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Jordan, Cyprus Sign Bilateral Agreements

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (R) receives Jordan's King Abdullah II at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on December 17, 2021 Iakovos HATZISTAVROU POOL/AFP
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (R) receives Jordan's King Abdullah II at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on December 17, 2021 Iakovos HATZISTAVROU POOL/AFP
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Jordan, Cyprus Sign Bilateral Agreements

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (R) receives Jordan's King Abdullah II at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on December 17, 2021 Iakovos HATZISTAVROU POOL/AFP
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (R) receives Jordan's King Abdullah II at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on December 17, 2021 Iakovos HATZISTAVROU POOL/AFP

Jordan and Cyprus signed a number of bilateral accords on Friday, including agreements on double taxation and the extradition of fugitives.

This came during the official visit of King Abdullah II to Cyprus for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades,

Following a military guard of honor, Anastasiades and Abdullah held a private meeting and exchanged gifts.

"President Anastasiades bestowed upon the king of Jordan the highest honor of the Republic of Cyprus... and King Abdullah II bestowed upon the president the highest honor of Jordan," the presidency said.

The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, as well as climate change and efforts to combat Covid-19.

King Abdullah was also briefed on efforts to resume United Nations-backed Cyprus reunification talks and Turkish warnings against Nicosia over oil and gas exploration in the region.

Jordan has joined a burgeoning regional alliance that includes Egypt, Greece and Israel, based on shared energy interests.

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US Airstrikes on Syria Kill 37 Militants Affiliated with Extremist Groups

US soldiers are seen during a joint military exercise between US-led forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. (AFP)
US soldiers are seen during a joint military exercise between US-led forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. (AFP)
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US Airstrikes on Syria Kill 37 Militants Affiliated with Extremist Groups

US soldiers are seen during a joint military exercise between US-led forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. (AFP)
US soldiers are seen during a joint military exercise between US-led forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. (AFP)

In Syria, 37 militants affiliated to the extremist ISIS group and an al-Qaeda-linked group were killed in two strikes, the United States military said Sunday.

Two of the dead were senior militants, it said.

US Central Command said it struck northwestern Syria on Tuesday, targeting a senior militant from the al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Deen group and eight others. They say he was responsible for overseeing military operations.

They also announced a strike from earlier this month on Sept. 16, where they conducted a “large-scale airstrike” on an ISIS training camp in a remote undisclosed location in central Syria. That attack killed 28 militants, including “at least four Syrian leaders.”

“The airstrike will disrupt ISIS’ capability to conduct operations against US interests, as well as our allies and partners,” the statement read.

There are some 900 US forces in Syria, along with an undisclosed number of contractors, mostly trying to prevent any comeback by the extremist ISIS group, which swept through Iraq and Syria in 2014, taking control of large swaths of territory.

US forces advise and assist their key allies in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, located not far from strategic areas where Iran-backed militant groups are present, including a key border crossing with Iraq.