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By Shehab Makahleh, Alex Vatanka The Kingdom of Jordan, a long-time U.S. ally in the Middle East, is looking to reorient its regional policies. This shift is not only significant for Washington to monitor but has already alarmed Saudi Arabia, the historic cornerstone of Jordanian foreign policy. With Jordan engaged …
January, 2018
April, 2017
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18 April
Muslim Youth Protect Jordan’s Churches on Easter in Solidarity
The solidarity initiative brought together people from around the country. Following the bomb attacks on two churches in Egypt last week, Muslim youth activists in Jordan vowed to protect Christian places of worship on Easter Sunday. Kazem Kharabsheh, an organizer of the solidarity initiative that saw people from …
March, 2017
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13 March
Trump Mulls Middle East Peace Conference
After Friday’s phone call between United States President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House now says that a Middle East peace conference is a real possibility. The American leader sends his advisor on Israel, Jason Greenblatt, to begin talks with Israelis and Palestinians. US …
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9 March
Jordan’s Six Challenges at the Arab League Summit
By Shehab Al Makahleh • On March 29, Jordan will host the Arab League summit amid chaos across the Middle East. There is speculation that Russia and Egypt are pressing the Arab League to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the summit in light of reports that Syrian military …
February, 2017
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15 February
Jordan Steps Up its War on ISIS in Syria
On February 5, Jordan launched airstrikes in southern Syria, directed at the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and Jaysh Khalid bin Al Waleed. Occurring shortly after King Abdullah II’s meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in late January and with US President Donald Trump …
December, 2016
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29 December
Why Target Jordan at This Time?
Daesh has officially claimed responsibility for the attack in Karak, 127 km south of Amman, killing 14 of the Jordanian security forces in addition to some civilians who were nearby the site of the incident. The four Daesh members who stormed the governorate with their machine guns and …
November, 2016
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24 November
King Abdullah II of Jordan: Fight Against Terrorism Priority – Australian ABC
Canberra, Nov. 23 (Petra) — Australian ABC TV Channel broadcast on Wednesday an interview with His Majesty King Abdullah II, who started with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah a state visit to Australia upon an invitation from its Governor General Peter Cosgrove. Following is the full text …
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3 November
Balfour’s Perfidy: A Story of Betrayal (Part 2)
November 2 marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which began the still-ongoing colonisation of Palestine and sowed the seeds of an endless nightmare for the Palestinian people. The UK Government needs to make amends for its crimes against the Holy Land. Campaigners are calling on …
