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Jordanian film nominated for an Oscar

Theeb, a Jordanian film about a young Bedouin boy during the first World War, has been nominated for an Academy Award. If the coming-of-age desert drama, which was funded by film organisations in the UAE, Qatar, Jordan and the UK, wins at the ceremony on February 28, it will become[…]

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Embassy in Jordan confirms death of SA citizen

The South African embassy in Jordan has confirmed that a South African was shot and killed on Monday, the Department of International Relations (Dirco) said. The South African killed was a 37-year-old from Gauteng who worked for an American security company, Dirco spokesperson Nelson Kgwete wrote on Twitter. “The next-of-kin[…]

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UNHCR: Syrian refugees cross four million mark

The number of people fleeing the civil war in Syria has now passed four million, according to the UN refugee agency. An overwhelming majority of the refugees have fled to neighbouring countries, with Turkey hosting nearly two million alone, UNHCR said in a report released on Thursday. This is the biggest refugee[…]

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ISIS fighters push towards Damascus

Beirut – Islamic State fighters on Wednesday staged their most significant push yet into the Syrian capital Damascus while Syrian rebels took over the only functioning border outlet with Jordan, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told dpa. Rebels led by the Al Nusra Front took[…]

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UAE launches strikes on IS from Jordan base

The United Arab Emirates launched airstrikes Tuesday against the Islamic State group from an air base in Jordan, marking its return to combat operations against the rebels after halting the strikes late last year. The Gulf federation’s official WAM news agency quoted the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces[…]

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Syria says it doesn’t need Jordan’s help against IS

Syria’s foreign minister has criticized neighboring Jordan, which recently stepped up air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, saying his country does not need outside help in battling IS radicals. Walid al-Moallem also told reporters on Monday that Damascus will not accept Jordanian or other foreign ground troops crossing[…]

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Jordan launches new airstrikes on IS

Dozens of Jordanian fighter jets bombed Islamic State training centers and weapons storage sites Thursday, intensifying attacks after the fighters burned to death a captured Jordanian pilot. As part of the new campaign, Jordan is also attacking targets in Iraq, said Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Up to now, Jordan had struck[…]

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Jordan’s king vows harsh war against ISIS

Jordan’s king has vowed to wage a “harsh” war against the Islamic State group after its members burned a captive Jordanian pilot in a cage and released a video of the killing. The images have sent waves of revulsion across the region. King Abdullah II consulted with military chiefs Wednesday[…]

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MJC condemns killing of Jordanian pilot

The horrific images of Moath al-Kasasbeh, the Jordanian pilot captured in December, being burned alive by members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “barbaric, inhuman and condemned in the strongest terms”, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) said in a statement on Wednesday. Jordan hanged two Iraqi prisoners[…]

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