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EU tells Iran to halt repression, support for Russia

The EU foreign policy chief told Iran's foreign minister that Tehran should immediately halt military support for Russia and its repression of protesters at home, reflecting diplomatic tensions with efforts to revive a nuclear deal at a standstill.

Reuters

Jordan Hosts Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday

Jordan will host the second session of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday. The event's first session was held in Baghdad in August last year upon the invitation of King Abdullah II, in coordination with French President Emmanuel Macron and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shootout in southern Jordan kills 3 officers, suspect

Jordanian police say a shootout that erupted in the country’s south during an arrest raid in the case of the recent slaying of a police commander left three officers and the suspect dead

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GCC Expresses Solidarity with Jordan against Attempts to Destabilize it

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed on Monday its solidarity with Jordan against all attempts aimed at destabilizing it and undermining its security. GCC Secretary-General Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan police officers killed in raid on militant shooting suspects

Three police officers were killed in a restive area of southern Jordan on Monday while trying to arrest suspects in last week’s slaying of a police commander. The raid comes a day before French President Emmanuel Macron visits Jordan for the “Baghdad II” conference of Middle Eastern powers plus France.

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US Renews Commitment to Support Iraq Stability

The United States has renewed its commitment to support Iraq’s stability ahead of the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, which will kick off its activities in Jordan’s capital Amman on Tuesday. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s media office said in a statement on Sunday that the PM…

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Jordan Signs MoU for Gold, Lithium Exploration

Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Arab Mining Company signed Sunday two memoranda of understanding (MoU) to excavate lithium in Wadi Araba's Fenyan area and gold in Aqaba's Jabal Mubarak area. The Jordan News Agency (Petra) quoted Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh as saying…

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Egypt, Jordan Agree to Deepen Cooperation in Various Fields

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a telephone conversation on Saturday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. According to presidential spokesman Bassam Rady, they agreed to deepen cooperation in different fields and coordinate on regional and international issues. They also exchanged views and insights on regional and international issues of common…

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Jordan Says Dalabeh’s Death is Display of Arms in State’s Face

Jordan’s King Abdullah II reaffirmed that violence against the state, vandalism of public property, and violating Jordanians’ rights would be dealt with firmly, stressing that assaults and acts of vandalism were dangerous threats to national security and would not be tolerated. The King, accompanied by Prince El-Hassan bin Talal, attended…

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Jordanians continue fuel protests day after ‘rioting’

Calls for protests come a day after riots, staged mainly by angry truck drivers in Maan, left one police officer dead.

Al Jazeera

Jordanians protest over fuel price rises, day after policeman killed in riots

Jordanians staged sit-ins on Friday and activists called for more protests over fuel price rises that have added to a cost-of-living squeeze, a day after riots in a southern city left one police officer dead, witnesses and security sources said.

Reuters

Jordan Hands Prison Terms to Captagon Smugglers from Syria

Jordan's judiciary on Thursday sentenced two men to long prison terms for attempting to smuggle nearly 2 million Captagon pills into the country from Syria, a judicial source told AFP. The state security court handed a 20-year prison term and a fine of 20,000 Jordanian dinars ($28,000) to one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police officer killed in Jordan as anger over fuel prices spreads

Clashes broke out between police and locals in several Jordanian cities, including Maan, where the officer was killed.

Al Jazeera

Police officer killed during protests in Jordan over high fuel prices

One senior police officer was killed on Thursday in clashes with demonstrators in the southern Jordanian city of Maan during protests over high fuel prices that spread to several cities across the kingdom, police and witnesses said.

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Jordan eyes tourism bonanza in expansion of Jesus' baptism site

For centuries thousands of pilgrims a year have made the journey to Bethany Beyond The Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River which Christians believe to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptised.

WEKU

The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact

Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.

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Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Coordinate Efforts to Confront Regional Crises

Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq have agreed to coordinate efforts and continue consultations to resolve regional crises and serve Arab causes and interests. The three countries' foreign ministers held a meeting Wednesday, in Amman, as part of the Jordanian-Iraqi-Egyptian trilateral cooperation mechanism to generate closer partnerships. The mechanism is based on…

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Algerian President, Jordanian King Sign 5 Cooperation Agreements

Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and signed five cooperation agreements in various sectors. Abdullah arrived Saturday in Algiers for a two-day visit at the invitation of the Algerian President. The Algerian presidency said in a statement that the two leaders held "private…

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Egypt’s Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah Discuss Regional Developments in Cairo

Egypt and Jordan agreed on Saturday to boost efforts towards reviving the peace process and reach a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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Palestinians Welcomes UN Resolution to Commemorate Nakba amid Israeli Anger

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to adopt a pro-Palestinian resolutions, including to commemorate the “Nakba,” a step welcomed by Palestine and slammed by Israel. The UN resolution calls for a “commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing a high-level event at the General…

Daily Mirror

Ryanair 'in talks' to launch Egypt and Libya flights - and plans for return to Ukraine

Ryanair is in talks to launch routes to Egypt and Libya, adding to its non-European flights including Morocco, Israel and Jordan, while eyeing up a return to Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan’s Draft 2023 Budget Forecasts Lower Deficit, Steady Economic Growth

Finance Minister Mohamad Al Ississ said on Wednesday that Jordan's draft 2023 budget forecasts 11.4 billion dinars ($16 billion) in state expenditure as the economy's recovery gathers pace. Al Ississ said in a statement the budget deficit was expected to fall to 2.9% of GDP next year from 3.4% this…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordanian Speaker: We Will Enable Partisan Work at Parliament

Jordan’s new Speaker Ahmed Al-Safadi said the House of Representatives was required to encourage collective action within political blocs and to enable partisan work within Parliament. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he noted that he would seek to build consensus at the legislature in order to amend the rules…

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Jordan’s King Abdullah, Yemen’s Al-Alimi Discuss Regional Security

Jordan's King Abdullah II met the head of Yemen's presidential council, Rashad Al-Alimi, in Amman on Monday and discussed with him regional developments following Houthis escalating their terrorist attacks on Yemeni oil terminals. Yemeni sources stated that Al-Alimi arrived in Amman on an official visit, accompanied by two members of…

The Guardian - UK

The Alleys review – gritty and watchable Jordanian drama of criss-crossing lives

In Bassel Ghandour’s debut feature set in Amman, the stories of interweaving lives are told through some great performances, but lead nowhere significant

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