Omar Ismail Mostefai

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A man reacts as people gather to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Brussels airport and metro bombings, on the Place de la Bourse in central Brussels. Photograph: AFP
Brussels attacks bring terror to heart of Europe

Brussels was struck Tuesday by major, apparently coordinated terrorist bombings, at the airport and on the metro system, killing at least 31 people an(...)

Algerian migrants in a bus after they were arrested by French police during a brutal police crackdown on October 17th 1961. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images/Archives
Eamonn McCann: Paris’s past helps explain the troubling present

At the opening session of the talks which led to the latest Stormont House Agreement, Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers called for “a fresh approach(...)

People gather around the Monument a la Republique at the Place de la Republique square in tribute to the victims. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Manhunt widens as at least two Paris killers at large
  • Europe
  • November 18, 2015, 01:00

French police have broadened their manhunt for perpetrators of the November 13th attacks to include a ninth suspect. Authorities were still searching(...)

French President François Hollande delivers his speech during an exceptional joint gathering of both of the French houses of parliament in Versailles. Photograph: Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images
France vows to step up air strikes on Islamic State

France will intensify its air offensive against Islamic State (IS) and extend its state of emergency for three months, president François Hollande dec(...)

The Les Beguines bar in Molenbeek, Brussels was run by the French Abdeslam brothers, one of whom blew himself up in Paris on Friday and the other who is on the run. Photograph: Eric VidalReuters
The suspects: Clearer picture emerges as manhunt continues

Name: Abdelhamid Abaaoud Age: 28 Nationality: Belgian Suspected of: Unclear Status: Wanted French authorities are certain that(...)

Flowers and candles are placed outside the Le Belle Equipe restaurant along the Rue de Charonne in central east Paris, on November 15th, 2015, two days after deadly attacks across the city. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images
Paris attacks: What we know about the suspects so far
  • Europe
  • November 15, 2015, 08:36

How many people died? Most of the 129 confirmed fatalities resulted from the mass shooting at the Bataclan theatre at about 9.20pm on Friday. Other de(...)