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The Latest Breaking News from Jordan

Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip as tensions soar in Jerusalem

No casualties or injuries have been reported after Israel said it hit a Hamas weapons manufacturing site.

Al Jazeera

Israel intercepts rocket fired from Gaza as tensions soar

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in a potentially major escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem and a wave of attacks and military raids elsewhere.

France 24

Jordan's King Abdullah warns Israeli moves in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque are threat to peace

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Monday that Israel's "unilateral" moves against Muslim worshippers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque seriously undermined the prospects for peace in the region, state media said.

Reuters

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Jordan's King Abdullah Urges Israel to Cease Provocations at Al-Aqsa

Jordan's King Abdullah II stressed on Sunday the need for Israel to respect the historical and legal status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. It must cease all illegal and provocative measures that violate it and could lead to more escalation, reported the kingdom's state news agency (Petra). Chairing a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordanians divided and angry after Prince Hamzah renounces title

Official media remain silent for almost two weeks since Hamzah’s announcement, as Jordanians complain of corruption.

Al Jazeera

Prince Hamzah of Jordan gives up royal title - palace feud that led to house arrest

Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan has given up his royal title, a year after a palace feud placed him under house arrest. Here's what you need to know about the half-brother of Jordan's king

Daily Mirror

King Salman Telephones Jordan's King Abdullah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz telephoned on Wednesday Jordan's King Abdullah II, reported the Saudi Press Agency. King Salman inquired about the monarch's health after he underwent surgery in Germany. King Abdullah expressed his deep gratitude to King Salman for his gesture.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Jordan Palace Says King to Receive Spine Surgery in Germany

Jordan’s monarch is traveling to Germany Sunday for a spine surgery, Jordan’s palace announced Saturday. King Abdullah II, 60, will undergo a surgery to treat "a herniated disc in the thoracic spine” at a hospital in Frankfurt next week, and will return home after a recovery period of one week.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan Palace says king to receive spine surgery in Germany

Jordan’s palace says the monarch is traveling to Germany Sunday for a spine surgery

The Independent UK

Jordan's King Abdullah to undergo surgery in Germany for slipped disc, palace statement

Jordan's King Abdullah will go to Germany on Sunday to undergo urgent surgery for a slipped disc in the back, the royal palace said.

Reuters

Fleeing war: How a refugee crisis affects a host economy

As more Ukrainians flee the Russian invasion, European governments are trying to meet the initial cost of supporting those refugees. One estimate puts the figure at $30 billion for this year alone. In this special show, we examine how a refugee crisis impacts the economy of host countries. Economist Emmanuelle…

France 24

India to give match time to new players in women's football friendly against Jordan

ZARQA (Jordan): Indian women's football team head coach Thomas Dennerby is set to give match time to more players in the second international friendly against hosts Jordan on Friday.

The Times of India

Victim’s iPhone hacked by Pegasus spyware weeks after Apple sued NSO

Quartet targeted by clients – thought to be Jordanian government agencies – of Israeli company even after Apple sued in November

The Guardian - US

Israeli firm's spyware used on Jordan activists, report says

Digital-rights researchers have concluded that the mobile phones of four Jordanian human rights activists were hacked with software made by the Israeli spyware company NSO Group

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lavrov, Arab Delegation Discuss Ukraine Crisis

The Arab League said a delegation of the Contact Group on Ukraine held on Monday talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other officials to offer mediation between Russia and Ukraine for a solution to the ongoing conflict. The delegation included Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit…

The Times of India

Indian women's football team ready for Egypt challenge

ZARQA (Jordan): The Indian women's football team returns to action for the first time after the Asian Cup debacle earlier this year with an international friendly against lower-ranked Egypt on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jordan’s outspoken prince gives up title a year after being placed under house arrest

The move contradicts the Royal Court’s suggestion that the rift between the two brothers had been mended

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Delegation Visits Russia Monday

The Arab League said a delegation of the Contact Group on Ukraine would start a visit Monday to Moscow to meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, then head to Poland to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The delegation will include Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the…

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Jordan's Prince Hamza renounces royal title, protesting policies

Prince Hamza bin al-Hussein, a former heir to Jordan's throne who was placed under house arrest last year, announced on Sunday he was giving up his royal title in protest over Jordan's current policies.

Tribune News Service

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah to relinquish title after feud with king

Prince Hamzah of Jordan said he would relinquish his title in the fallout of a feud with his half brother, King Abdullah II.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan’s Hamzah Renounces Title of Prince

Jordan's Prince Hamzah, who was implicated in a coup plot against his half-brother King Abdullah II, gave up his royal title on Sunday. Hamzah, in a statement posted on Twitter, announced he was "renouncing the title of prince", a month after a royal court statement said he had apologized to…

The Independent UK

Jordan's Prince Hamzah relinquishes title a year after plot

The half-brother of Jordan’s king has relinquished his princely title, a year after a rare palace feud saw him placed under house arrest

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Sponsors Graduation at King Fahad Naval Academy

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman sponsored on Thursday the graduation of 35 students of the King Fahad Naval Academy. Prince Khalid was representing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, at the ceremony. The event took place the Jubail college. Prince Khalid…

Al Jazeera

Creative solutions needed to fight Jordan’s water scarcity

Water scarcity and other effects of climate change impact the vulnerable the most, say NGO workers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan King Condemns ‘Violence in All Forms’, in Israel Talks

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday condemned "violence in all its forms" in a meeting with visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog, following a spate of deadly attacks in the Jewish state. A total of 11 people have been killed in three attacks in the space of a week in Israel,…

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