Photo: AFP Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II warned of the dangers of the ongoing Israeli war in the Gaza Strip and escalating violations in the West Bank. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the recent developments could escalate the conflict, negatively affecting all peoples of the … Read more
Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh submitted his resignation on Sunday, officials familiar with the matter said, less than week after a parliamentary election that saw some gains for the Islamist opposition in the US-allied kingdom. Jordan’s King Abdullah accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh’s government, ordering it to stay in a caretaker … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah has designated key palace aide Jafar Hassan as prime minister after the government resigned on Sunday, the royal court said, days after a parliamentary election in which the Islamist opposition made some gains in the US-allied kingdom. Hassan, now head of King Abdullah’s office and a former planning minister, replaces Bisher … Read more
The Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political party representing the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, is the main winner of the elections held in the kingdom yesterday, winning 31 seats out of the 138 seats in the country’s House of Representatives – with over 500,000 votes. This is a striking achievement for Islamists, who view … Read more
Jordan’s moderate Islamist opposition made significant gains in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, initial official results showed on Wednesday, boosted by anger over the Israel-Hamas War. The Islamist Action Front (IAF) also benefited from a new electoral law that encouraged a more significant role for political parties in the 138-seat parliament. However, tribal and pro-government factions … Read more
Jordan’s Interior Ministry said that initial investigations into the shooting incident on the other side of the King Hussein Bridge confirmed that the shooter is a Jordanian citizen. The ministry identified the shooter as Maher Diab Hussein Al-Jazi, a resident of the Al-Husseiniya area in Ma’an Governorate, according to a statement from the state-run Petra … Read more
Polls opened on Tuesday in Jordan’s first parliamentary elections under a new law aimed at diluting the strong impact of tribalism and bolstering political parties, with Islamists expected to gain support due to anger over the Israel-Hamas War. The 2022 electoral law is meant to be pave the way for political parties to play … Read more
Jordan’s main opposition, buoyed by anger over the Israel-Hamas War, says it expects its Islamists to win enough seats in Tuesday’s election to loudly challenge the country’s pro-Western stance, a result that could stir up the kingdom’s staid political scene. The opposition Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, says … Read more
On Sunday, Maher Al-Jazi, a Jordanian citizen, shot and killed three Israelis (Photo:Screengrab) Thousands of Jordanians gathered in Amman on Monday, September 9, to honour 39-year-old Maher Al-Jazi who killed three Israelis at the Allenby Bridge border crossing. According to the Israeli Defence Forces statement, on Sunday, Al-Jazi arrived at the Allenby Bridge in a … Read more
“IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and are currently operating to rule out the suspicion of the truck being rigged with explosives,” the IDF said on X. All three of the Israeli men were in their 50s and succumbed to gunshot wounds, said Israeli emergency services organization Magen David Adom on Telegram. CNN reported … Read more
