Page 43 - Jo11 News Today

Authorities arrested two aides after raiding King Abdullah’s half-brother’s palace in capital Amman<br>

In a video passed to the BBC, Prince Hamzah accuses Jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence.

91 COVID deaths, 4,042 virus cases recorded Saturday By JT - Apr 03,2021 - Last updated at Apr 03,2021 People are seen arriving at a vaccination centre in Amman to receive the COVID jab on Tuesday (Photo by Osama Aqarbeh) AMMAN — Ninety-one COVID-19 deaths and 4,042 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Saturday, increasing the caseload to 626,875, the government announced. The new fatalities took the Kingdom’s coronavirus death toll to 7,130 according to a joint statement issued by t...

Jordanian King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein was told to halt actions used to target the country's "security and stability", the military said on Saturday.

AMMAN - A top former Jordanian royal aide was among several suspects arrested Saturday as the army cautioned a half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security.

Paintings by Iraqi artist featured in Katara virtual exhibition  03 Apr 2021 - 10:38 One of the paintings by Iraqi artist Falah Al Saeedi on show at "Prism" virtual exhibition launched by Katara. By Raynalad C Rivera | The Peninsula Distinct texture and colour composition stand out in the paintings by Iraqi artist Falah Al Saeedi being showcased at a virtual exhibition dubbed “Prism” launched by the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) on its website. Al Saeedi’s stunning colour laye...

April 3, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 photo released by the Royal Hashemite Court, Jordans King Abdullah II gives a speech during the inauguration of the 19th Parliaments non-ordinary session, in Amman Jordan. Jordan’s army chief of staff says the half-brother of King Abdullah II was asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target Jordan’s security and stability.” The army chief of staff denied reports Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Prince Hamzah was...

Jordanian security forces arrested a member of the royal family, a former adviser to King Abdullah and others on "security related" grounds, the Petra state news agency said, and other people familiar with the affair said it was related to a plot to destabilise the country.

Women, 86 Percent Absent From Jordan’s Work Force, Are Left Behind “As long as women are absent from the labor market, they are absent from the public sphere,” one advocate said. “I became adamant that I wasn’t going to quit, but eventually I found no support and I just got tired and gave up,” said Marwa Alomari, 35.Credit...Nadia Bseiso for The New York Times By Rana F. Sweis April 3, 2021 AMMAN, Jordan — Marwa Alomari’s compassionate and patient style m...

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israels diplomatic reporter People walk past an electoral billboard for the Likud party bearing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), and opposition Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid, in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2021, ahead of the March 23 general election. (JACK GUEZ / AFP) With four nearly consecutive elections failing to dent two years of Knesset gridlock, the “only democracy in the Middle East” is giving the rest of the region an up-c...