Families returning to northern Gaza under the ceasefire (Photo: AP) Powerful Arab nations have rejected US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring Egypt and Jordan. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League released a joint statement on Saturday following a meeting … Read more
Following his inauguration on January 20, US President Donald Trump did not hit the ground running; he hit it barreling. In a whirlwind of executive actions and statements, Trump seemed determined to set the tone of his presidency not in his first 100 days, but in the first few hundred hours. Some moves, like … Read more
Amman: Jordan sent another 16 aid helicopters to Gaza as part of its ongoing efforts to deliver assistance to the coastal enclave. The helicopters carried 20 tonnes of humanitarian and relief aid, sent in collaboration with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization and several other countries, Xinhua news agency reported quoting state-run Petra news agency. Jordan … Read more
Egypt will not participate in the displacement of Palestinians, an “act of injustice” that would threaten Egyptian security, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Wednesday, his first public response to Donald Trump’s call for Cairo to take in residents of the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference with visiting Kenyan president William Ruto, … Read more
Aboard Air Force One: President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip, potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create a virtual clean slate. During a 20-minute … Read more
US President Donald Trump spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Saturday, which was an important first step in the administration beginning to get a grip on foreign policy in the region. Trump has already spoken with the Saudi crown prince, his first conversation with a leader in the region. According to reports from CNN, … Read more
By Will Weissert and Zeke Miller | Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the … Read more
Gadi Shamni, former commander of the IDF Central Command, criticized US President Donald Trump’s proposal for Jordan and Egypt to accept Gaza residents to enable the strip’s reconstruction, calling it “not practical,” in an interview with 103FM on Sunday. “Let’s say the Jordanians and Egyptians agree to take in hundreds of thousands. Who will … Read more
President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create a virtual clean slate. During a 20-minute question-and-answer session with … Read more
Arab Gulf leaders, the king of Jordan, and Palestine’s President have congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the US. The leadership of the UAE, including President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai; and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the … Read more
