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The oil-rich GCC states are key backers of resource-poor Jordan, which depends heavily on external aid

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Amman, April 4 (IANS) Jordans Prince Hamzah said that he was told by the head of the armed forces not to leave his house or communicate with people, in videos released to international broadcasters hours after the military denied he was under house arrest. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal ...

JERUSALEM - Jordan’s allies on Sunday rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of how the country is run, complaining of corruption and lack of free expression.

SHARE When a junior royal and a former head of the royal court were arrested on Saturday, along with other, unidentified figures, the international reaction was swift. This is a regional system. If something happens to one unit it could impact other units Professor Hassan Al Momani By midnight local time, foreign ministers across the world had put out urgent messages standing behind Jordans King Abdullah II, the government and the people of the country. The swift and unanimous response is indic...

Jordan accuses former crown prince and high-ranking officials of ‘promoting sedition,’ with foreign backing Shira Rubin, Sarah Dadouch, Taylor Luck © Vincent Kessler/Reuters King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France January 15, 2020. TEL AVIV —The Jordanian government on Sunday accused the former crown prince Hamzeh bin Hussein and several of his associates of cooperating with foreign entities to pursue a long-term plot to dest...

Scrum-half Jessica Roberts JESS Roberts, a former pupil at Amman Valley Comprehensive School, said she was delighted to win her first senior cap for Wales at the weekend. The Sale Sharks scrum-half made her Test debut when Warren Abrahams’ side faced France in Vannes on Saturday night in the first round of the 2021 Women’s Six Nations. Roberts said that being named in the starting line-up for the first game - alongside another former Amman Valley pupil in Hannah Jones - was a huge ho...

Channels Television   Updated April 4, 2021 In this file photo taken on September 09, 2015 shows Jordan’s Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein attends a press event in Amman where Prince Ali announced his bid to succeed ex-FIFA president Joseph Blatter.  KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP   Jordan’s Prince Hamzah, who says he is under house arrest in a dispute with the government, was once the crown prince but lost that title to the son of his half-brother King Abdullah II. British and US-educated Hamzah bin...

The US and Arab governments voiced support for King Abdullah II. That reflects Jordan's importance as an island of relative stability in a volatile region.

Kingdom's foreign minister says 14-16 people under arrest for planning moves against monarchy, which were foiled at the 'zero hour'

Trump’s Former Syria Envoy Calls al-Qaeda’s Syrian Offshoot ‘Asset’ to US © AFP 2021 / Omar haj kadour Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202104041082539499-trumps-former-syria-envoy-calls-al-qaedas-syrian-offshoot-asset-to-us/ Jim Jeffrey, the former Trump US special representative for Syria and special presidential envoy for the Western coalition against Daesh (ISIS)*, raised eyebrows in November after admitting that ...