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Jordan's King Abdullah arrives in Pakistan for high-level talks to expand bilateral ties

Pakistani officials said the visit represents the first trip by a Jordanian monarch in more than two decades.

 Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.
A beach Towel is seen draped over a boat with the flag of Jordan (illustrative)

Iraq launches probe after diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordan hotel

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at a press conference in Amman, September 10, 2025.

Jordan, Arab Parliament welcome Gaza ceasefire agreement

Jordanian troops ride their military vehicles during a parade at a ceremony to celebrate the country's 74th Independence Day within a limited number of activities amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan May 25, 2020; illustrative.

Jordan to reinstate military draft amid tensions with Israel


Lapid holds first meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah

The leaders discussed ways to improve relations between the countries and put more meaning behind their peace agreement.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, July 27, 2022

Jordan: A family dispute or a foreign-backed plot?

"No one expected the controversy to escalate to a point where the king would order the army and the mukhabarat to raid Prince Hamzah’s palace and place him under house arrest."

A protester holds a poster of Jordan's King Abdullah as he takes part in a human chain during a sit-in against the annexation of parts of the West Bank by Israel, in Amman, Jordan, June 27, 2020.

Understanding the rift between Jerusalem and Amman - analysis

On the security side, the situation is said to be better and the militaries in both countries are believed to regularly work together against common threats.

PROTESTERS IN Amman challenge the US and Israel policies on Jerusalem. ‘A quick review of the public relationship between Israel and Jordan in the last decade reveals multiple crises,’ notes the author.

Jordan: Child dead and 700 others poisoned by deadly shwarma in Amman

It all started when a local food stand owner in Amman offered shwarma for the extremely low price of less than NIS 6 per serving.

A worker prepares a traditional sweet "Konafa" at a shop, after the government eased the restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan April 29, 2020.

In major reshuffle, Jordan PM moves to push IMF-led economic reforms

Jordan's debt level has spiraled to around $40 billion, driven in part by government moves this year to raise the salaries of teachers and army retirees at a time of falling state revenues.

A protester holds up a Jordanian national flag during a protest in Amman, Jordan June 4, 2018.

Israel-Jordan Crisis: Arrested Israeli was FSU immigrant, wanted by police

Earlier in the day, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations in protest over Israel's refusal to heed its demands to release two citizens it said were illegally detained for months.

AN IDF soldier patrols the border area between Israel and Jordan at Naharayim, as seen from the Israeli side on October 22.

Jordan and Israel ties: a need for common understanding among peoples

For too long, Israeli governments have believed that maintaining clandestine ties among the political elites of its key regional partners would suffice for stability and security.

AN IDF soldier patrols the border area between Israel and Jordan at Naharayim, as seen from the Israeli side on October 22.