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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are raising concerns about the impossibility for them to go through the Israel-controlled areas out of Gaza because of the quasi-impossibility to obtain a “no objection” letter from Jordanian authorities. They need to have the Read more
Members of the UN Security Council Tuesday largely rejected Israel’s decision to seize forever the Golan Heights belonging to Syria, a move that the UNSC fears can sabotage Syrian peace talks. The 15 members of the UN Security Council, chaired Read more
Major General Yair Golan has revealed that there is “an unprecedented level of cooperation” in intelligence matters between Israel, Jordan and Egypt as they try to fight a common enemy: extremist Islamist groups. He said the threat posed by the Read more
The Jordanian parliament passed a law targeting Israelis interested in Petra region after reports that they are increasingly buying lands around the area. The law passed on Tuesday bans renting or selling real estate to Israeli citizens in the ancient Read more
Exchange of gun shots between Jordanian security forces and an armed group in the northern city of Irbid close to the border with Syria took place on Tuesday. The unidentified gunmen are claimed to be “outlaws” according the government and Read more
US Secretary of Statemet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan on Sunday to discuss the tensions in the West bank and Jerusalem that has led to the death of around 28 Israelis and 176 Palestinians since October 1. Before Read more
Morocco is taking part in the North Thunder joint military drills started on Monday in Hafer al-Batin in northeastern Saudi Arabia, along some 20 Arab and Islamic countries, notably Egypt, Jordan, Gulf Cooperation Council Members, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen. Read more
Amman has warned that its policies towards Syrian refugees could change if the upcoming February 4 donor conference in London does not help it to overcome the challenges it is facing. Authorities claim to have spent around $6.6billion over the Read more
King Abdullah’s visit to the U.S., during which he held talks with Vice-President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and Pentagon officials, ended with a brief meeting with Barack Obama at the Joint Base Andrews airport while he was Read more
Jordan and Canada are cooperating alongside other agencies to resettle at least 25,000 Syrian refugees to the North American country by February 2016. Canada’s Immigration minister John McCallum and Health minister Jane Philpott are in Jordan and visited the Zaatari Read more