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Jordan, Iran agree to hold meeting to improve bilateral relations
Amman: The foreign ministers of Jordan and Iran have agreed via a phone call to soon hold a meeting to discuss ways to improve their bilateral relations, the Jordanian foreign ministry said…
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UAE President receives King Abdullah of Jordan in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who is visiting the UAE accompanied by His Royal Highness…
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Jordan, Iraq announce tender to build joint economic city
Amman: Jordan and Iraq have announced an open tender to build a joint economic city on their border. The city is scheduled to span an area of 22,000 dunums (2,200 hectares) on…
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Jordan facilitates visas for visitors
Amman: Jordan’s Ministry of Interior launched the Electronic Visa Project that aims to facilitate the entry procedures for travellers into the kingdom. The project would enable travellers to obtain their visas and…
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Watch: Jordan’s Princess Iman weds Jameel Alexander Thermiotis
Amman: The wedding of Princess Iman Bint Abdullah II with Jameel Alexander Thermiotis took place in the presence of Jordan’s King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein and his wife, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah on…
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Jordan’s king urges restoring calm in Palestinian territories
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan has underlined the need to de-escalate and restore calm in the Palestinian territories, as well as cease any unilateral measures that undermine stability and peace prospects.…
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Jordan achieves record 36% rise in exports in 2022: Deputy PM
Amman: Jordan achieved an unprecedented 36-per cent rise in exports in 2022 despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian crisis that led to a hike in energy and…
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Israeli, Palestinian officials meet in Jordan for talks on de-escalation
Amman/Jerusalem: Israel government denied most of the agreements that had been achieved in a meeting of senior Israeli and Palestinian security officials in Jordan. The meeting on Sunday was called by Jordan…
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Saudi deaf women’s chess team participates in continental tournament
Riyadh: A Saudi women’s chess team with hearing disabilities is participating for the first time in the major continental tournament, local media reported. The first Asia-Pacific Deaf Sprint and Blitz Championship for…
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Jordan sends aid convoy to quake-hit Syria
Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said that the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) has dispatched a 14-truck convoy loaded with medicines, food, blankets and drinking water to quake-hit Syria. The Ministry said in…
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Jordanians stage protest against Israeli killing of Palestinians
Amman: Thousands of Jordanians on Friday took part in a demonstration in the capital Amman to protest the killing of Palestinians in Jenin by Israeli forces. “The raids in the West Bank…
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Jordanians burn Swedish flag in front of embassy in Amman
Amman: The Jordanians staged a demonstration in front of the Swedish embassy in the capital, Amman, and burned the Swedish flag, in protest against the Swedish authorities’ allowing Danish far-right politician Rasmus…
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Jordan’s king calls for efforts to maintain peace at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan stressed the need to maintain calm and cease all acts of violence to pave the way for the Middle East peace process. At a meeting in…
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First Palestinian woman ordained as pastor in Jerusalem
A Lutheran church ceremony in Jerusalem ordained the first Palestinian female pastor in the holy land on Sunday. Sally Azar, a Palestinian from Jerusalem will now lead the English-speaking congregation at the…
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Jordanian court issues ruling in 2017 Israeli embassy incident
Amman: A Jordanian court has ordered the Israeli embassy in Amman to pay 357,000 Jordanian dinars (Rs 4,08,32,055) to a driver who was shot and wounded by an embassy guard, in an…