Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has become the first country to offer a prisoner exchange with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The Hashemite kingdom said it was ready to release a woman on death row for a Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot captured by ISIL in late 2014. The woman, identified as Sajida […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, after withholding military aid for more than a year, has granted a reprieve to Egypt. Congress has passed a spending bill that revises U.S. civilian and military assistance to Egypt. Under the omnibus spending package for fiscal 2015, the House and Senate allowed the administration of President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has prioritized a project to build a high tech barrier along the border with Jordan. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seeking resources to complete a barrier of some 400 kilometers that would block infiltration from the Hashemite kingdom. They said the barrier, equipped with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iraq has appealed to the United States for air strikes on Al Qaida. Iraq’s ambassador to the United States has urged the administration of President Barack Obama to escalate U.S. military intervention. Iraqi ambassador Lukman Faily cited air strikes on ISIL positions in northern Iraq. “You should offer air support […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military has headed toward the border with Israel and Jordan for an offensive against Sunni rebels. The opposition said the Syrian Army and Air Force launched a major offensive against U.S.-trained rebels near the frontier with Israel and Jordan. The opposition said the military deployed fighter-jets, attack helicopters, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Two Arab states have ordered a U.S. air-to-ground missile. Jordan and Saudi Arabia ordered the Hellfire missile from the United States. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Hellfire Systems a $28.4 million contract to supply Jordan and Saudi Arabia with missiles. “Work will be performed at Orlando, Fla., with an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Egypt, Iraq and Jordan plan to launch a regional energy venture. On March 6, the three Arab states signed a memorandum of understanding that could result in the transfer of Iraqi natural gas to Jordan and Egypt. Officials said the MoU would focus on the construction of an $18 billion […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Al Qaida is said to have formed armies that could spread throughout the Middle East. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari warned that Al Qaida and aligned militias were turning into veritable military forces in Syria. Zebari said these armies could move into neighboring countries such as Iraq and Jordan. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have signed an infrastructure agreement. Israel, Jordan and the PA signed an agreement to link the Red Sea and Dead Sea. The signing took place on Dec. 9 at the World Bank in Washington and stipulated the construction of a 180-kilometer water pipeline. “The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Hashemite kingdom has grown stronger in wake of parliamentary elections that rejected the Muslim Brotherhood, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies asserted that King Abdullah generated support through the use of social networks. In a report, the institute said the monarch, whose supporters now dominate […]