Jun 17, 2020
Jordan insists US nix Israeli annexation plan
King Abdullah II of Jordan is warning that Israel’s plan to assert sovereignty over parts of the West Bank would jeopardize the stability of the Middle East. In a video…
Jun 16, 2020
Israel-Jordan rift widens over West Bank
Regional tensions continue to run high over Jerusalem’s aspired bid to assert its sovereignty over territories in the internationally disputed West Bank of the Jordan river, including the Biblical Districts…
Jun 11, 2020
Israel’s annexation bid ‘illegal,’ says Germany
German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas concluded his first official trip outside of the European Union since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to visit both State of Israel…
Jun 10, 2020
Palestinians vow to stop Israeli annexation plan
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned Israel of ‘dire consequences’ if it unilaterally asserts sovereignty over lands which his people demand for a future state. In remarks to the international…
Jun 10, 2020
Will Saudi Arabia stop Turkish intervention in Jerusalem?
Speculation is deepening over consequences of Saudi involvement in the Islamic Waqf council that administers the al Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City in Israel’s capital of Jerusalem. As…
Jun 09, 2020
IDF prepares for surge of Palestinian violence over West Bank annexation
Israel’s defense establishment has accelerated its preparations in recent weeks for a major escalation in security tensions across the West Bank, in response to declared aspirations by the political echelons…
Jun 02, 2020
Jordan threatens Israel not to annex West Bank
Jordanian King Abdullah II is openly warning Israel against implementing its West Bank annexation plans. In an interview with the German Der Spiegel magazine, the monarch stressed that the envisioned…
Apr 17, 2020
Jordan easing coronavirus restrictions
Jordanian shopping mall supermarkets have reopened after receiving authorization from government leaders. Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz said that some aspects of the tight lockdown the Hashemite Kingdom imposed to…
Apr 03, 2020
Jordan enacts extreme measures to thwart corona spread
Jordan is now implementing extraordinary measures to thwart the coronavirus outbreak. There are currently only 299 infected individuals. Whereas the Hashemite Kingdom has been conducting far fewer than the daily…
Apr 01, 2020
Jordan opens field hospitals to counter coronavirus outbreak
Jordan's Ministry of Health has confirmed 274 cases and five deaths from the coronavirus. The Jordanian Medical Association has opened field hospitals where urgent medical cases aside from COVID-19 can…