Jordan

Jordan reveals deal allowing free entry of US ships, aircraft

Mar 22, 2021 08:09

Jordan has disclosed a military agreement with the United States that has drawn condemnation from the opposition for posing a threat to the country’s sovereignty.
Police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in Jordan

Mar 17, 2021 03:40

Clashes have erupted in Jordan between police and people protesting against coronavirus-related restrictions.
Protest continues in Jordan after COVID-19 patients die of oxygen outage

Mar 14, 2021 08:41

Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside a Jordanian hospital, where at least seven COVID-19 patients died after it ran out of oxygen.
Israel’s Gantz held secret meeting with Jordanian monarch: Report

Feb 28, 2021 09:32

Israeli regime's war minister Benny Gantz and Jordanian King Abdullah II held a secret meeting in Jordan on Friday, an Israeli report says.
UAE, Jordan condemn assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist and researcher

Nov 30, 2020 03:24

The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Jordan have joined the long list of countries and international bodies that condemn the Friday assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist and researcher Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Human Rights Watch raps Jordan over arrest of cartoonist criticizing UAE-Israel deal

Aug 29, 2020 01:56

Human Rights Watch has censured the detention of prominent Jordanian cartoonist Emad al-Hajjaj for publishing a cartoon satirizing the recent agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Israeli regime to normalize full diplomatic relations, calling on authorities to immediately release and drop abusive charges against him.
Jordan sets November 10 as date for parliamentary elections

Jul 30, 2020 02:41

Jordan has set November 10 as the date for parliamentary elections, hours after a royal decree to hold a countrywide poll, state media say.
Jordan arrests leaders of teachers union in opposition crackdown

Jul 26, 2020 02:02

Jordanian security forces arrested leading members of the opposition-run teachers union on Saturday, raided its offices and shut it down for two years, escalating a confrontation with a group that has become a leading source of dissent.
Jordan warned Israel of harsh response to even limited annexation: Report

Jun 29, 2020 04:22

Jordan has reportedly notified Israel that it would serve a harsh response to even “limited” annexation of the Tel Aviv-occupied West Bank as the Israeli regime plans to annex 30 percent of the Palestinian territory under a US-backed scheme.
Israeli annexation of West Bank serious violation of intl. law: Jordan

Jun 12, 2020 02:05

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Israel's controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank constitute a major violation of international law and cannot go unanswered.