Jordanian King Abdullah quietly visited Istanbul and transited to Tunis. King Abdullah was President Erdogan’s guest on Saturday at the Huber mansion in Tarabya, where the king’s grandfather had also lived for a period of [ More … ]
Dozens of Jordanians protested at the country’s prime ministry on Thursday against economic policies and corruption as part of a growing new, leaderless youth protest movement. Some 400 young Jordanians braved torrential rain, flooded streets [ More … ]
Defying the position of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, four Arab states gave their support to the Middle East peace plan overseen by Jared Kushner, Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, leaving the Israeli-Palestinian peace [ More … ]
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki on Monday tendered his resignation to King Abdullah II following protests over a controversial income tax bill. King Abdullah accepted the resignation and appointed education minister Omar al-Razzaz to head [ More … ]
Ongoing issues regarding Palestine and the status of Jerusalem were discussed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s one-day visit to Jordan Monday. Ahead of his departure from Istanbul, Erdoğan said at a press conference that [ More … ]
The Muslim Brotherhood and its allies claimed a ‘major victory’ in Jordan’s provincial and municipal elections, which concluded late on Tuesday. A Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition announced a “major victory” in Jordan’s local elections on Tuesday, [ More … ]
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki would pay a one-day official visit to Khartoum on Thursday, said Sudan’s official news agency SUNA. According to the state agency, Al-Mulki would discuss with the First Vice-President and Prime [ More … ]
Jordan king seeks trial for Israeli embassy gunman while Netanyahu wants execution of Palestinian attacker King Abdullah urged Netanyahu to ‘take responsibility’ including a trial for the killer, while the Israeli leader called for the [ More … ]
Jordan’s foreign minister said the government would not ‘trade with the blood of our children’, demanding the Israeli embassy agent accused of killing two Jordanians face questioning in Amman. Jordan said there would be “no [ More … ]
An Israeli embassy guard shot dead a teenage Jordanian who allegedly attacked him with a screwdriver at the Israeli embassy in Amman, while a second Jordanian doctor was killed ‘accidentally’. An Israeli embassy guard shot [ More … ]
Maarik al-Tawaiha found guilty of killing three American military trainers outside army base in southern Jordan A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment over the killing of three American military trainers [ More … ]
Eid al-Fitr is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world that marks the end of Ramadan, Islamic holy month of fasting. Muslims across the Middle East celebrated the first day of the Eid [ More … ]
Amman joins several Arab nations amid ongoing row Jordan will downgrade diplomatic ties with Qatar, following the example of several nations in the Arab world, Amman said Wednesday. The decision aims to ensure regional stability, [ More … ]
Jordan has reached the limit of its capacity to cope with the burden of hosting Syrian refugees, Planning Minister Imad al-Fakhoury said in a statement. Jordan has hit the limit of its ability to host [ More … ]
The two car bombs hit a Free Syrian Army checkpoint and a market place for diesel fuel, killing at least ten. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for killing ten people [ More … ]
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