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Jordan carries out limited cabinet reshuffle

Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday approved a second limited reshuffle in Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz’s cabinet, according to a statement issued by the Jordanian Royal Court.  The reshuffle includes naming new ministers for education and tourism, the two portfolios that had...

Palestine prisoners vow to escalate after disturbances

Palestinian inmates at the Israel-run Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank have vowed to “escalate” their protest activities following an assault by prison guards. In a press statement released Monday, inmates called on international rights groups “to shoulder their humanitarian,...

Israeli soldiers 'neutralised' West Bank attacker: army

A Palestinian attacked Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank late Monday before being shot and "neutralised," the army said, with Palestinian officials reporting the man had died. The Israeli army said the knife-wielding assailant had arrived in a car from Nablus and tried to stab a...

US urges Peshmerga, Iraqi army to cooperate 'more'

The U.S.-led coalition has called for “further cooperation” between the Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group.  This came in a meeting held on Monday between U.S. Brigadier General Austin Renforth and Kurdish Regional Security...