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King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2018. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.

Jordan struggles with winds of change in Middle East

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The Negev Summit that took place on March 27 may have included a number of important foreign ministers from the region, but one was notably missing: Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman H. Safadi. Why...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is received by an honor guard in Amman, Jordan, March 30, 2022. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Israeli President Herzog and Jordan’s King Abdullah meet in Amman

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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 Benny Gantz (left) meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Jan. 5, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Israeli defense minister meets with King Abdullah in Jordan

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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...
Ra'am Party head Mansour Abbas attends a plenary session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 28, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas meets in Amman with Jordan’s King Abdullah

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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...
Newly elected Israeli President Isaac Herzog seen at the Israeli Knesset on the day of the presidential elections, in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli president, Jordanian king meet in Amman to discuss mutual ties

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Jordan’s King Abdullah last week at the king’s palace in Amman. The two leaders discussed “core issues in the dialogue between our states,” including an agreement to import agricultural...
Abdullah II of Jordan at SOFEX conference opening in Amman, May 6, 2014. Credit: Ahmad A. Atwah/Shutterstock.

Jordan’s king reveals attack by Iranian drones amid push for more US support

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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”...
Jordan's King Abdullah in 2018. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.

Are Israel and Jordan ready to turn over a new leaf?

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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...
King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Jan. 15, 2020. Credit: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons.

Jordan sentences two officials to 15 years for alleged plot against monarchy

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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...
Portraits of the late King Hussein of Jordan (left) and his son, King Abdullah. Credit: Amnat30/Shutterstock.

US, Israel appear moving to bolster Jordan amid concerns over economic, social stability

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The United State and Israel appear to be moving to bolster relations with Jordan as part of an effort to shore up Jordan’s King Abdullah amid concerns over his country’s stability. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair...
Portraits of the late King Hussein of Jordan (left) and his son, King Abdullah. Credit: amnat30/Shutterstock.

Israeli Politics,Reuven Rivlin,Benjamin Netanyahu,Israel Elections 2021

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The arrest last weekend of nearly 20 people, including former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, by Jordanian authorities in what is being viewed by some as a coup attempt has led to fears over...