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Jordan underlines importance for UN to support Palestinian refugees
Amman: Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has highlighted the importance for the United Nations to continue its full mandate of a body to provide essential services to Palestinian…
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UAE to invest $10 billion in projects with Egypt, Jordan
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt have launched the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development to implement industrial projects worth $10 billion. Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency reported that under…
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Talks on reopening of Taiz roads concludes without agreement
Aden: Representatives from the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia concluded an initial round of discussions without reaching an agreement on opening roads around the besieged province of Taiz, said UN Special…
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Yemen’s warring sides negotiate on lifting siege on Taiz
Sanaa: Representatives of the Yemen government and the Houthi militia have started meetings in Jordan’s capital Amman to discuss lifting of a siege on Taiz city, which holds strategic significance in the…
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Jordan to end defence law enacted to fight COVID-19
Amman: Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced that the kingdom’s defence law enacted to fight the COVID-19 spread will be deactivated in the coming months, adding that the pandemic is declining. The King…
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Houthi delegation head to Jordan to discuss lifting Taiz siege
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia said they had sent representatives to Jordan’s capital Amman to attend a UN-sponsored negotiation over lifting the siege on Taiz city as part of the ongoing truce. The…
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Jordan condemns Israeli decision allowing Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: Jordan has condemned an Israeli court decision allowing “extremists” to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Haitham Abu Al-Foul said that the decision is…
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Jordan’s King Abdullah places Prince Hamzah under house arrest
Amman: The Jordanian Hashemite Court on Thursday said that Jordan’s King Abdullah agreed to a recommendation to restrict his half-brother Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein’s contacts, residence, and movements. The court said…
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Another commercial flight leaves Houthi-held Sanaa airport
Sanaa: Another commercial flight left Yemen’s capital of Sanaa held by the Houthi militia shortly after it offloaded passengers from Jordan, as part of the ongoing truce between Yemen’s warring parties. The…
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Jordan launches oil exploration project in southeastern region
Amman: Jordan will start an oil exploration project in the Sarhan well, southeastern of the country. Jordan’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Saleh Kharabsheh said on Tuesday that the drilling operations of…
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First commercial flight departs from Sanaa airport after 6 years
Sanaa: The first commercial flight took off from the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen’s capital on Monday after a break of almost six years. The first flight carrying 126 passengers, took…
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Jordan disallows Israeli tourists for having Tefillin in luggage
Israeli tourists were denied entry into Jordan on Tuesday after Jordanian guards at the border crossing found tefillin in their bags, local media reported. About 40 Israeli insurance agents on their way…
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Jordan calls for fair, transparent probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist
Amman: Jordan has urged for a just, transparent and immediate investigation into the killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to hold perpetrators accountable. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Wednesday described…
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Jordanian tourism witnesses sign of recovery for Q1 in 2022
Amman: Jordan’s pandemic-hit tourism industry has shown signs of recovery for the first quarter of 2022 and the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, following massive campaigns to promote the kingdom’s tourism profile and the eased…
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Jordan warns Israel against storming Al-Aqsa Mosque, provoking Muslims
Amman: The Jordanian Minister of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, Muhammad Al-Khalayleh, warned against the continual threat of disrupting the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque by Jewish extremists or allowing them…