Priorities of Jordan, even after ‘Manama’
Jun 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The Bahraini capital of Manama will be the centre of attention for most of the region this week. The US-led workshop […]
Palestinians reject Kushner ‘economy first’ approach to Mideast peace
Jun 22, 2019 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA CITY (Reuters) – Palestinian officials on Saturday dismissed proposals unveiled by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for big money projects to form […]
The divide over the Bahrain conference
Jun 15,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The ongoing debate about whether to attend the Bahrain conference on the economic development of the Palestinians and their territories reminds me […]
Tremors across Jordan as Trump Mideast peace plan revives old fears
Jun 14, 2019 By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a U.S. deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict […]
Syrian Refugees: The Challenges of Starting a New Life in Jordan
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled the violence in their homeland to Jordan. Many still live in camps while others have tried to start new lives in the city. Here, […]
Egypt, Morocco, Jordan to attend Bahrain workshop on Palestine investment
Arab News June 11, 2019 Egypt and Jordan’s participation is considered especially important Palestinian leaders have threatened to boycott the conference LONDON: Egypt, Morocco and Jordan have informed the US […]
Jordan’s interfaith drive hailed as instilled culture, institutionalised policy
By JT – Jun 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Since the Accession to the Throne, His Majesty King Abdullah has institutionalised a policy of interfaith dialogue, earning the Kingdom an […]
‘Refugee agency secured only 20% of 2019 operation costs in Jordan so far’
UNHCR offers basic needs to 762,420 refugee population in Kingdom of Jordan By JT – Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The UNHCR-Jordan has secured only 20 per cent of […]
While the world watches Donald Trump, it’s missing what’s really going on with US foreign policy
The human stories at the bottom of America’s military and arms supply chains are being told only to those who know where to look Robert Fisk @indyvoices Our leaders know how to bang the war drums and, by and large, we go along with them. The US threatens Iran […]
King of Jordan tells Palestinians ‘we stand with you’, Jordan’s position ‘will not change’
Jerusalem awqaf, church councils, Jerusalemites and Arab Israelis stress commitment to Hashemite Custodianship By JT – Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reaffirmed […]
Aligning positions, efforts most needed to attain Palestinians’ rights — King of Jordan
‘Jordan to continue to bolster steadfastness of Jerusalemites, counter attempts to impose new reality on the ground’ By JT – Jun 02,2019 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah heads Jordan’s delegation to the 14th Session of the Ordinary Islamic Summit Conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Mecca on […]
Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
Arab News May 29, 2019 Jordan stands by a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict This exposed a rift with the US as the Trump administration tries to rally […]
UN agency aiding Palestinians rejects US bid to strip it of mandate
By Reuters – May 24,2019 -JORDAN TIMES GAZA — The head of the United Nations agency that has supported Palestinian refugees for seven decades hit back on Thursday at a […]
Defeating calls for terrorism, extremism online
May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah attended a timely meeting on Wednesday on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorism and Violent Extremist Content Online, hosted […]
King of Jordan calls for unifying efforts to confront threats of extremism, hate speech
Participants in ‘Christchurch Call to Action’ commend His Majesty’s anti-terror efforts By JT – May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday participated in the high-level […]
King of Jordan makes donation for restoration of Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
SOURCE JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Jordan Theophilos III on Monday thanked His Majesty King Abdullah on behalf of the […]
Jordan on edge ahead of unveiling of Trump’s peace plan
Apr 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, tweeted last week that “rumours that our peace vision includes […]
Greenblatt refutes rumours of ‘alternative homeland’, confederation with Jordan
US ‘deal of century’ to be announced after Ramadan By Mohammad Ghazal – Apr 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The US Mideast peace plan, known as the “deal of […]
Parliaments of Iraq’s neighbours say ‘shared destiny’ calls for joint action
Baghdad hosts speakers of Jordan, S. Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey By JT – Apr 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh meets with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed […]
Jordan: King honours winners of 2019 World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize
1st prize goes to initiative taking prayers from places of worship to troubled areas By JT – Apr 17,2019 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah is photographed with winners […]