February, 2018

• 22 February

  King receives member of the US Senate's Armed Services Committee

  His Majesty King Abdullah II received at Al Husseiniya Palace on Wednesday member of the US Senate’s Armed Services Committee Senator Jack Reed and the accompanying delegation…The meeting was attended by the Royal Court chief, the director of the King’s Office and the US charge d’affaires in Amman.

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• 22 February

  Abdollahian: Iran will continue backing Syria in fighting terrorism

  Special Advisor to the Iranian Shura Council Speaker for International Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, reiterated his country’s continued support to Syria in combating terrorism and rebuilding process.

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• 22 February

  UN World Pact On International Migrations To Be Signed In Morocco

  In their determination to face migratory challenges, which they believe constitute a major global concern, UN member states, excluding the US, have expressed their commitment to signing a non-binding UN World Pact on Migrations. The agreement, still to undergo six rounds of negotiations that will last until July, is expected …

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• 22 February

  Tehran ready to share military experiences with Baku: Iranian minister

  Iran’s visiting defense minister on Thursday voiced Tehran’s readiness to share its valuable war and anti-terrorism experiences with the neighboring country of Azerbaijan.

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• 22 February

  Iran ready to cooperate with UN to solve Yemen crisis: Envoy

  Iran’s UN envoy announced on Wednesday that Tehran is ready to cooperate with Martin Griffiths, the United Nations’ new Special Envoy for Yemen, to halt the three-year Yemeni crisis.

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• 22 February

  Rouhani: Iranians rightly believe defense power is nonnegotiable

  President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized “purposeful commotion” created over Iran’s missile program by certain countries, saying the Iranian nation’s mind is fresh with the “bitter” memories of Saddam Hussein’s missile attacks on Iranian cities in the 1980s and they believe that Iran’s defense capability must not be open to …

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• 20 February

  Iraqi security forces arrest senior IS commander in central Ramadi

  Iraqi security forces arrested on Monday night a senior Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda commander in central Ramadi, a security source was quoted as saying. Speaking to Baghdad Today news website on Tuesday, the source said, “Adnan al-Marawi, a senior leader in the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups, was …

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• 20 February

  France, Egypt hold joint naval exercises

  The Egyptian army on Tuesday announced the launch of joint naval exercises with France in the Red Sea. Dubbed “Cleopatra 2018”, the drill officially kicked off Tuesday and will continue until Friday, Egyptian military spokesman Tamer al-Rifai said in a statement.

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• 20 February

  Libyan army says to sign deal to unify military establishment

  Libya’s eastern-based army spokesman Ahmad Mismari said Wednesday that an agreement will be signed soon to unify the military establishment in Libya under Egyptian auspices. “The meetings to unify the military establishment will continue tomorrow in Cairo, to complete the final consultations in particular,” Mismari said in a press conference …

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• 20 February

  Libyan Army holds military maneuver east of Misrata

  The Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council, Ahmed Maitiq, attended Saturday a military exercise with live ammunition at the Military Nemwa Airbase in the district of Sadada, east of Misrata. Several officials from the Libyan Armed Forces attended the exercise including Chief of Staff of Air Force, Major General Ali …

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