A Syrian man has been stranded at Dubai airport for 16 days in a case with echoes of the Tom Hanks film The Terminal.

ISRAELI commandos have seized a ship that defence officials said was carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.

Osama bin Laden’s Syrian-born mother said she is not angry with her suspected terrorist son, despite disagreeing with his ambitions and views, according to comments published today.