Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Jordan
Jordan’s king demands Israel put guard on trial for killing Jordanians
:: Jordan’s King Abdullah demanded on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on trial an embassy security guard who shot dead two Jordanians, and said relations between the neighboring states were at risk. Netanyahu gave the guard a
Jordan king calls for Israeli embassy shooter to face trial
:: Jordan’s king on Thursday called for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure a security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Israeli embassy in Amman at the weekend face trial. Abdullah II urged Netanyahu to “take responsibility and
Israeli embassy staff in Jordan return to Israel
:: The staff of Israel’s embassy in Jordan, including a security guard involved in a shooting incident in which two Jordanians were killed, returned to Israel from Amman on Monday, an official from the Israeli prime minister’s office said. Sunday’s
Jordanian killed in Israeli embassy incident in Amman
:: A Jordanian was killed on Sunday and an Israeli seriously wounded at Israel’s embassy in Amman, a security source said. “A Jordanian man was killed and an Israeli man wounded and is in a serious condition following an incident
Jordan hands life sentence to soldier who killed US trainers
:: A Jordanian military court sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment with hard labour on Monday for killing three US military trainers at the gate of a major air base last year, a judicial source said. The soldier had been
Royal Jordanian lifts laptop ban on US flights
:: Jordan’s national airline has joined other Middle Eastern countries in lifting a ban on laptops in airplane cabins after complying with US security guidelines. Royal Jordanian said Sunday it has implemented “enhanced security measures” in line with US Department
Syria government airstrikes spill over into Jordan
:: Syrian activists and Jordan’s military say missiles have fallen inside Jordan amid intense fighting between Syrian forces and rebels near the border. The border crossing between Jordan and Syria is controlled by Syrian opposition fighters. In recent weeks, the
Jordanian army kills five who tried to infiltrate from al-Tanf crossing
:: The Jordanian army announced that five people trying to cross al-Tanf crossing, between Syria and Iraq, were killed. An official military source in the Jordanian Armed Forces General Command said that the border guards dealt in the past 72
Jordan, Russia and US discuss efforts to create southern Syria safe zone
:: Officials from Jordan, the US and Russia have recently discussed the establishment of a safe zone in southern Syria, sources familiar with the matter have told Al Arabiya. Earlier this month, Iran and Turkey agreed to a Russian proposal
Lebanon bans the new ‘Wonder Woman’ movie
:: A Lebanese security official says authorities have banned the new “Wonder Woman” movie following a campaign against its lead actress, who served in the Israeli army. Lebanon is officially at war with Israel. The ban is in accordance with
Jordan’s king in Egypt visit discusses Mideast issues
:: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has visited Egypt to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace prospects for the region. Wednesday’s talks in Cairo were also expected to touch upon the upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia by US President Donald Trump.
Car bomb explodes in Rukban refugee camp near Jordan
:: A car bomb exploded in Syria’s sprawling Rukban refugee camp near the border with Jordan on Wednesday causing injuries, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and two rebel sources said. The blast targeted fighters from a rebel group, the
Open SESAME: Science center inaugurated in Jordan
:: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday formally launched an international research center whose members include experts from around the world including arch-rivals Iran and Israel. The International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East,
Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq, Jordan
:: The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq and Jordan just as US backed rebels are consolidating control in an area from which ISIS militants had recently pulled
Jordan, Egypt, Palestine reiterate commitment to two-state solution
:: Jordan, Palestine and Egypt reiterated their commitment to the two-state solution as the only solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, expressing their willingness to cooperate with the US administration to achieve that goal. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met in
Jordan downs a drone north of the kingdom
:: The Royal Jordanian Air Force has downed an F16 drone north of the kingdom Wednesday evening near Syria. Investigation is currently undergoing to know from where the drone came from, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported. Jordan’s air force
Jordan, US kick off major military drill
:: Jordan and the United States kicked off annual military exercises Sunday known as “Eager Lion”, with about 7,400 troops from more than 20 nations taking part, officials said. US and Jordanian officials said the maneuvers would include border security,
Jordanian envoy to Saudi Arabia hails Vision 2030 as strongest in region
In an interview with AlArabiya.net’s Editor-in-Chief Mamdouh AlMuhaini, Bassem Awadallah, the Jordanian king’s special envoy to Saudi Arabia, discussed Jordanian-Saudi ties and commended Saudi Vision 2030 and its positive effects on the economy of Arab countries. Awadallah said Jordanian-Saudi relations
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