The Latest Breaking News from Abdullah II

The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday the establishment of a joint Israeli-Jordanian industrial and employment border zone. The “Jordan Gateway” will allow Israelis and Jordanians to “conveniently” cross between their countries to work on joint projects. It calls for rebuilding a joint industrial zone between their countries for workers, engineers, managers…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II met with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Amman on Wednesday, days after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. King Abdullah “stressed the need to find a political horizon to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace” with the Palestinians, according to a statement from the…

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II this week at his palace in Amman, the president’s office announced in a statement on Wednesday. “During the warm meeting, held at king Abdullah's invitation, the President and the king discussed deep strategic issues, at both bilateral and regional levels,”…

The Saudi leadership offered its condolences to King Abdullah II of Jordan over the victims of the gas leak at at the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense,…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Sunday with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman the Palestinian situation. The meeting came as US President Joe Biden prepares to visit the region on July 13 and while Israel prepares for its upcoming elections. Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meeting carried…

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Talks focused on brotherly relations and the means of bolstering cooperation and joint action in various fields, reported the UAE state news agency (WAM). Sheikh Mohamed wished Jordan…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, arrived in Jordan on Tuesday, the second stop of his tour of the region. He was welcomed upon his arrival at Amman airport by Jordan's King Abdullah II. The Saudi royal flew in from Cairo, where he…

Jordan unveiled on Monday a major development strategy for the Middle Eastern country up to the next 10 years targeting doubling its growth to help it rejuvenate an economy hit by regional turmoil. The plan was a major plank of reforms pushed by King Abdullah since last year to help…

Jordan king has gone public with a royal rift with his half-brother and formalized the former crown prince’s house arrest, calling him “erratic” in an unprecedented harshly worded public letter