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King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, Read more
Thanks to a direct mediation by the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Israeli authorities have decided to open, without interruption, the Allenby/King Hussein border crossing, linking the West Bank and Jordan. This Read more
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh told the BBC in an interview the kingdom has never considered Iran a threat to its national security, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. “We have never looked at Iran as a source of threats to Read more
Mastercard names Adam Jones for the role of Country Manager for Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Iraq. Jones, the company said in a press release, will handle the digital payments firm’s operation. Jones will equally team up with Read more
Wihdat sports club, a handball team from Jordan announced Wednesday its withdrawal from an international handball competition in the United Arab Emirates because of the participation of an Israeli team, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. “Officially, the Wihdat club announces Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman arrived Monday in Egypt as part of a regional tour that will take him to Jordan and Turkey. President Fattah al-Sisi welcomed the de facto leader of the Gulf country at the airport. The Read more
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, announced Sunday plans to acquire a 23.97% stake in Capital Bank Group, one of the largest banking group in Jordan, Iraq and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more
Two military personnel flying a military jet during a drill died Sunday after the aircraft crashed in the northern town of Ramtha near the border with Syria, the Jordanian army said in a statement citing a technical malfunction. The pilots Read more
Abu Dhabi state holding firm ADQ will invest $10 billion in projects with Egypt and Jordan, the UAE’s state-run news agency WAM reported Sunday. The agency did not say sectors where the investments will go in but Egypt’s public news Read more
The Islamic state group cell in Egypt claimed Sunday the lethal attack which killed 11 soldiers late last week, at a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal in the town of Qantara in the province of Ismailia. The Read more