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High-tech ship en route to resume hunt for MH370

Kuala Lumpur - Muslimchronicle

A US exploration firm said Wednesday it has sent a high-tech vessel in hopes of soon resuming the hunt for flight MH370, whose disappearance is one of aviation's greatest mysteries. The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people -- mostly from China -- on board en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing after diverting from its flight path. No signRead more

Malaysia Airlines picks new CEO

Kuala Lumpur - Muslimchronicle

Malaysia Airlines on Friday named veteran senior executive Izham Ismail as its new CEO after his predecessor's shock departure dealt a fresh blow to the struggling carrier. Izham, currently Malaysia Airlines chief operating officer, will be the carrier's fourth chief executive since 2014 when the company was plunged into crisis by the disappearance of flight MH370 and the downing ofRead more

MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

The painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep valleys and soaring ridges, according to detailed maps released by Australia. Although no trace of the Malaysia Airlines plane was found during the search in the southern Indian Ocean – the most expensive ever of its kind – large volumes of data showingRead more

MH17 lawyer tells Putin to 'make amends' over crash

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russian President Vladimir Putin must "make amends" for those killed on a Malaysia Airlines jet shot down over Ukraine, the lawyer representing victims said Wednesday ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. The jet was downed in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board, including 38 Australian citizens and residents. Initial findings releasedRead more

Families aim to raise $15m to search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Arab Today

The families of those onboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 launched efforts Saturday to raise at least $15 million to fund a private search as they marked the third anniversary of the plane’s disappearance. Malaysia, Australia and China suspended a nearly three-year search in the southern Indian Ocean on Jan. 17 after it failed to find any trace of theRead more

Last MH17 victims may never be recovered, Dutch foreign minister says

Kiev - Arab today

The remains of the last victims of flight MH17 may never be recovered from the Ukrainian battlefield where their plane was shot down four months ago, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country. Foreign Minister Bert Koenders made the grim assessment in the city of Kharkiv, where he attended a memorialRead more

Ukraine faces new border flare-up

Shakhtarsk, Ukraine - Arab today

New unidentified armoured columns rumbled toward the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine on Monday as fears grew of a return to all-out fighting in the war-torn region. The Netherlands meanwhile was set to hold an emotional ceremony for the victims of the MH17 flight shot down over the separatist-held eastern Ukraine in July in a tragedy that brought theRead more

Malaysia lays MH17 dead to rest in sombre homecoming

Kuala Lumpur - Arab today

Millions of black-clad Malaysians fell silent on Friday in tribute to their 43 countrymen killed in the MH17 disaster as the first remains were brought home and laid to rest amid deep sorrow and anger. People across the country of 28 million observed a minutes’ silence at 10.55am, shortly after a Malaysia Airlines jet landed with the remains of 20Read more

Flight MH17 'hit by numerous objects': report

The Hague - Arab today

Flight MH17 that crashed over rebel-held eastern Ukraine split into pieces during flight after being hit by numerous high-speed objects, said a report released by the Netherlands on Tuesday. "Flight MH17... operated by Malaysia Airlines broke up in the air probably as the result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft fromRead more

Australia: MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end

Canberra - MENA

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end of the year, the Daily Mail reported. "By the end of the year, maybe early next year, the list of those that we believe should be held accountable will beRead more