Tag: Jordan
Jordan unhappy as Trump Mideast peace plan revives old fears
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a U.S. deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict that would make...
Pakistan, Jordan agree to enhance military ties
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to optimise military to military ties, particularly in training and counter-terrorism domain.
The decision came during a meeting between Jordan’s...
Floods in Jordan kill 11, nearly 4,000 tourists flee Petra
AMMAN: Flash floods killed 11 people in Jordan and forced nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed ancient desert city of Petra, emergency services...
Jordan to reclaim leased land from Israel
JORDAN: Jordan has told Israel that it intends to reclaim two tracts of territories remained in Israeli private ownership under a 1994 peace treaty,...
Syria’s 2 key border crossings reopen, with Jordan, Golan
QUNEITRA: Two key Syrian border crossings reopened on Monday after years of war and violence — one with Jordan for commercial traffic and the...
Jordan reshuffles cabinet in bid to speed up IMF-guided reforms
AMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz announced a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday that officials said consolidates the grip of technocrats charged with speeding up...
Gen Bajwa, Jordan’s King Abdullah discuss regional security
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Tuesday discussed the regional security situation and bilateral cooperation with the king of Jordan,...
Jordan denies reopening of Nassib border crossing with Syria
BEIRUT: Jordan denied on Saturday an announcement by Syria that the Nassib border crossing between the two countries had reopened, a government spokeswoman said...
Syria says to reopen important Nassib crossing with Jordan on October...
BEIRUT: Syrian state media said on Saturday the major Nassib border crossing with Jordan would reopen on October 10, three years after the trade...
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
AMMAN: Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern Syria that was recaptured from the opposition...
Jordan takes in Syrian ‘White Helmets’ evacuated with Israeli help
JERUSALEM: Jordan said on Sunday 800 people including members of Syria’s “White Helmets” civil defence group had been evacuated from southwest Syria where Damascus’...
Jordan to talk to Russia as Syria fighting displaces 270,000
AMMAN: Jordan's foreign minister said on Monday that he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart over the conflict in Syria, where the latest...
PNS ‘Aslat’ visits Port Aqaba in Jordan
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Aslat” visited Port Aqaba in Jordan on Monday in order to strengthen the cordial relationship and defence cooperation between the two...
Rebel-held Syrian town to accept Assad’s rule
AMMAN: A major insurgent-held town in southwestern Syria has accepted the return of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, pro-government media and a war monitor said...
Rebels resume peace talks with Russians after Jordan mediates
AMMAN: Talks between the Syrian opposition and Russian negotiators to reach a ceasefire in a rebel-held town in southwestern Syria have resumed after mediation...
Jordan’s border to stay closed to fleeing Syrians: foreign minister
BEIRUT: Jordan will keep its borders shut and the United Nations can help Syrians fleeing violence in the south inside their own country, Jordan's...
Prince William tours Roman ruins in Jordan, meets refugees
JERASH: Britain's Prince William on Monday toured Roman ruins in Jordan, chatted with Syrian refugee children and was greeted by ululating women at a...
