The UK Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Sir Philip Barton, is in Jordan from 9-11 July to discuss the UK-Jordan partnership and international and regional developments. According to a British embassy statement, Sir Barton is scheduled to meet his counterparts at the Jordan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss […]
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Jordan planning minister talks strengthening development support for Jordan
Jordan’s Planning and International Cooperation Minister, Zeina Touqan, discussed Sunday with UNDP and UNHCR senior officials strengthening the support for Jordan to address development and humanitarian challenges. Touqan said the visit is “important” to enhance the development and humanitarian support provided to Jordan and find “innovative windows to provide funding in the humanitarian and development […]
UK seizes 700 firearms in joint operation with Spain
UK authorities have seized more than 700 firearms in the UK after a five-year operation in cooperation with the Spanish police to stop weapons that can be converted into deadly weapons from entering the country. The Independent quoted Sunday the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) as saying that it had confiscated, in cooperation with the […]
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian woman for allegedly staging stabbing attack in Jerusalem
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian woman Sunday evening in occupied Jerusalem for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack. The Israeli public radio reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire on the Palestinian woman at a light rail station in occupied Jerusalem near an Israeli police station. Israeli medical sources reported that the Palestinian victim […]