AMMAN, June 3 (APP/AFP): Jordanian border guards on Saturday foiled an attack on the frontier with Syria and killed gunmen riding motorcycles who tried to overrun their position, the army said. It the armed men on motorcycles who belonged to “terrorist groups and coming from Syria” tried to attack a frontline position of the border […]
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Jordan repels attack on Syria border
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US asks visa applicants for social media handles
WASHINGTON, June 2, (APP/AFP) – The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods. A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP new security procedures had gone into effect on May 25 for travellers deemed to […]
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US asks visa applicants for social media handles
WASHINGTON, June 2, (APP/AFP) – The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods. A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP new security procedures had gone into effect on May 25 for travellers deemed to […]
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Former German president to be named UN envoy for W. Sahara
UNITED NATIONS, United States, June 2, (APP/AFP) – Former German president Horst Koehler will be appointed new UN envoy for Western Sahara, tasked with restarting talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement, according to a letter released Friday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed the Security Council of his decision to appoint Koehler last […]
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Hundreds of Muslims break fast near Trump Tower in New York
NEW YOR, June 3 (APP): Hundreds of Muslims and their allies gathered outside Trump Tower Thursday night to celebrate an interfaith iftar, an event that later turned into a protest against US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Islam. Organized by the New York State Immigrant Action Fund and Muslim advocacy group MPower Change, the event […]
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484 civilians killed in US-led fight against IS: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, June 3, (APP/AFP) : Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US military reported Friday. The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition added 132 civilians to the total in its April report, including 105 who died when a US aircraft dropped a bomb on an IS […]