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Jordan’s Princess Iman welcomes baby girl: Meet Princess Amina!
Amman: Jordan’s Princess Iman bint Abdullah II and her husband, Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Princess Amina. Queen Rania, the princess’s mother, shared the news…
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Jordan keen to boost ties with Lebanon: FM Safadi
Beirut: Visiting Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country’s keenness to boost bilateral ties with Lebanon and invited newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to visit Jordan. “This visit will constitute…
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Gunmen crossing from Jordan wound two Israelis near Dead Sea
Jerusalem: Two Israelis were wounded south of the Dead Sea by two or three gunmen who crossed the border from Jordan on Friday. According to the report, one injured was in moderate…
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Haj 2024: 14 Jordanian pilgrims die due to heatstroke, 17 missing
Makkah: At least 14 Jordanians have been reported dead and 17 others missing during the ongoing Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made on Sunday, June 16, by the Directorate…
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First photos of Jordan’s Princess Rajwa baby bump released
Amman: The first photos of Jordan’s Princess Rajwa Al Hussein showing off her baby bump have been released, as the royal couple are expecting their first child this summer. In the photos,…
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Manish Chauhan appointed as India’s next ambassador to Jordan
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed Manish Chauhan as India’s next Ambassador to Jordan. At present, Chauhan is posted as India’s Ambassador to Portugal. He is expected to take…
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Jordanian FM, Blinken discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts
Amman: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have discussed the efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and deliver sufficient aid to the Palestinian…
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Jordan’s Prince Hussein, Princess Rajwa expecting first child
Amman: The Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) on Wednesday, April 10, announced that Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein are expecting the birth of their first child…
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Jordan denies involvement in US airstrikes on Iraq
Amman: Jordan has denied any involvement in the airstrikes carried out by the US Air Force targeting Iraq, the state media reported. “There is not truth in news reports regarding involvement of…
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Three US soldiers killed in drone strike in Jordan
Washington: Three US troops were killed and 25 injured in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan, the US announced. The deaths in the base, near the Syrian border, were…
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Jordanian army arrests nine drug smugglers on border with Syria
Amman: The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army have announced that its border guards had arrested nine smugglers after armed clashes along the country’s northern border with Syria. The army also claimed it had…
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Biden summit in Amman cancelled: White House
Washington: The White House has confirmed that the Jordan portion of US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East has been cancelled, media reports said. He was supposed to hold a…
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Jordan downs two drones carrying drugs from Syria
Amman: The Jordanian military has shot down two drug-laden drones coming from Syrian territories. Eastern Military Region’s personnel intercepted two drones carrying crystal methamphetamine in quantity, the state-run Petra news agency reported…
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Saudi Arabia names first ambassador to Palestine
Amman: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday, August 12, named a first non-resident ambassador for the Palestinian Territories, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said. Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, who is the…
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UN official in Jordan voices concern over funding shortfall
Amman: The UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan, Sheri Ritsema-Anderson, has expressed her concern about the funding shortfall that may lead to disruption of services to both Jordanians and refugees in the coming…
