The Latest Breaking News from Jordan

From her modest home in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Amina al-Dabai remembers the very different world in which she grew up more than seven decades ago. Born in 1934, Dabai was still only a child when Israel was created on May 14, 1948. Now she is one of 5.9 million…

A new consultative meeting on Syria, held Monday in Amman, discussed the return of Syrian refugees from neighboring countries and methods for the Syrian state to extend its control over its territory. The meeting included Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan, Iraq, Fouad Hussein, Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, Jordan,…

Jordan will host a meeting of Arab foreign ministers and Syria's top diplomat on Monday to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League as part of a broader political settlement of Syria's more than decade-old conflict, officials said. The meeting, to be attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and…

The United States will open Basketball World Cup play against New Zealand this summer, with Greece and Jordan also awaiting the Americans in the group stage. And the earliest the US can see France in an Olympic final rematch is the semifinals. FIBA held the World Cup draw in Manila…

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

Jordan's Foreign Ministry affirmed that lawmaker Imad al-Adwan, who was arrested by Israeli authorities a few days ago for allegedly smuggling weapons and gold, is in good health and not subjected to any abusive practices, physically or psychologically. The deputy, who does not enjoy immunity outside of Jordan, asked to…

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday that the arrest of Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan, who is suspected of smuggling weapons to the West Bank, was "based on intelligence information." Sunday's arrest at an Israeli-controlled border crossing threatened new strains on relations between Israel and Jordan that are often…

Israel's foreign minister called on Monday for the prosecution of a Jordanian lawmaker held on suspicion of trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank.