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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, 3 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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The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom

The Independent  

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Syria faces airstrikes likely carried out by Jordan's air force, 9 killed
11 months ago

Syria faces airstrikes likely carried out by Jordan's air force, 9 killed

Firstpost  

An airstrike in southern Syria early Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least nine individuals. The strike was likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, as reported by Syrian opposition activists. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based opposition war monitor, confirmed that nine people, including two children and at least three women, lost their lives in the …

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An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, kills 9
11 months, 1 week ago

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, kills 9

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — An airstrike on southern Syria early Thursday killed at least nine people and was probably carried out by Jordan’s air force, Syrian opposition activists said, the latest in a series of strikes in an area where cross-border drug smugglers have been active. There was no immediate confirmation from Jordan on the strike that hit the province of Sweida, …

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At least 10 civilians dead in suspected Jordanian air raids in Syria
11 months, 1 week ago

At least 10 civilians dead in suspected Jordanian air raids in Syria

Al Jazeera  

The attack marks the latest effort to disrupt drug trafficking into Jordan, but residents warn of civilian casualties. “The air strikes that targeted the villages are far from being identified as fighting drug traffickers.” Al-Abdullah said the bombing was not limited to houses of people suspected to be involved in drug trafficking. Suspected attacks aimed at drug-trafficking operations Thursday’s attack …

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Live Updates | Jordan’s royal wedding
1 year, 6 months ago

Live Updates | Jordan’s royal wedding

Associated Press  

AMMAN, Jordan — The Latest on the royal wedding in Jordan of Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa Alseif: Lebanese designer Elie Saab made the bridal gown for Thursday’s royal wedding in Jordan, a spokeswoman for the haute couture outfit says. Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, signed an Islamic marriage contract in a star-studded ceremony attended by …

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Jordan says King Abdullah met with Israeli Islamist lawmaker
3 years, 1 month ago

Jordan says King Abdullah met with Israeli Islamist lawmaker

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The head of the Islamist party in Israel’s governing coalition met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Tuesday, the latest sign of warming ties between the two countries. The Jordanian Royal Palace said in a statement that Abdullah and United Arab List lawmaker Mansour Abbas discussed “the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and ways to …

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As the Dead Sea shrinks, Jordan fights to win back tourists
3 years, 1 month ago

As the Dead Sea shrinks, Jordan fights to win back tourists

CNN  

CNN — On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. AHMAD ABDO/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Not unlike the Dead Sea, Jordan’s tourist numbers had been drying up in the last decade before almost evaporating during the Covid pandemic. In …

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