police in co-ordination with Bahrain's Foreign Affairs Ministry are searching More… |
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Bahraini student's family told not to pay ransomA Bahraini student kidnapped in Malaysia was due to spend a second night in captivity yesterday, as police told his relatives not to pay a ransom demand. Ali Ahmed Al Nashaba was snatched from his university campus in Kuala Lumpur More… |
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Bahrain student held to ransom in MalaysiaParents of a Bahraini student, who was kidnapped from his university campus in Malaysia yesterday morning, have been given 24 hours to pay ransom. Royal Malaysian Police in co-ordination with the Bahraini Foreign Affairs Ministry More… |
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Somali pirates well-organisedWelcome to the Pirate Action Group. Pirate commander Jamal wishes to congratulate you on being hijacked. Kindly speak to his negotiator about your ransom, bearing in mind that his demands are similar for every vessel he seizes. More… |
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Kidnapped envoy seeks Saudi King's helpA Saudi Arabian diplomat kidnapped by Al Qaeda militants in Yemen urged the Saudi king to meet his captors' demand for the release of women prisoners, in a video message posted on the Internet. 'I plead the custodian of the two mos More… |
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Somali pirates release Greek-owned shipSomali pirates have freed a Greek-owned, Cyprus-flagged ship they seized in January after receiving a ransom payment, pirates and a piracy monitoring group said. The pirates said they had released MV Eagle, a 52,163 deadweight tonne mercha More… |
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Saudi ransom for hijacked ship 'approved'A $20 million ransom from insurers for Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi ship and its crew of 14 in March has been approved by Saudi Arabia's central bank, the Arab News reported on Monday. The ship's owner told Arab News that th More… |
