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Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh speaks during a joint news conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Middle East

Jordan's King Abdullah appoints US-educated technocrat as PM: royal court

Harvard-educated Hassan, a widely respected technocrat, will face the challenges of mitigating the impact of the Gaza war on the kingdom's economy, hard-hit by curbs to investment and a sharp...

Jafar Hassan. File Photo: AFP
Middle East

Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated technocrat as prime minister

Israeli police patrol the area near Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan following a shooting incident in the crossing in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 8, 2024.REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
Middle East

Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border, Israeli army says

Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, August 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Middle East

Royal Jordanian airlines suspends flights to Beirut: state news agency

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi looks on as he meets with Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Jordan will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, foreign minister warns

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a joint press conference at the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan June 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni/File photo
Middle East

Jordan's foreign minister to hold talks in Iran as tensions rise

Grand Mosque, Mecca, June 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Saleh Salem
Middle East

Fourteen Jordanians die during hajj in Saudi Arabia, some succumb to heat

File Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a Czech Defense Capabilities event at Prague-Kbely Airport, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 30, 2024. Petr David Josek/Pool via REUTERS
Middle East

Blinken discusses Gaza plan with Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

A demonstrator holds a sign that says "From Amman, greetings to the American students" during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan May 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak/File Photo
Middle East

Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war

Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel late on Saturday as it retaliated following a suspected Israeli strike on the consulate annex building adjacent to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, earlier this month. Photo: X/File
Offbeat

Used missiles for sale: Iranian weapons used against Israel are up for grabs on Jordan-based website

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne, following a meeting discussing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Tahrir Palace, in Cairo, Egypt March 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
Middle East

Jordan says Israeli retaliation for Iran strikes risks wider regional war

Debris from a missile intercepted by Jordanian forces over Amman on April 14. Photo: Ahmad Shoura/AFP/Getty Images
Middle East

Iran's conflict with Israel puts US ally Jordan on edge

People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Sukhni
Middle East

Jordanians protest against peace treaty with Israel in fresh rallies