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The Jordanian monarch has stressed his country's independence and the Palestinians' right to an independent Palestinian state. "Jordan is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine," King Abdullah II told a...

On Thursday afternoon (24/6), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Jordan held talks on bilateral relations between the two states and ways of boosting their association in...

President Mohamed Morsi has been in touch with regional and international leaders in his efforts to mobilise support to stop the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. Dr. Yasser...

The Secretary General of Al-Wasat Al-Islami Party in Jordan has appealed to King Abdullah to intervene and stop the government from removing subsidies on fuel prices. The move is...

Jordan's Islamic Action Front has expressed its concern about Israel's violations of international laws, resolutions and conventions, not least its violations against the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque and...

In his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Israel about its "religious transgressions" against Al-Aqsa Mosque. He stressed that attempts to...

King Abdullah of Jordan has said that the challenges facing the city of Jerusalem, including Israel's attempts to impose a new demographic reality, require an active and firm Islamic...

Last Tuesday's visit to Amman of the head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Khalid Meshaal, and a number of the Islamic Resistance Movement's senior leadership was completely different...

A former member of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, Dr. Mohamed Abdullah Al-Zulfa, has praised the decision by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to go to the kingdom for his first...

Jordan's King Abdullah II has said that the democracy which he seeks in his country will ensure the right of free expression, freedom of opinion and protest by peaceful...

The head of Hamas political bureau, Khaled Meshaal, met with Jordan's King Abdullah II and senior officials on Thursday for discussions on Palestine. King Abdullah reassured Mr Meshaal of...

The latest Miles of Smiles convoy to Gaza has donated $60,000 to the field hospital established by Jordan in the aftermath of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip...

Is Hamas Political Bureau chief Khaled Meshaal being lined up to lead a reformed Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)? That's the claim being made in a report in the London...

Two days before the parliamentary election in Jordan, relations between the Royal Palace and the Muslim Brotherhood have hit a new low. While the government has invested much to...

A journalist specialising in Arab affairs has said that the situation in Jordan is on the verge of exploding. Smadar Perry, who writes for Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, noted...

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Monday that he does not have any information about an EU plan for moving forward Palestine-Israel negotiations. No plan, he insisted, has...

Jordan's King Abdullah II arrived in Ramallah on Thursday for an official visit to Ramallah. His is the first visit of an Arab leader since Palestine gained non-member observer...

Jordan's King Abdullah II has decided to allow Israel to use its airspace to monitor the situation in Syria and attack the country's chemical weapons facilities, French newspaper Le...

A senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has voiced expectations that the Boston Marathon attacks will strengthen American support for Israel, Israeli newspaper Haaretz said on Monday....

King Abdullah of Jordan has given a frank interview in which he has criticised almost all of his fellow Middle East leaders, including his own family, while stating that...

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Ankara on Tuesday at the start of a two-day visit. The two leaders discussed the current developments in...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah have signed an agreement to defend Jerusalem and its holy sites. The deal was sealed when Abbas flew by helicopter...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was understandably eager to swiftly and privately sign the famous Jerusalem agreement, over a month ago, which gave the Jordanian monarch religious authority over the...

More than half of current Jordanian MPs, who are seen to be carrying out a wave of long-awaited reforms, are facing corruption and criminal charges, the Jordanian daily newspaper...

The Jordanian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Amman, Daniel Nevo, and recalled the Jordanian ambassador to Tel-Aviv, Waleed Obaidat, Safa Palestinian news...

The Action Committee for Jerusalem and Palestine has called for demonstrations in all Egyptian mosques on Friday in protest at the latest Israeli aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and...

Jordan's Minister for Information and Communication, Mohammed al-Momani, last Thursday officially announced the departure of the Israeli ambassador to Amman, Daniel Nevo. In a press conference held on Wednesday...

Jordan's ambassador in Tel Aviv has told the Israeli government to stop the "systematic attacks" on the holy places in Jerusalem, saying that they "undermine" efforts to achieve peace,...

Dozens of Jordanian journalists have taken part in a demonstration in protest at a government decision to ban hundreds of websites. The protesters said that the decision "assassinates media...

King Abdullah of Jordan said on Sunday that there will be no confederation between his country and Palestine until and unless an independent Palestinian state is established. Such a...

Jordan's King Abdullah II has expressed his fears that demographic changes in the kingdom could see him being toppled from the throne in the next year or so. This...

A leading think-tank in Israel believes that the fall of the regime in Jordan "is no longer unlikely", a Jordanian website has claimed. The Khaberni site was quoting an...