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June 10, 2018

EU: Jordan needs economic support

The European Union is convinced that Jordan needs economic support, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman...

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June 10, 2018

Jordan pins hopes on billion dollar Gulf aid package

Jordan is pinning hopes on oil-rich Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia committing to a multi-billion dollar aid package to help it weather an economic crisis that sparked rare...

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June 10, 2018

Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire ahead of a recount

A Baghdad storage site housing ballot boxes from Iraq’s May parliamentary election has caught fire and first responders are attempting to control it, a local official and the interior...

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June 10, 2018

Libyan coast guards rescue 152 migrants

Libyan coast guards have rescued 152 undocumented migrants, including 19 women and three children, off the country’s western shores, according to the Libyan navy on Sunday. The migrants were...

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June 10, 2018

Iraqi forces target Daesh cells in Diyala

Iraqi security forces on Sunday began a military operation against Daesh cells in the eastern Diyala province, according to a local police officer. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Capt. Habib...

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June 10, 2018

Turkey installs 475 mile security wall on Syria border

Turkey has completed the construction of a 475 mile (764 kilometers) concrete wall along its border with Syria, according to a Turkish official on Saturday TOKI, the state backed...

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June 10, 2018

Syrian villages besieged by rebels come under attack

Two pro-government Shia Muslim villages in northwest Syria have come under fresh attack from rebel forces which have besieged them for years, prompting retaliatory air strikes, a war monitor...

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June 10, 2018

Iraq names judges to take over elections commission

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, the highest judicial authority, named judges on Sunday tasked with taking over the country’s elections commission following allegations of widespread violations in a May parliamentary...

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June 10, 2018

Heavy clashes near Yemen’s Hudaydah as UN seeks ceasefire

Clashes between troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified near Yemen’s Hudaydah over the weekend as the United Nations tries to negotiate a ceasefire to...

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June 10, 2018

Syria’s Assad denies Russia makes decisions for him

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that military ally Russia was making decisions for him, but said it was natural for there to be differences of opinion between allies, in...

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