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NATO Says Jordan's King Will Attend its Foreign Affairs Meeting Next Week

Jordan's King Abdullah II. (The Royal Hashemite Court)
Jordan's King Abdullah II. (The Royal Hashemite Court)
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NATO Says Jordan's King Will Attend its Foreign Affairs Meeting Next Week

Jordan's King Abdullah II. (The Royal Hashemite Court)
Jordan's King Abdullah II. (The Royal Hashemite Court)

NATO said on Thursday that Jordan's King Abdullah will attend the first day of its foreign ministers' meeting scheduled for Dec 3-4 in Brussels, in the context of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, Reuters reported.

Israel and Hezbollah traded accusations on Thursday of violations of the ceasefire, which came into effect from Wednesday and was brokered by the United States and France.

King Abdullah participated in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council a little more than a year ago.

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UK, Iraq Sign Security Pact to Target People Smuggling Gangs

Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper walks near 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper walks near 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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UK, Iraq Sign Security Pact to Target People Smuggling Gangs

Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper walks near 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper walks near 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Britain said on Thursday it had signed a security pact with Iraq to target people smuggling gangs and strengthen border co-operation, the latest in its efforts to crack down on illegal migration.

"There are smuggler gangs profiting from dangerous small boat crossings whose operations stretch back through Northern France, Germany, across Europe, to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and beyond," Britain's interior minister Yvette Cooper said in a statement, Reuters reported.

"Organized criminals operate across borders, so law enforcement needs to operate across borders too," she said during a visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Britain will also support Iraqi law enforcement to tackle other serious organised crime, including countering narcotics, the statement added.