Jordan

The Palestinians who witnessed the Israeli army raid on Monday in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, which killed six Palestinians and injured 91 others, likened it to...

A Jordanian pilot, on Tuesday, died of wounds sustained in a helicopter crash a day earlier, the Army said in a statement, Anadolu Agency reports. A Cobra military-type helicopter...

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and King Abdullah II of Jordan agreed on Monday to begin work towards forging a strategic partnership, setting a new course in bilateral relations,...

The Jordanian Army shot down a drone carrying weapons from Syria on Friday, the military said, the second time this week Jordan has downed an unmanned aircraft flying into its...

War-weary Syrians are in such dire straits that they require "way more than what is possible today," the International Committee of the Red Cross's regional chief said on Thursday,...

Egyptian authorities yesterday executed a young man who was sentenced to death for the high profile murder of a female student outside her university in Mansoura, north of Cairo,...

Jordan said, Tuesday, it had downed a drone carrying drugs from Syria, Anadolu Agency reports. An army statement, citing a military source, said the drone was intercepted by border...

Less than three months after agreeing to restore diplomatic ties, long-time regional rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have recently taken another significant step toward full reconciliation. In the presence...

A hologram of the late Egyptian star Umm Kulthum captivated crowds during a live concert at the Palace of Culture in the Jordanian capital.

The vast majority of Jordanians – 84 per cent – reject any form of relations with Israel, a new poll commissioned by the Washington Institute for Studies revealed yesterday....

The UK government has announced major changes to visa requirements for the six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Jordan. Nationals of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain,...

Israel and Egypt signed a peace agreement in 1979, the first signed between an Arab country and the occupation state. Since then, the borders have been mostly calm and...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is "on the verge of...

Jordan's Crown Prince, Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, married Saudi heiress and architect, Rajwa Al Saif, on Thursday in a wedding attended by global royalty, Anadolu Agency reports. The...

Thousands thronged the streets of Amman to witness the procession and the wedding ceremony was attended by 140 guests.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, has described the situation in Tunisia as "extremely complicated", Anadolu news agency reported. "The social space has begun...

Jordan's unemployment rate declined to 21.9 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to 22.8 per cent at the end of 2022, the Department of Statistics...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed his country's interest in developing the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Iraq and Jordan to link the three countries' interests and reflect the...

Iraq said that an electricity grid interconnection with Jordan will start production on July 1, reports Anadolu Agency. "Production will start with a capacity of 50 megawatts in the...

Saudi Arabia has condemned the attack on the home of Jordan's envoy in Sudan, as violence in the country continues despite a week-long ceasefire agreement. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry...

Jordan announced on Friday that the home of its ambassador to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, had been stormed and vandalised, expressing its condemnation and denunciation of the act in...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said yesterday that some countries, which it did not name, have informed it they will be significantly reducing the...

The Turkish election scene is truly disgusting, a scene in which the Syrian refugees have become a scapegoat and the subject of fierce bidding by various parties. Recent days...

Crown Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II's wedding is due to be held on 1 June

A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient...

Bahrain's Parliament has voted to abolish a law that exempts rapists from punishment if they marry their victims, joining other countries in the region in reforming such legislation. Under...

The Palestinian General Administration of Crossings and Borders said yesterday that the working hours of Al-Karama crossing (the Palestinian side of the King Hussein Bridge) will change on Thursday....

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to hold an exceptional meeting on Saturday to discuss the increasing Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque. According to the Wafa news agency, the...

Saudi Arabia and Israel are continuing to cultivate "advanced contact" to facilitate direct flights to the Kingdom for Palestinians and Israeli Muslims intending to travel for the annual Hajj...

Spain issued a fresh condemnation of Israel on Monday, rejecting the rhetoric used by Israel's far-right Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem, Anadolu...

Palestinian-Brazilian Lubna Lulu Abura wanted a healthy snack for her kids and thought a modern twist on a traditional staple would be perfect

Hundreds of Jordanians gathered on Friday in front of the Israeli Embassy in Amman in solidarity and support for Palestine and its capital Jerusalem, Anadolu Agency reported. The National...