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“We have carried out the execution of 15 men who were convicted of acts of terrorism that led to the death of individuals as well as heinous murders and sexual assaults against men, women and children,” Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani told The Jordan Times. Momani, also minister of state for media affairs, added: “This is […]

High-quality Russian military equipment has made the US allies reconsider their foreign policy. The United Arab Emirates are going to purchase the Russian Su-35 fighters. Before that they had been buying only Western aircraft. The reason, according to experts, is demonstration of results of real combat appliance while settling military conflicts in the Middle East. […]

Trump published a series of tweets detailing the accusation, though he offered no proof and no clues about what prompted the claims. U.S. President Donald Trump has alleged that Obama had phone lines in Trump Tower “tapped,” though he cited no evidence to support his claim.  (PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)   By DARLENE SUPERVILLEThe […]

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, malnourished baby Ali Hassan, 9-months-old, left, is held by his mother Fadumo Abdi Ibrahim at a feeding center in a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo) Somalia’s prime minister says 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a […]

A North Korean embassy official accepting a letter from an official believed to be from Wisma Putra at the North Korean embassy in Bukit Damansara. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star KUALA LUMPUR: North Korean ambassador Kang Chol has been declared persona non grata in Malaysia and has been asked to leave the country within 48 hours.  Kang […]

Aden Keynan, Member of Parliament for Eldas, Wajir County gestures at the press briefing on the Wajir County’s political status at a Nairobi hotel PHOTO: ELVIS OGINA/STANDARD Wajir MPs have declared an onslaught against Governor Ahmed Abdullahi, vowing to send him home come August 8. The elected leaders accused Mr Abdullahi of high-handedness in the […]

Paris, SANA- Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova called for doubling efforts to protect the Syrian heritage as a whole after liberating Palmyra City from the ISIS terrorists. Earlier on Thursday evening the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces announced that the Syrian Arab army regained […]

 As the Islamic State faces military defeat and begins to fragment, more and more British fighters, medics and jihadi brides will die desperately defending its territory. Others will try to escape Syria and Iraq seeking sanctuary in Turkey where more than 50 British jihadists and their families are already believed to be holed up, stuck in a kind of legal limbo. They can neither return to the […]

Photo: Scanpix file picture AFP A near-record 318 people and organisations are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said on Thursday, a motley crew believed to include Syria’s White Helmets, Donald Trump and Pope Francis. The names of the nominees are kept secret for 50 years, but those entitled to […]

Donald Trump and Angela Merkel. Photo: DPAVAFP Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to hold her first meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 14, a German government source told AFP Friday. “Such a plan is in the works,” the source said. Separately, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said that “we are not denying” […]