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Iran to attend Jordan summit at foreign minister level
Dec 18, 2022 16:05The Iranian administration is planning to participate in a multilateral summit in Jordan at the level of foreign minister, amid speculations of talks between Tehran and Riyadh on the sidelines of the event.
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Jordan protests: Amman pledges ‘tougher’ measures against rioting
Dec 17, 2022 13:08Jordan’s interior minister says the country will take tough steps and redeploy more anti-riot police to quell demonstrations against fuel price hikes.
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Top police officer killed, two wounded in fuel price protests in Jordan
Dec 16, 2022 15:14A senior police officer has been killed and two other officers sustained injuries during clashes with demonstrators in the southern Jordanian Province of Ma’an, as protests over high fuel prices have spread to several cities across the kingdom.
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Stung by public outcry over Israel ties, Jordan’s King says occupation of Palestine must end
Nov 14, 2022 06:55Bowing to public pressure, Jordan’s King Abdullah II says that the solution to the Palestinian issue starts with ending the decades-long Israeli occupation, despite Amman's covert attempts to pursue normalization of ties with the Tel Aviv regime.
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Jordan warns Israeli PM of diplomatic pitfalls if al-Aqsa status quo changed
Nov 09, 2022 07:06Jordan has warned that bilateral ties with Israel will suffer if the incoming ruling coalition tries to change al-Aqsa Mosque status quo.
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In new snub to Israel, Jordanian taekwondo fighter shuns Israeli opponent in Bulgaria tournament
Aug 01, 2022 06:38A Jordanian taekwondo fighter has refused to face an Israeli opponent in international competitions in Bulgaria, the latest of such withdrawals from encountering Israeli opponents in international tournaments.
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Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails banned from family meeting, ex-inmate says
Jul 11, 2022 06:49The Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails suffer from harsh conditions and are deprived of contacting or meeting their families, says a former inmate.
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Amman never considers Iran as threat, welcomes amicable bilateral relations: Jordan PM
Jul 11, 2022 06:18Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh says his country has never regarded Iran as a threat to its national security and that it welcomes bilateral relations with Tehran.
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Jordanian FM denies ‘Arab-Israeli NATO,’ says Arab countries seek close ties with Iran
Jun 30, 2022 05:08Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi says Arab countries look for promotion of diplomatic relations with Iran, roundly dismissing the existence of any talks on the formation of an anti-Iran West Asian military alliance similar to NATO, which would include Israel.
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Nearly a dozen died, over 250 injured after toxic gas leak in Jordan's Aqaba port
Jun 28, 2022 06:15At least ten people have lost their lives and 251 others are injured when toxic gas leaked from a storage tank in Jordan's Aqaba port.