COVID-19: Jordan enforces army-imposed curfew

Jordan has indefinitely extended its curfew amid ongoing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. King Abdullah II invoked an emergency decree giving the government sweeping powers to enforce an…

Jordanian drill simulates war with Israel

The Jordanian Armed Forces held a wide-scale military drill in which an attack was simulated against ‘territory to the west.’ Even though the “Swords of Karama” exercise did not explicitly…

Israeli President & Jordanian Prince met in secret

Against the backdrop of a perceived crisis in relations between their two nations, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin held unexpected talks with Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad in London earlier this…

Jordan claims sovereignty over Naharayim and Tzofar

Just two weeks after the 25th anniversary of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and consequently the end of Jerusalem’s control over two border-territories, Ghumar and Al-Baqoura or Tzofar and Naharayim in…

Jordan recalls its ambassador to Israel

Just several days after the Jewish State and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan marked 25 years to their historic peace treaty which was signed on the 26th of October 1994;…

Jordan warns Israel not to annex West Bank

Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting in Berlin with Jordan’s King Abdullah, after which both leaders reaffirmed their countries commitment to a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In…