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  'Pakistan would need US approval to buy F-16s from Jordan'

  World | June 16, 2016 14:49 IST

  If American officials are to be belived, Pakistan will have to seek US approval before it purchases F-16 fighter jets from Jordan.

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  President Pranab Mukherjee leaves for Israel, Palestine, Jordan

  India | October 10, 2015 12:25 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today left on a six-day landmark visit to Israel and Palestine, becoming the first Head of Indian State to visit these two nations and providing an opportunity for him to

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  Religion must not be used as mask to satisfy hunger for power: President

  India | October 08, 2015 23:15 IST

  New Delhi: Amidst the raging beef controversy that has triggered communal overtones, President Pranab Mukherjee today warned that "hate speech and fear mongering" should stop and asserted that religion should not be used as a

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  'Segmented' approach to combat terrorism has failed: President

  India | October 08, 2015 19:08 IST

  New Delhi : Warning that segmented approach by some countries to combat terrorism has failed, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that the scourge can be rolled back only through comprehensive, coordinated and international cooperation. Ahead of

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  President to visit Israel, Palestine, Jordan this weekend

  India | October 06, 2015 22:49 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will travel to Israel and Palestine this weekend, becoming the first Head of Indian State to visit these two rival nations and providing an opportunity for him to impress upon

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  Airstrikes killed over 10,000 ISIS militants in 9 months: US

  World | June 04, 2015 15:43 IST

  Beirut/ Amman: A US official said today that more than 10,000 Islamic State militants have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a body count for a campaign that

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  Sepp Blatter re-elected FIFA president as Prince Ali concedes defeat

  Football | May 29, 2015 23:39 IST

  Zurich: Sepp Blatter was on Friday re-elected as the president of the world football governing body, FIFA, for the fifth consecutive time as he defeated lone challenger, Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein here.Prince Ali conceded

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  Change strategy to defeat IS: Iraq to US-led coalition

  World | May 22, 2015 18:13 IST

  Dead Sea (Jordan): Iraq called on the US-led coalition on Friday to change its strategy against the Islamic State (IS) in its bid to defeat the terror group.After IS took control of Ramadi city in

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  IS enters Palestinian camp in Damascus; Jordan closes border

  World | April 02, 2015 8:09 IST

  Damascus: Islamic State militants infiltrated a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus today and were clashing with a Palestinian group, the deepest foray yet by the extremist group into the Syrian capital, seat of President Bashar

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  Jordan, Russia ink deal on nuclear reactor plant

  World | March 25, 2015 7:05 IST

  Amman: Jordan and Russia signed a deal that is worth 10 billion US dollars to support the implementation of Jordan's first nuclear plant, Xinhua reported citing state-run Petra news agency reported.Khaled Toukan, chairman of the

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  Jordaninan pilot burnt by ISIS was heavily sedated

  World | February 10, 2015 19:30 IST

  The Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh who was recently burnt alive by Islamic State was heavily sedated and was unaware of what was happening. A news report in Saudi Arabia's burnews.com says that Islamic State militant

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  UAE sends F-16s to Jordan to fight Islamic State

  World | February 07, 2015 23:34 IST

  Amman, Jordan: The United Arab Emirates said Saturday it ordered a squadron of F-16 fighters to Jordan, which an official said would participate in airstrikes on the Islamic State group after the UAE earlier suspended

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  Jordan to 'wipe out' Islamic State group

  World | February 07, 2015 18:57 IST

  Amman, Jordan: The Jordanian interior minister says Jordan is going after Islamic State group militants wherever they are and plans to “wipe them out completely.”Hussein al-Majali's comments, published Saturday, were the latest in a series

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  Jordan launches new airstrikes after vowing harsh war on IS

  World | February 05, 2015 22:44 IST

  Amman, Jordan: Jordanian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets on Thursday, state TV said, after the country's king vowed to wage a “harsh” war against the militants who control large areas of neighboring Syria and Iraq.The

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  Jordan executes 2 prisoners after IS killing of pilot

  World | February 04, 2015 9:56 IST

  Amman: A Jordanian government spokesman says Jordan has executed two prisoners, including a would-be female suicide bomber from al-Qaeda.The executions at dawn today came just hours after Islamic State militants released a video that purportedly

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  Purported IS video shows Jordan pilot burned to death

  World | February 04, 2015 7:18 IST

  Cairo: A video released online Tuesday purportedly shows a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State extremist group being burned to death.The Associated Press was not immediately able to confirm the authenticity of the video,

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  Prove abducted pilot still alive: Jordan tells IS

  World | January 29, 2015 8:18 IST

  Amman: Jordan said Wednesday that it wants the Islamic State (IS) to prove that the Jordanian pilot abducted by the militant group last month was still alive."Jordan has asked the Islamic State (IS) to provide

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  Jordan ready to swap inmate for pilot held by Islamic State

  World | January 28, 2015 18:20 IST

  Amman, Jordan: Jordan said Wednesday it is willing to swap an Iraqi woman held on death row in Jordan for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by extremists from the Islamic State group.The statement by

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  Jordan to continue defending holy sites in east Jerusalem

  World | January 07, 2015 7:50 IST

  Amman: Jordan would continue to defend Christian and Islamic holy sites in east Jerusalem, the country's foreign minister Nasser Judeh said on Tuesday.Judeh reiterated the government's keenness to protect the sites in the holy city

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  Muslims required to stand up to terrorism: Jordan

  World | November 30, 2014 6:38 IST

  Amman: Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said on Saturday that it was the duty of all Arabs and Muslims to stand up to terrorism and terrorist groups that tarnish the image of Islam, media reported.Jordan,