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Jordan PA and Israel attend Japan-hosted meeting at Dead Sea

A meeting was held recently at Dead Sea between ministers from Jordan the Palestinian Authority (PA) Israel and Japan to discuss trade cooperation.

Jordan renews rejection of US embassy transfer

The Jordanian government on Thursday renewed its rejection of the US president Donald Trump's decision to move his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and described it as "legally void".

New Israeli ambassador shows up in Amman

After a long diplomatic tussle between Israel and Jordan Israel's new ambassador to the kingdom has arrived in Amman on Monday morning.

Tarawneh: The Palestinian resistance is legitimate

Speaker of the Jordanian parliament Atef Tarawneh has said there is a need for the Palestinians to close ranks in order to restore their usurped land stressing that the Palestinians have a legitimate right to resist the occupation.

Official calls for serious Arab action to protect Aqsa

Director general of al-Quds International Foundation Yasin Hammoud on Friday called for protecting al-Aqsa Mosque against incursions by Israeli settlers who take advantage of Hebrew holidays to impose a new reality in the holy site.

Jordan warns of Israeli break-ins into al-Aqsa

Jewish holidays have become occasions for stepped-up tensions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex with extremist Jewish settlers entering the flashpoint site in ever-increasing numbers a Jordanian official warned Friday.

Jordan to okay new Israeli ambassador to Amman

The Jordanian government is mulling over approving the newly appointed Israeli ambassador to Amman drawing to a close a diplomatic spat between the two sides over a shooting incident at Israel’s embassy that left two Jordanians dead.

Jordan urges Israel to backtrack on Jerusalem churches move

Jordan on Sunday condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' decisions against Jerusalem churches and properties in violation of international law demanding Israel to immediately reverse its decisions.

Channel 10: Netanyahu and Jordan’s King held a telephone conversation

Israel’s Channel 10 said Saturday that premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan’s King Abdullah II recently held a telephone conversation without providing further details.

Israel apologizes to Jordan over embassy shooting incident

The Israeli government on Thursday officially expressed regret and apologized to Jordan over a shooting incident at its embassy here back in July 2017 in which an embassy guard shot dead two Jordanians Jordanian government declared.

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