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US Defense Secretary: Egypt Partnership ‘Essential Pillar’

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that America’s defense partnership with Egypt is an “essential pillar” of Washington’s commitment to the Middle East. Austin made the remark on Twitter after touching down in Cairo on the latest leg of his Middle East tour. He was greeted by senior Egyptian…

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Kyiv Says Forces Are Holding On in ‘Utter Hell’ of Bakhmut Battle

Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still holding out in a brutal fight for Bakhmut, while Washington said that even if the eastern city should fall to a Russian offensive, it would not necessarily give Moscow momentum in the war. In the latest sign of a feud between Russia's…

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US Defense Secretary Discusses Cooperation in the Middle East

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Jordan on Monday as part of his visit to three Middle Eastern countries to reinforce partnerships with the regional states. Austin arrived on Sunday in Amman and is scheduled to later visit Egypt and Israel. “The enduring and strategic partnership between the United…

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Egypt Affirms Keenness to Support Iraq’s Security, Stability

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has stressed Egypt’s sturdy commitment to backing Iraq and providing full support to the Iraqi people at all levels, particularly in the areas of counter-terrorism and consolidating security and stability. Sisi's statements came during his meeting on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani…

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Egypt's leader, visiting Iraqi premier seek to deepen ties

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has met with Iraq’s prime minister in Cairo as the two countries seek to deepen their ties and reinforce a regional alliance with Jordan

The Independent UK

US Demands Clarifications from Israel over Aqaba Statements

Washington has demanded clarifications from the Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers reneged on the agreements reached at last month’s Aqaba meeting. Official broadcaster Kan said on Saturday that the US administration requested clarifications after Netanyahu, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister…

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Israel Tells Top US General It Sees Need to Cooperate against Iran

Israel hosted the top US military officer, Army General Mark Milley, on Friday for discussions that it said included the need for cooperation on denying Iran nuclear weaponry. Milley made the previously unannounced visit ahead of a trip to Israel by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that will also include…

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Player sent off for horror tackle after just FIVE seconds but teammates bail him out

A Jordanian footballer took inspiration from Vinnie Jones’ reducer right at the start of a match but the referee was having none of it as he immediately gave him his marching orders

Daily Mirror

Netanyahu Denies Allegations Of Freezing New Housing In The West Bank At A Security Summit

Netanyahu denied that Jerusalem had agreed to halt building activities in Judea and Samaria after the joint statement in the end.

Zenger

Biden administration under pressure as Israel-Palestine violence escalates

Advent of Israel’s most right-wing government, and spiralling violence, expose dangers of light-touch diplomacy

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu says no freeze in settlement construction in West Bank

Several Israeli officials say government will not halt authorisation or construction of illegal settlement units.

Al Jazeera

UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain Sign $2 Bn Industrial Agreements

Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, and Bahrain signed 12 agreements and partnerships in nine integrated industrial projects with an investment value of more than $2 billion at the third Higher Committee meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Growth in Amman, Jordan. The projects are expected to boost the national…

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Israeli settlers rampage after deadly Palestinian attack in West Bank

Scores of Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the northern West Bank late Sunday, setting dozens of cars and homes on fire after two settlers were killed by a Palestinian gunman. Palestinian medics said one man was killed and four others were badly wounded in what appeared to…

France 24

Calls for calm after fresh violence in West Bank overshadows talks between Israelis and Palestinians in Jordan

The fighting came as Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Jordan to discuss ways of lowering tensions.

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Israeli and Palestinian officials express ‘readiness’ to work to stop violence

Jordan hosts first such high-level talks in years aimed at defusing tensions in region before Ramadan

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Aqaba Meeting: Israelis, Palestinians Pledge to Curb Violence

Israel committed to stop authorization of any settler outposts in the occupied West Bank for six months during a meeting on Sunday with Palestinian officials in Jordan when the sides pledged to prevent more violence. In a joint statement at the end of a meeting in the Red Sea resort…

Reuters

Far-right Israeli minister says 'no' to West Bank settlement freeze

Israel's far-right finance minister said on Sunday he would not agree to any freeze in settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli officials committed during a summit in Jordan to hold off on such construction in the coming months.

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Israelis and Palestinians meet for talks on how to de-escalate recent wave of attacks

Sunday's meeting followed the killing of two Israelis in the occupied West Bank, the latest violence in a wave of fighting that has has left dozens dead on both sides of the conflict in recent months.

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Jordan King Tells McGurk of Urgent Need to Reduce Escalation

Jordan's King Abdullah II told US President Joe Biden's top Middle East advisor attending an Israeli-Palestinian meeting on Sunday that efforts should be intensified to bring "calm and reduce escalation" in Palestinian territories, state media reported. Brett McGurk attended the meeting in the Red Sea port of Aqaba hosted by…

France 24

Two Israelis killed in West Bank as Israeli, Palestinian officials meet in Jordan

A Palestinian gunman on Sunday opened fire at an Israeli car in the occupied West Bank, killing two Israelis, senior politicians and Israeli settler leaders said. The shooting cast a shadow over a high-level meeting between Palestinian and Israeli delegations in neighbouring Jordan meant to reduce surging violence ahead of…

The Independent UK

Palestinians: Officials will meet with Israel over violence

The Palestinian president’s office says a high-level Palestinian delegation will meet with top Israeli officials in Jordan

Al Jazeera

Using AI to listen to Jordan’s date palms

An app can detect invisible killers, greatly reduce the use of insecticides and save farmers from catastrophic losses.

Al Jazeera

Jordan hosts Israel-Palestine talks as violence escalates

Jordan says the talks in Aqaba is part of an effort to halt ‘a security breakdown that could fuel more violence’.

Reuters

Israelis, Palestinians pledge to curb violence at Jordan meeting

(This Feb. 26 story has been corrected to rectify the number of militants and civilians killed, and change date to Feb. 22 from Feb. 23 in paragraph 22)

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Top White House Aide in Mideast Amid Israel, West Bank Violence

US President Joe Biden's top adviser on the Middle East is in the region for meetings with Egypt, Jordan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, the White House said on Thursday. The official, Brett McGurk, is traveling as part of a multiple-agency trip to the region as Washington has expressed…

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