Two Jordanian military pilots die in plane crash due to technical error

Two military personnel flying a military jet during a drill died Sunday after the aircraft crashed in the northern town of Ramtha near the border with Syria, the Jordanian army said in a statement citing a technical malfunction. The pilots Read more

Syria backs Russian recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk Republics

Syria’s government says it “supports” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise two Moscow-backed separatist-held regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad says Syrian government ‘will cooperate’ with the two Moscow-backed separatist-held regions. In comments carried by Read more