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King Abdullah II Reassures Abbas on Palestinian Cause

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Sunday with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman the Palestinian situation. The meeting came as US President Joe Biden prepares to visit the region on July 13 and while Israel prepares for its upcoming elections. Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meeting carried…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

Female student shot to death at university in Jordan

Jordanian authorities launch probe and manhunt after a female university student was killed on a campus in Amman.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2022

Saudi Crown Prince, Jordan’s King Hold Talks on Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held official talks in Amman on Tuesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The discussions focused on bolstering economic cooperation and boosting sectors that hold promising investments for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). They covered the latest…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022

UN Proposal on Lifting Taiz Siege Awaits Houthi Response

The United Nations submitted a proposal to the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias on lifting the militias' siege on the Taiz province. Delegations from the government and Houthis have been holding a second round of negotiations on ending the siege in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The government appealed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

UN: Yemen's Warring Sides Resume Talks on Ending Houthi Siege on Taiz

Yemen’s warring parties resumed talks Sunday on reopening roads in Taiz and other provinces, the United Nations said, after they agreed to renew a nationwide ceasefire. The UN mission to Yemen said delegations from the legitimate government and Iran-backed Houthi militias began their second round of direct discussion in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 6, 2022

Jordan's Plastic Trash Turned into Art with a Message

Jordan-based artist Maria Nissan is on a mission: to rid the world of single-use plastics and to raise public awareness about the environmental scourge through eye-catching art. One of her best-known murals graces the side of a building in the capital Amman, a giant work made from more than 2,000…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 29, 2022

UN-Sponsored Yemeni Talks in Amman to Complete Truce Terms

Yemeni delegates are expected to start a new round of talks this week in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022

First Yemeni Flight Departs Sanaa to Amman

The first commercial flight in six years took off from Yemen’s Sanaa on Monday as part of the two-month nationwide truce. The flight by national carrier Yemenia - also known as Yemen Airways - was bound for Jordan’s capital of Amman.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 16, 2022

First Flight out of Sanaa Airport Set to Take off on Monday

The first flight out of Yemen's Sanaa International Airport is set to take off on Monday after a number of obstacles have been overcome, announced Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. The flight will head to the Jordanian capital Amman. The operation of flights from the airport, which is held…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 16, 2022

Yemen Presidential Council Accuses Houthis of Seeking to Renege on UN Truce

The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Yemen accused on Monday the Iran-backed Houthi militias of seeking to renege on the two-month United Nations truce. The truce entered its fourth week on Saturday a day before the first flight out of Sanaa airport was delayed due to Houthi violations. The truce…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022