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Jordan marks handover of 12 US Black Hawk helicopters

 Jordan has marked the U.S. delivery of 12 Black Hawk helicopters over the past nine months with a military ceremony, including a hostage rescue drill and a flyover. The helicopters are meant to help secure the borders of Jordan against external threats, including from Daesh (ISIS)...

Gaza police block women from attending football match

Police blocked dozens of women from attending a football match Sunday in the Gaza Strip, in what activists said they hoped would have been the first such permission under Hamas' rule. Authorities in the Palestinian enclave run by the Hamas movement told the women they had orders not to...

Iran justice chief says will not tolerate in-house graft

Iran's judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani warned Thursday he would not tolerate any corruption within his ranks, threatening to publicly name any offending employee. "I thought it would be enough to dismiss five judges breaking the law for others to become aware of their...