Dr. Shai Har-Tzvi discussed the rising threats from Jordan over the past year, the kingdom’s difficult conflict with Iran, and how Israel should respond despite Queen Rania’s harsh statements in an interview with Maariv on Saturday. With tensions escalating along the border with Jordan, particularly after the recent attack at the Dead Sea, where … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Wednesday, officials said. The government is tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and implementing political and economic modernization, which is crucial to reversing a decade of sluggish growth. The Harvard-educated prime minister, Jafar Hassan, headed the monarch’s office in his last job. According to officials and … 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
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
