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Jordan fully reopens main crossing with Syria
Jordan fully reopened its main border crossing with Syria on Wednesday in a boost for their struggling economies following a push by…
Jordan jails two senior figures convicted of plotting coup
A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a former royal confidant, Bassem Awadallah, and a minor royal, Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, to 15…
Jordan sees hopes of tourism revival after 2020 collapse
Hoping for customers, Ahmad Nassar is dusting and polishing the trinkets and souvenirs in his tourist shop in Madaba, an ancient town…
Jordan detects three cases of Indian COVID-19 variant
Jordan detected three cases of the Indian COVID-19 variant in people who had not travelled, the health minister told state-owned Al Mamlaka…
Jordan’s King Abdullah and estranged Prince Hamza make first joint appearance since rift
Jordan’s King Abdullah and former crown prince and half-brother Prince Hamza made their first joint appearance since a rift shook the country,…
Jordan’s King Abdullah says sedition quashed, country stable
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Wednesday sedition has been quashed after a rift with his half-brother and former crown…
UPDATED: Jordan’s Prince Hamza says in voice recording will disobey army orders to keep silent
Jordan's estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army not to…
Jordan says prince liaised with ‘foreign parties’ over plot to destabilise country
Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former heir Prince Hamza had liaised with foreign…
Jordan’s neighbours and allies voice support over its security moves
Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former…
Turmoil in the Jordanian royal family seen threatening country’s stability
Jordan's military has told King Abdullah's half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting "security and stability" in what people familiar…
Jordan arrests former top palace aide and a member of royal family in security clampdown
Jordanian security forces arrested a former adviser to King Abdullah, a member of the royal family and others on "security related" grounds,…
Jordan health minister resigns after oxygen outage kills six patients
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's health minister resigned on Saturday after six people died following an oxygen outage in a hospital treating coronavirus…