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Macron says recognizing a Palestinian State is not a ‘taboo’ for France

French President Emmanuel Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state is not a ‘’taboo’’ for France, as international frustration grows with Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territories. ‘’Recognizing a Palestinian state…

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Biden after meeting Jordan’s King Abdullah: ‘Every innocent life lost in Gaza is a tragedy’

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Biden hosts Jordan’s king as framework for a hostage deal is decided in Mideast war

Biden welcomes Jordan’s King Abdullah II in the White House

February 12, 2024

President Joe Biden is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Washington Monday and the two leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing effort to free hostages held in Gaza, and…

U.S. opposes displacement of Palestinians, Blinken assures Jordan’s King

January 7, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday that Washington opposes the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza or the occupied West Bank, as he…

Blinken met Jordan’s King & Foreign Minister on Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading

January 7, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan’s king Abdullah II, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and visited a World Food Program warehouse in Amman as he pressed ahead…

Egypt’s El-Sissi, Jordan’s Abdullah say they would reject any Israeli move to expel Palestinians

December 27, 2023

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El- Sissi and Jordan’s King Abdullah said after a summit in Cairo on Wednesday that they rejected any Israeli move to expel Palestinians in Gaza and…

Jordan King Abdullah to France’s Macron: Urge Israel to end Gaza war

October 25, 2023

Jordan’s King Abdullah told French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that ending Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza is an urgent necessity and warned there could otherwise be an “explosion” in the…

King Abdullah on Gaza: ‘No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt’

October 18, 2023

Jordan’s King Abdullah on Wednesday warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan, adding that the humanitarian situation must to be dealt with inside Gaza and the…

Gaza hospital destruction increases stakes for Biden’s Mideast trip

October 17, 2023

President Joe Biden’s efforts to tamp down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced a bloody setback Tuesday when, shortly before his expected departure for the Middle…

Biden will head to Jordan Wed. after Israel to meet with Arab Leaders

October 16, 2023

President Joe Biden will travel to Jordan on Wednesday to meet with Arab leaders following his trip to Israel as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into…

Antony Blinken met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

October 13, 2023

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Israel on Friday for meetings with senior government leaders and to see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and security assistance that Washington…

Jordan Royal wedding attended by world VIPs

June 1, 2023

The heir to Jordan’s throne will marry amid much fanfare on Thursday, in a glittering ceremony that the country’s leaders, long backed by the West as a stabilising influence in…

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