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Four Syrian drug smugglers killed in clashes with Jordanian guards - sources

At least four Syrian drug smugglers were killed and several were injured after a shootout at the weekend with Jordanian army patrols near the Syrian-Jordanian border, residents and security officials said on Sunday.

Reuters

Jordanian Logistics Association Signs MoU with DP World

Jordanian Logistics Association (JLA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai Ports World (DP World) to promote interests of small and medium shipping companies in Jordan. According to a JLA statement issued Saturday, the memo was signed on the sidelines of the first Global Freight Summit 2022 held in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait is Top Investor in Jordan with $18 Billion

Kuwait's ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani revealed on Saturday that Kuwait is the first investor in Jordan with investments worth 5.5 billion Kuwaiti dinars ($18 billion). During a meeting organized by the Jordanian Businessmen Association under the title (the development of Jordanian-Kuwaiti economic relations), Al-Daihani said he hoped economic cooperation…

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Jordan Thwarts Drug Smuggling Bid Coming from Syria

The Jordanian Armed Forces foiled on Saturday an attempt to smuggle large quantities of drugs into Jordanian territory coming from Syria, said a military statement, which Asharq Al-Awsat obtained a copy of. An official military source in the General Command said that Jordan’s border guards, in coordination with the security…

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Saudi execution spree continues as fears rise for Jordanian on death row

David Davis asks foreign secretary and Saudi ambassador to intervene in reprieve for Hussein Abo al-Kheir

The Guardian - UK

Baghdad Clings to ‘Distinguished Relations’ with Amman

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks on Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and senior Jordanian officials on his first visit outside Iraq, less than a month after he took office. According to Al-Sudani's media office, the visit came at the invitation of the Jordanian King.

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Saudi Arabia executes 12 people in 10 days for alleged drug offences, Reprieve says

A reported 12 executions have been completed in Saudi Arabia in the past 10 days for drug offences after two years without any. The report by human rights organisation Reprieve suggests the executions, mostly beheadings with a sword, are still ingrained in the society despite leader Mohammed bin Salman vowing…

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Saudi-Funded Health Center Opens at Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jordan

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairy and Commissioner-General of the United Nation Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini co-opened a Saudi Development Fund-financed health center designed to serve some Jordan-based 300,000 Palestinians in the Al-Zarqa refugee camp. In a speech…

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Türkiye’s Erdogan Shakes Hands with Egypt’s Sisi at World Cup

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shook hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, a photo from Turkey's presidency showed. Türkiye’s state-owned Anadolu Agency said Erdogan briefly met, shook hands and talked to Sisi and other leaders, including Palestinian President…

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Axios in Jordan: Growing up in the world's largest Syrian refugee camp

A new generation is coming of age and having children of its own in the sprawling Syrian refugee camp.

Axios

IMF, Jordan Reach Agreement on Review of Economic Reform Program

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review of the Jordanian authorities’ economic reform program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. “Completing this review will bring total IMF disbursements over 2020-24 to around $2 billion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Dune 2' leak could reveal the most important location in the book

Thanks to Timothee Chalamet, we may have finally gotten a glimpse of a pivotal location in 'Dune: Part 2.' Here's why a cool selfie might reveal Sietch Tabr.

Inverse

Rishi Sunak welcomes King Abdullah of Jordan to No 10

The monarch caught Downing Street off guard by arriving early on Friday, meaning he missed the customary doorstep handshake with the Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Stray Bullet Hits Plane Landing in Beirut, No Casualties

A stray bullet hit a Middle East Airlines jet while landing in Beirut on Thursday, causing some material damage. No one among the passengers or crew was hurt, the head of the Lebanese airline company said. The jet was landing on its way back from Jordan when the bullet hit…

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Middle East Airlines plane hit by stray bullet while landing in Beirut, no injuries

A Middle East Airlines (MEA) passenger plane bound from Jordan to Beirut was hit by a stray bullet while landing in Beirut on Thursday, with no injuries reported, MEA Chairman Mohamad El-Hout said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Discontent with Tentative System to Open 24-hour Crossings between West Bank, Jordan

Israel has launched a pilot program to open the crossings between the West Bank and Jordan around the clock, after months of pressure from the US administration, which viewed the matter as a positive initiative towards the Palestinians in the absence of a political horizon. However, Washington voiced discontent with…

Reuters

Israel and Jordan move forward with water-for-energy deal

Israel and Jordan on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to move ahead with a water-for-energy deal after an initial examination of the project found it to be feasible.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan Warns Against Changing Status Quo of Al-Aqsa

Jordan warned the incoming Israeli government against changing the status quo of Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing that any such attempt would harm relations between the two states and with other countries in the region. Israeli public broadcaster Kan quoted Jordanian officials as specifically mentioning far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the…

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Al Jazeera

Jordan coach: ‘Morocco can be the dark horse of World Cup 2022’

Jordan’s coach Adnan Hamad talks to Al Jazeera about how well he believes the Arab teams will do at the World Cup.

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Saudi KSrelief Distributes Winter Aid to Refugees in Jordan

Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued distributing winter clothes to Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and needy families from the host community in Jordan. The aid is as part of the "Kanaf 2022" humanitarian project implemented by KSrelief in cooperation with the Jordanian Hashemite Charitable…

Daily Record

ITV Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha left 'heartbroken' as parents move abroad to start new life

Nadia said that they lived next door to each other while in Britain for many years, but she is thrilled to see them embracing a new lifestyle in Jordan.

Reuters

Jordan seeks more coordination with Russia to bring stability to southern Syria

Jordan and Russia have agreed to step up coordination in tackling instability in southern Syria, which Amman blames on Iran-linked militias and multi-billion dollar drug smuggling across its border, Jordan's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

A Netanyahu government would probably clash with the Biden administration

RAANANA, Israel — In the waning days of his most recent stint as Israel’s prime minister — just over a year ago — Benjamin Netanyahu made no secret of his disdain for President Joe Biden.

Reuters

Analysis-Arabs view revived Netanyahu with concern but as balance against Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu's likely return to power will fuel concern about deepening tensions with Arab neighbours, but Gulf states which forged ties with Israel under his leadership will see him as a regional balance against Iranian power.

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Jordan's King Dissolves Upper House

Jordan King Abdallah II issued a royal decree to dissolve and assign new members to the Jordanian Senate (the King's Council), the upper house of the legislative authority to include wider representation and ensure a political balance between the Senate and the House of Representatives. The amendment seeks to address…

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