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Jordan hits out at Israel's new Red Sea airport

Jordan on Monday hit out at Israel's move to open a new international airport along their shared border close to the Red Sea, saying it would threaten the kingdom's airspace. "Jordan rejects the establishment of the Israeli airport in its current location," head of Jordan's Civil Aviation...

Bahrain appellate court orders closure of leftist party

Judicial authorities in Bahrain have ordered the dissolution of the opposition National Democratic Action Society (Waad), members of which were convicted earlier for “committing grave violations” and “supporting terrorism”. On Monday, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation dismissed a final...

Suicide attack on Kurdish-US convoy in Syria 'kills 5'

A suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy in northeastern Syria on Monday killed five members of a Kurdish-led force accompanying US troops in an anti-jihadist coalition, a monitor said. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, came less than a week after another deadly attack...

Palestine resistance groups slam Israel strike in Syria

Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) have both condemned an Israeli air attack carried out Sunday night inside Syrian territory. “We condemn this Israeli aggression, which only serves to reconfirm that the Zionist entity is the main enemy of the Ummah...