Jordan

Jordanian king thwarts Saudi-backed coup, sacks brothers from Army

Dec 31, 2017 09:11

King Abdullah of Jordan dismissed three members of the royal family including two of his brothers from the Army in a major shake-up in the establishment with sources saying the dismissed individuals were planning a coup.
Jordanians protest against Trump’s al-Quds move

Dec 30, 2017 02:38

Jordanians have once again protested against the US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize al-Quds as Zionist entity's "capital."
Protesters in Jordan vow to fight Trump's Al-Quds decision

Dec 08, 2017 02:24

Hundreds of Jordanians have gathered near the US embassy in the capital Amman to protest against US President Donald Trump's recognition of al-Quds as Israel's "capital."
Austerity imminent as economic woes hit Jordan

Oct 26, 2017 02:50

Jordan's high and rising public debt has worried the International Monetary Fund and prompted a downgrade from Standard & Poor's. So the government is planning a blast of austerity by year-end.
Syrian forces preparing to fully retake Dayr al-Zawr from Daesh

Sep 11, 2017 13:01

Syrian army soldiers and allied forces are getting ready to fully liberate the eastern part of city of Dayr al-Zawr from the clutches of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
US asks Syria terrorists to retreat to Jordan amid army advances: Sources

Sep 11, 2017 07:08

The US and its allies have urged two Takfiri terrorist groups fighting the government in southeastern Syria to retreat into Jordan in the face of army advances, Reuters has quoted militant sources as saying.
Iraq , Jordan officially reopen vital trade route on border

Aug 30, 2017 13:54

Iraq and Jordan have finally allowed traffic through their single border crossing as officials watch the reopening of Trebil on the Jordanian side of the border.
Jordan hopes to reopen border crossing with Syria as ties go ‘in right direction’

Aug 26, 2017 12:30

The Jordanian government has expressed hope for the reopening of its border crossing with Syria as it says relations with Damascus are “in the right direction.”
Jordanian king in occupied West Bank on rare visit

Aug 08, 2017 02:03

Jordan's King Abdullah II has started an official visit to the occupied West Bank, the first trip in five years to the Palestinian Territories by the custodian of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in al-Quds.
Jordanians urge cancellation of ‘shameful’ peace treaty with Israel

Jul 29, 2017 02:20

Angered by a recent fatal shooting at the Israel embassy, Jordanians hold a demonstration in Amman demanding the government shut down the mission and scrap the unpopular 1994 peace treaty with Tel Aviv.