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Colonna Calls on Iran to Immediately Release French Hostages

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called on Tuesday for the immediate release by Iran of French “hostages” in the country. During a brief exchange with her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of an Iraq support summit taking place on the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan, Colonna said…

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Saudi FM: We Reject Any Assault on Iraqi Territory

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah underscored on Tuesday the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of any assault on Iraqi territory. Saudi Arabia stands by Iraq in its fight against terrorism and extremism, he said at the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, at the Dead Sea, Jordan.…

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Middle East, Europe Leaders Meet in Jordan on Security in Iraq

Leaders from the Middle East and Europe gathered in Jordan Tuesday in a conference focused on bolstering security and stability in Iraq. The meeting included high-level officials from Saudi Arabia, along with leaders from France, Iraq, Türkiye, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iran and the European Union.

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Iran and EU signal continued work on nuclear deal in Jordan

Communication lines will be kept open despite worsening ties, but there has been no sign of progress toward a deal.

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Mideast, Europe leaders meet in Jordan on security in Iraq

Leaders from the Middle East and Europe have gathered in Jordan on bolstering security and stability in Iraq

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Iran ready for dialogue at regional summit, little progress made

Iran signalled its readiness for dialogue with regional states during a conference its arch foe Saudi Arabia attended in Jordan on Tuesday which yielded few signs of progress and no meeting between the two sides.

Reuters

EU tells Iran to halt repression, support for Russia

The EU foreign policy chief told Iran's foreign minister that Tehran should immediately halt military support for Russia and its repression of protesters at home, reflecting diplomatic tensions with efforts to revive a nuclear deal at a standstill.

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Jordan Hosts Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday

Jordan will host the second session of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Tuesday. The event's first session was held in Baghdad in August last year upon the invitation of King Abdullah II, in coordination with French President Emmanuel Macron and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who…

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Shootout in southern Jordan kills 3 officers, suspect

Jordanian police say a shootout that erupted in the country’s south during an arrest raid in the case of the recent slaying of a police commander left three officers and the suspect dead

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GCC Expresses Solidarity with Jordan against Attempts to Destabilize it

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed on Monday its solidarity with Jordan against all attempts aimed at destabilizing it and undermining its security. GCC Secretary-General Dr.

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Jordan police officers killed in raid on militant shooting suspects

Three police officers were killed in a restive area of southern Jordan on Monday while trying to arrest suspects in last week’s slaying of a police commander. The raid comes a day before French President Emmanuel Macron visits Jordan for the “Baghdad II” conference of Middle Eastern powers plus France.

France 24

US Renews Commitment to Support Iraq Stability

The United States has renewed its commitment to support Iraq’s stability ahead of the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, which will kick off its activities in Jordan’s capital Amman on Tuesday. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s media office said in a statement on Sunday that the PM…

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Jordan Signs MoU for Gold, Lithium Exploration

Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Arab Mining Company signed Sunday two memoranda of understanding (MoU) to excavate lithium in Wadi Araba's Fenyan area and gold in Aqaba's Jabal Mubarak area. The Jordan News Agency (Petra) quoted Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh as saying…

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Egypt, Jordan Agree to Deepen Cooperation in Various Fields

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a telephone conversation on Saturday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. According to presidential spokesman Bassam Rady, they agreed to deepen cooperation in different fields and coordinate on regional and international issues. They also exchanged views and insights on regional and international issues of common…

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Jordan Says Dalabeh’s Death is Display of Arms in State’s Face

Jordan’s King Abdullah II reaffirmed that violence against the state, vandalism of public property, and violating Jordanians’ rights would be dealt with firmly, stressing that assaults and acts of vandalism were dangerous threats to national security and would not be tolerated. The King, accompanied by Prince El-Hassan bin Talal, attended…

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Jordanians continue fuel protests day after ‘rioting’

Calls for protests come a day after riots, staged mainly by angry truck drivers in Maan, left one police officer dead.

Reuters

Jordanians protest over fuel price rises, day after policeman killed in riots

Jordanians staged sit-ins on Friday and activists called for more protests over fuel price rises that have added to a cost-of-living squeeze, a day after riots in a southern city left one police officer dead, witnesses and security sources said.

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Jordan Hands Prison Terms to Captagon Smugglers from Syria

Jordan's judiciary on Thursday sentenced two men to long prison terms for attempting to smuggle nearly 2 million Captagon pills into the country from Syria, a judicial source told AFP. The state security court handed a 20-year prison term and a fine of 20,000 Jordanian dinars ($28,000) to one of…

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Police officer killed in Jordan as anger over fuel prices spreads

Clashes broke out between police and locals in several Jordanian cities, including Maan, where the officer was killed.

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Police officer killed during protests in Jordan over high fuel prices

One senior police officer was killed on Thursday in clashes with demonstrators in the southern Jordanian city of Maan during protests over high fuel prices that spread to several cities across the kingdom, police and witnesses said.

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Jordan eyes tourism bonanza in expansion of Jesus' baptism site

For centuries thousands of pilgrims a year have made the journey to Bethany Beyond The Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River which Christians believe to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptised.

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The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact

Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.

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Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Coordinate Efforts to Confront Regional Crises

Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq have agreed to coordinate efforts and continue consultations to resolve regional crises and serve Arab causes and interests. The three countries' foreign ministers held a meeting Wednesday, in Amman, as part of the Jordanian-Iraqi-Egyptian trilateral cooperation mechanism to generate closer partnerships. The mechanism is based on…

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Algerian President, Jordanian King Sign 5 Cooperation Agreements

Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and signed five cooperation agreements in various sectors. Abdullah arrived Saturday in Algiers for a two-day visit at the invitation of the Algerian President. The Algerian presidency said in a statement that the two leaders held "private…

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Egypt’s Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah Discuss Regional Developments in Cairo

Egypt and Jordan agreed on Saturday to boost efforts towards reviving the peace process and reach a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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