WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Department of State on Monday designated the Iraq-based Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya as “specially designated global terrorists.” The State Department said in a statement that the group’s secretary-general, Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi, has also been designated as a terrorist. Har...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Israeli army said Friday its troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating its nearly eight-month war on Gaza despite international objections over any offensive in the southern Gaza city. Israel first sent tanks and troops into Rafah from the city’s east in early May, ignoring concerns over ...
ISTANBUL (AA) -Leaders from the Arab and Muslim world have extended their condolences to Tehran following the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian and other top officials in a helicopter crash. “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani expressed his deepest condolences to the Iranian government and ...
Amman, Jordan – AFP The Jordanian military announced Sunday the launch of the “Eager Lion” military exercise, with ground, naval and air forces from 33 countries represented including the United States, France and Britain. The drills, set to end on May 23, include anti-terrorism and air defence training, army spokesman Colone...
During Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel last weekend, the United States outperformed Israel in intercepting drones and missiles. The US military intercepted more than half of Iran’s weapons before they could reach Israel. Analysts say this not only shows the significant level of U.S. military assistance to Israel, but it also ...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid dragging the Middle East region into more escalation with Iran. Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in response to the April 1 attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria, in which at least […]
Muslim Network TV Jordan has condemned Israel’s recent installation of iron barriers at three entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry has labeled the move as “dangerous” and “unacceptable,” emphasizing that Israel lacks sovereignty over the area. The ministry ...
Gaza City- Occupied Palestinian Territories- “Look how we live! There are no bathrooms, no water and no food. Trash is everywhere. We sleep near piles of garbage!” says a displaced Palestinian woman living in a destroyed UNRWA school that has been turned into a shelter in Jabalia, in the north of the Gaza Strip. As famine […...
Washington, United States – AFP American cargo planes airdropped more than 36,000 meals to Gaza Tuesday in a joint operation with Jordan, the US military said, as the international community scrambles to curb a growing humanitarian crisis there. Airdrops by the United States and other countries are aimed at supplementing what officials s...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan on Sunday denied reports about a land bridge to transport goods to Israel amid a deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip. “Jordan will not remain silent to these fabrications,” Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said in a speech during an event in Amman. He said attempts to tarnish Jordan’s position […]...
