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Jordan sentences senior Brotherhood leader to 18 months
A Jordanian court on Feb. 15 sentenced a senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood to 18 months in prison for criticising a decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to blacklist his organisation.
Protest over announced pulling down of Orthodox church
BELGRADE - The participants of an international conference titled Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights: Christian Dimension, held in Slovenia, have sent an appeal to Pristina city authorities to abandon a scheduled demolition of the temple of Christ the Savior in downtown Pristina.
Royal Jordanian announces new flights from Amman to Athens
Airport International Group (AIG) – the Jordanian consortium responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) – has announced kick off of its operations with three Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) flights schedule to take off from the new terminal starting Sunday 3rd March, 2013.
American hostage Mueller's death confirmed by Obama, family
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a U.S. aid worker who had been held hostage by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, saying the United States would "find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible."
UAE warplanes back in action against ISIL jihadists
The United Arab Emirates on Feb. 10 launched air strikes from Jordan against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as an important Arab ally in the US-led anti-ISIL coalition returned to combat operations.
Syria rejects foreign ground troops to fight ISIL
Syria will not allow foreign ground troops on its territory to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Feb. 9.
Speaking at a news conference in Damascus, Muallem also said Jordan had not responded to a Syrian request to coordinate efforts against ISIL after the group killed a captured Jordanian pilot.
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Leaked HSBC files reveal 60 + 1 holders of undeclared black accounts (List)
The disclosure of leaked HSBC confidential documents that reveal how the Swiss bank was helping its wealthy clients, including several Greeks, to conceal millions of their assets, has caused global uproar during the last 24 hours.
Iraq ground offensive looms as Baghdad bomb kills 14
A top US envoy said Iraqi troops would begin a major ground offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the coming weeks, as a suicide bomber killed 14 people in Baghdad Feb. 9.
EU mulls 1-bln-euro fund to tackle problems in Syria and Iraq
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