Palestinian-Jordanian prisoner, Heba al-Labadi, entered her 21st day of hunger strike on Sunday, to protest against her detention since August 20, as well as the abuses committed against her in Israeli investigation and torture cellars. […]
On August 20, Heba Ahmed al-Labadi fell into the dark hole of the Israeli legal system, joining 413 Palestinian prisoners who are currently held in so-called administrative detention. On September 26, Heba and seven other prisoners declared […]
The Jordanian government has urged Israel to release two of its citizens detained while entering the occupied West Bank, reported Haaretz. According to the paper, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry “delivered an official objection to Israel’s acting ambassador […]
The “Palestinian-Israeli conflict” inflames radicalization and extremism across the globe, Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Wednesday. Delivering a keynote speech at the International Conference on Cohesive Societies, King Abdullah urged religious cohesion across the world, […]
Germany will continue to support UN refugee agency UNRWA, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday. Maas told a press conference in Amman following talks with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al-Safadi: “We see support […]
After five months in an Israeli prison, Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf faces deportation to Jordan, Al Jazeera reported. The photojournalist has been living in Jerusalem since 1999. However, throughout that time, 32-year-old Kharouf has struggled to […]
The Jordanian government’s position is still unclear regarding in the so-called “Economic Conference” hosted by the Bahraini capital Manama at the invitation of the United States of America. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates […]
The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan yesterday rejected an expected visit by US presidential advisor, Jared Kushner, to the kingdom. The group said in a statement that the visit scheduled for today aims to impose the […]
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the ongoing Israeli violations against al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, including extremists’ raids on the mosque and imposing restrictions on worshippers and Islamic Waqf personnel, according to Jordan news […]
More than a month ago, I had been invited by the American University of Beirut (AUB) to participate as a speaker in a conference titled A Hundred Years of Human Displacement (1919 – 2019). I […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has said that it is ready to talk about the prospect of a confederation with Jordan, drawing fierce condemnation from the Kingdom. The PA’s Ambassador to Moscow, Abdel-Hafeez Nofal, said that […]
April 13, 2019 Amman. 6 am. 1, 000 m above Sea Level. You queue for a bus that is going to Jerusalem. No one says Palestine or Israel. Jerusalem becomes an umbrella term for all […]
Israeli restrictions on Palestinians traveling outside the occupied territories have prevented the Minister of Women’s Affairs from going to Jordan to attend a conference. Dr. Amal Hamad was due to participate in the Euro-Mediterranean Conference […]
Despite good relations with the US, Jordan has a different view regarding the issue of Palestine and its refugees, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi said yesterday. According to Assabeel, Al-Safadi said during a meeting with the […]
An Israeli court on Sunday ordered the closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound’s Rahma Gate in East Jerusalem, according to local media. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court accepted a request by the government to temporarily order the closure […]
Israeli police briefly detained the head of the Islamic authority that oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem early on Sunday following recent protests there. Sheikh Abdelazeem Salhab was appointed to head the Waqf by neighboring […]
Jordan yesterday lodged a protest note with the Israeli foreign ministry, slamming provocative Israeli actions against Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jordanian news agency Petra reported. Jordan called for Israel to stop its violations of Al-Aqsa’s sanctity immediately. […]
Israeli forces detained the Fatah movement’s secretary, Shadi Mutwar, late Thursday evening, Ma’an News has reported. Israeli forces detain secretary of Fatah in Jerusalem Middle East Monitor Israeli forces detained the Fatah movement's secretary, Shadi Mutwar, late Thursday […]
Israel has officially inaugurated a new international airport on Monday near the Red Sea resort town of Eilat, a few kilometers from the Jordanian border. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the inauguration ceremony at the […]
Palestine still has a possibility to progress to the Round of 16 of the Asian Cup 2019. If that actualizes, it would be the first time in the history of the team to reach that […]
The Football AFC Asian Cup 2019, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, kicked off on Saturday with 24 teams competing in the group phase, the largest staging of the tournament. Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, […]
Israel says it has filed a complaint to Jordan over a picture of a Jordanian government minister stepping on an image of the Israeli flag. Jumana Ghuneimat, minister of state for information, was pictured last week […]
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, Hanan Ashrawi, met separately with the Jordanian Head of Mission, Muhammad Abu Wandi, and the Egyptian Consul General, Mustafa al-Shahat, at the PLO Headquarters in the central occupied […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) received pledges, on Thursday, of $118 million from several donor countries to help it overcome a financial crisis triggered by United States aid cuts. According to Ayman […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday pleaded for funds for the cash-strapped UN agency that provides humanitarian assistance to millions of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Jordanian […]
The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas warned fellow lawmakers on Saturday of Israeli plans to divide Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque between Muslim and Jewish worshippers. [Tensions are rising] Mahmoud Abbas: We hold contacts with […]
The Israeli Minister of Science Ofir Akunis said the two-state solution which provides for the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel has died. In an interview with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Kan yesterday, […]
US officials working on a Middle East peace plan have asked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about forming a confederation with Jordan, Abbas told activists on Sunday, according to one of them. Abbas recounted the conversation […]
US President Donald Trump has said that Israel’s Prime Minister “in a few years will be called Mohammed” if a one-state policy prevails in Israel-Palestine. Trump allegedly made the comments to Jordan’s King Abdullah while […]
Jordan warned on Wednesday that a severe financial shortfall was facing a United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees could have a “catastrophic” impact on the lives of millions of refugees in the region, Reuters reports. […]
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