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Jordan announces ban on Muslim Brotherhood
Amman: Jordan announced Wednesday a sweeping ban on the Muslim Brotherhood that could include shutting down the country’s largest opposition party, after accusing the group of planning attacks. The Islamic Action Front,…
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Jordan, Indonesia condemn Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto condemned Israeli violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and attempts to divide it both “temporally and spatially,” according to a statement by…
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Jordan, Egypt discuss efforts for permanent Gaza ceasefire
Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed efforts to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone call on Wednesday, the two ministers stressed the…
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Palestine, Jordan, Egypt welcome US pullback from Gaza displacement plan
Ramallah: Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt welcomed US President Donald Trump’s retreat from his previous plan of displacing the more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued by…
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Jordan condemns Israel’s halting electricity supply to Gaza
Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Israel’s decision to halt the electricity supply to Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages. According to a ministry statement, Israel’s decision is a clear continuation…
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Keralite shot dead while attempting to cross into Israel from Jordan
Thiruvananthapuram: A Keralite was shot dead while attempting to cross into Israel from the Jordanian border. The deceased, identified as Thomas Gabriel, an autorickshaw driver from Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram, had travelled to…
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Jordan’s Princess Iman welcomes baby girl: Meet Princess Amina!
Amman: Jordan’s Princess Iman bint Abdullah II and her husband, Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Princess Amina. Queen Rania, the princess’s mother, shared the news…
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Jordan to treat 2,000 sick Gaza children, rejects Palestinian displacement: PM
Amman: Jordan is ready to receive 2,000 sick Gaza children for medical treatment, as the healthcare system in the coastal enclave has been devastated, Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan said. According to Jordan’s…
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Trump to host Jordan’s King Abdullah II amid push for Gaza resettlement plan
Washington: President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps…
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Jordan sends 4,000 tents to Gaza
Amman: Jordan said that a convoy carrying more than 4,000 tents has arrived in Gaza to help provide safe shelter for families who have lost their homes amid the growing humanitarian challenges…
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Palestinians protest against Trump’s population relocation proposal
Dozens of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza, protesting against US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate the Strip’s population to Egypt and Jordan and praising Egypt for rejecting the plan.…
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Arab nations reject Trump’s call to relocate Palestinians to Egypt, Jordan
Powerful Arab nations have rejected US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring Egypt and Jordan. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority…
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Jordan sends another 16 aid helicopters to Gaza
Amman: Jordan sent another 16 aid helicopters to Gaza as part of its ongoing efforts to deliver assistance to the coastal enclave. The helicopters carried 20 tonnes of humanitarian and relief aid,…