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Jordan travel advice: Is it safe to visit after Iran attacks Israel, and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jordan travel advice: Is it safe to visit after Iran attacks Israel, and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As of 2 October, Foreign Office advice for Jordan states: “FCDO advises against all travel to within 3km of the …

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Jordan's new PM, cabinet sworn in
3 months ago

Jordan's new PM, cabinet sworn in

China Daily  

This handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on Sept 15, 2024 shows Jordan's new Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan. AMMAN -- Jordan's new Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan and members of his cabinet were sworn in on Wednesday before King Abdullah II, state-run Petra news agency reported. Within this new administration, Ayman Safadi was appointed as deputy prime minister and …

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Assad normalisation leaves Syrians in Rukban camp fearing future
1 year, 6 months ago

Assad normalisation leaves Syrians in Rukban camp fearing future

Al Jazeera  

Camp near Jordanian border has come under increased attack, with little aid coming in. Rukban camp is surrounded by Syrian government and Russian forces, who accuse its more than 8,000 residents of being “terrorists” and since 2019 have blocked United Nations aid from entering, forcing residents to survive off menial amounts of smuggled-in goods. “Any action that gives power to …

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Jordanian TV rejects German station’s anti-Israel accusation
3 years ago

Jordanian TV rejects German station’s anti-Israel accusation

Associated Press  

AMMAN, Jordan — A Jordanian broadcaster on Monday rejected accusations of publishing anti-Semitic content that led a German broadcaster to suspend a decade-long cooperation agreement. Amman-based Roya TV said in a statement that it “regrets the declared decision” of international German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to suspend the partnership. On Sunday, Deutsche Welle said anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic content and caricatures distributed …

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Jordan’s king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases, including one in California
3 years, 2 months ago

Jordan’s king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases, including one in California

LA Times  

Jordan’s King Abdullah II was meeting with the World Bank president, asking for more financial support for his country’s battered economy, just around the time the news broke: A trove of leaked documents revealed the king had secretly bought more than a dozen luxury homes in the U.S. and Britain for more than $100 million in the last decade. Last …

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The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute in Jerusalem: Israel Vs Arab Muslims
3 years, 7 months ago

The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute in Jerusalem: Israel Vs Arab Muslims

Op India  

A fresh wave of violence has descended upon the Abrahamic Holy Land, with Palestinian terror unit Hamas firing multiple rockets at Jerusalem, and the Israeli Defense Forces responding back in kind. However, the main flashpoint behind the violence is the Sheikh Jarrah property dispute, a dispute which can lead to the evictions of around 300 Palestinians from the East Jerusalem …

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Jordanian boxer Al-Swaisat dies from brain injury aged 19
3 years, 7 months ago

Jordanian boxer Al-Swaisat dies from brain injury aged 19

The Hindu  

Teenage Jordanian boxer Rashed Al-Swaisat passed away in hospital more than a week after he sustained a brain injury at the International Boxing Association world youth championships in Poland. "It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Rashed Al-Swaisat of Jordan, who had been admitted to hospital on April 16 further to his fight during the …

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