Tag: Jordan
Israeli President Herzog and Jordan’s King Abdullah meet in Amman
Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Jordan on Wednesday for an official visit at the invitation of King Abdullah II. He was received by the Jordanian leader at an official ceremony at the royal...
Israeli defense minister meets with King Abdullah in Jordan
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz traveled to Jordan on Wednesday to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah.
The two discussed security and policy topics with Gantz highlighting the strategic importance of the relationship between the two...
Jordanian MPs: UK’s terrorist designation of Hamas an ‘act of aggression’
Dozens of Jordanian parliamentarians on Sunday issued a statement condemning Britain’s plan to designate Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
While Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, Canada,...
Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas meets in Amman with Jordan’s King Abdullah
Ra’am party chairman Mansour Abbas met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman on Tuesday, reported Israel’s Channel 12 news.
According to an additional report by Walla, sources in the office of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Abbas had...
Jordanian, Israeli economic ministers sign deal to boost exports to Palestinians
Israeli and Jordanian economy ministers signed an agreement on Wednesday in Amman to increase Jordanian exports to the Palestinian Authority.
Israel Minister of Economy Orna Barbivai and General Secretary of Minister of Industry, Trade and...
Jordan’s king reveals attack by Iranian drones amid push for more US support
Jordanian King Abdullah said that his country has been attacked by drones with an “Iranian signature” in the past year.
The Jordanian leader made the revelation during an interview, “On GPS King Abdullah II of Jordan”...
Report: Jordanian intelligence foils ISIS attack on IDF troops
Jordanian intelligence agents have thwarted a potential Islamic State attack on Israeli troops on the border the two countries share, Jordanian daily Al Ra’i reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, Jordanian intelligence agents uncovered the plot...
Balance of power moves in Iran’s favor in Gulf, Jordan, as America pulls back...
U.S. President Joe Biden met with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday amid concerns that Iran is gaining strategic ground in the Gulf area and Jordan as the United States pulls back from the region.
“You’ve...
Are Israel and Jordan ready to turn over a new leaf?
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has often described his country as being wedged between a “rock and a hard place,” referring to war-torn Iraq and the Israeli-controlled areas west of the Jordan River. And that...
Jordan sentences two officials to 15 years for alleged plot against monarchy
A Jordanian court sentenced two former officials to 15 years in jail for an alleged plot to overthrow the monarchy led by King Abdullah.
“The two defendants held views that are against the political system and the...