Jordan
Jordanian army strikes near Sweida after intercepting arms, drugs smugglers near border
The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after coordination with "regional partners."
Can US strikes on ISIS help bring change to Syria? - analysis
Canadian MPs, Muslim delegates, denied entry to West Bank by Israel
Jordan’s ancient Mehras olive variety makes UNESCO heritage list
Israel to reopen Allenby Crossing for transfer of goods from Jordan to Gaza, West Bank
According to the source, necessary security upgrades at the crossing have been completed on both the Israeli and Jordanian sides.
One year after Assad's fall: New Syrian leadership celebrates, but deep internal rifts persist
Celebrations also appear muted in Suwayda, the Druze region that Israel has pledged to defend from the new government. The Druze historically had a complex relationship with the Assad regime.
Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood networks ties fractured as millions of dollars earmarked for Gaza missing
Reham Owda, an Istanbul-based Palestinian political analyst, says the scandals “erode public trust in genuine charitable work and in the civil society groups that actually deliver relief.”
Deadly raid in Ramtha: Jordanian forces kill extremist suspects after firefight
Ramtha is located in northern Jordan near the border with Syria. Over the last decade, it has been a transit area for many Syrian refugees and displaced people.
Trump signs order to advance labeling Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists
"President Trump is confronting the Muslim Brotherhood’s transnational network, which fuels terrorism and destabilization campaigns against US interests and allies in the Middle East,"
Hundreds of Gazans evacuated from Strip for medical treatment - COGAT
Nearly 300 Gazans needing medical care left Gaza via Israel and Jordan for treatment abroad after vetting and coordination with global partners.
Israeli strikes across Gaza undermine fragile ceasefire, Qatar and Saudi Arabia warn
This comes after the IDF targeted a senior Hamas terrorist in a strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Israel’s top civil service chiefs tour Jordan border to shape five-year eastern front plan
Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram led an inter-ministerial team to review security, settlement, and infrastructure needs along Jordan's border.
Benjamin Netanyahu rejects request by Norway's Jonas Støre to visit Israel
Støre claimed that the visit was denied due to Norway's support of the International Criminal Court's decisions against Israel, as well Norway's recognition of a Palestinian state.
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.
Jerusalem Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, chairman of the Wakf Council, dies age 79
Israel Police arrested Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab in 2019 after riots at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
