UK: Guardian newspaper’s Twitter feeds hacked

The Guardian paper reported on its website Monday that several of its Twitter feeds were broken into over the weekend. (Screen grab)

The Guardian newspaper says its Twitter accounts have come under a cyberattack, and it cited a claim of responsibility from the group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army.

The British paper reported on its website Monday that several of its Twitter feeds were broken into over the weekend. It said it has since discovered the attack apparently originated from Internet protocol addresses within Syria.

The paper said the Syrian Electronic Army, which has claimed responsibility for attacks on other media targets including The Associated Press, accused The Guardian of spreading "lies and slander about Syria."

The Guardian said it first recognized it was being targeted when suspect emails were sent to staff members.

Some of The Guardian's Twitter accounts, including those focusing on books and film, were suspended Monday.

30 Apr, 2013

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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/04/30/UK-Guardian-newspaper-s-Twitter-feeds-hacked.html
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Armed clashes at Jordan university kill three, hurt 25

Three people died and 25 injured after a fight at the King Hussein bin Talal University's campus in Maan city, Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein Majali says. (Photo courtesy Al Wakeel News website)

Armed clashes between students killed three people and hurt 25 others at a university campus in the restive Jordanian city of Maan on Monday, the kingdom's interior minister said.

"Three people died and 25 were injured the fight at the King Hussein bin Talal University's campus in Maan," in southern Jordan, Hussein Majali told AFP.

"Police fired tear gas, made 22 arrests and seized four weapons, including two automatic ones. One of the injured was in a bad condition after he was shot in the stomach."

Majali said a "former convict who once shot at a police station" was involved in the clashes.

"Police, who are still searching for the suspect, threw a security cordon around the university after evacuating people. Security was restored after these criminal acts."

The reasons behind the gun battle were unclear, but an activist said it was related to "tribal problems."

"It wasn't the first brawl over tribal problems. I think the shootout will have repercussions for the entire city of Maan," said Fakher Daass of Thabahtuna reformist movement.

Violence occurs almost frequently at Jordanian universities, and sometimes spreads beyond campuses.

Maan has a bloody and rebellious past that goes back to the turn of the last century, when the town was the seat of the Great Arab Revolt that crushed toman rule.
 

30 Apr, 2013

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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/04/30/Armed-clashes-at-Jordan-university-kill-three-hurt-25.html
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Report says two missiles target Russian passenger plane over Syria

Unidentified assailants fired two land-to-air missiles at a Russian passenger plane carrying over 150 people when it flew over Syria on Monday, the Interfax news agency reported, citing an informed source in Moscow.

"The Syrian side informed us that on Monday morning unidentified people had fired two land-to-air missiles which exploded in the immediate proximity of a civilian plane belonging to a Russian airline," the source was quoted as saying.

"The crew was able to move the aircraft to the side on time and save the lives of the passengers," the source said, adding that it was unclear whether the attackers knew that the plane was Russian.

The plane was returning from a resort in Egypt, a popular destination for Russian tourists.

The federal air transport agency Rosaviation issued a statement later Monday, saying the crew of a charter plane flying from the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh to the Russian city of Kazan had detected "signs of combat actions" when it was flying over Syria.

The crew of the A-320 plane, which belongs to Nord Wind Airlines, believed that those actions threatened the aircraft's safety, said the agency, adding that the plane landed in Kazan on time.

The Russian foreign ministry said in a separate statement that it was taking "urgent measures" to clarify the situation and was in contact with the Syrian authorities. It said the plane carried 159 passengers.

Neither the air transport agency nor the foreign ministry made any mention of the missiles.

Russia, one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's staunchest allies, is firmly opposed to foreign intervention in Syria.

30 Apr, 2013

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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/04/30/Report-says-two-missiles-target-Russian-passenger-plane-over-Syria.html
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