Jordan’s King Abdullah to visit West Bank today
A Palestinian official says Jordan’s King Abdullah II is visiting the West Bank today for the first time in five years. A Palestinian official says…
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One person killed in shooting near Israel embassy in Jordan
One Jordanian was killed and two others were wounded, including an Israeli, in a shooting incident on Sunday in a building within the Israeli embassy…
Soldier who killed US military trainers was imprisoned in Jordan
A Jordanian military court sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment with hard labour on Monday for killing three US military trainers last year, a judicial…
Jordan: Israel must reopen mosque
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected demands by Jordan Friday night to immediately reopen the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which was closed following a terrorist attack Friday morning. According…
Syrian child raped and murdered in Jordan
This week, the body of a young boy was found in an abandoned warehouse in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The news spread quickly; a Syrian…
Russia and USA agree to keep Iran away from Jordan
Russia, US and Jordan agreed on a memorandum of understanding that includes the principles of establishing safe zones in Deraa and its countryside and the…
Jordan faces economic crisis following Qatar blockade
Jordan’s economy has incurred losses worth $2 million since a closure of the Saudi land borders last week against the Jordanian exports heading to Qatar…
Jordan’s King Abdullah makes Umrah
King Abdullah II of Jordan performed Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after meeting Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz. During the meeting, the…
Jordan greets increasing number of British visitors
Jordan saw further growth in UK visitor numbers in the first quarter of 2017, January – March, increasing by 15.8 per cent, compared to the…
Finally, Jordan repeals law pardoning rapists who marry their victims
The Cabinet on Sunday scrapped a controversial legal provision that pardons rapists if they marry their victims. The removal of Article 308 of the Penal…